KIPP Miami offers free haircuts for children in Liberty City
Who would turn down heading back to school with a free, fresh haircut? Not these Miami kids!
Who would turn down heading back to school with a free, fresh haircut? Not these Miami kids!
Thank you to the Miami Marlins for helping our KIPPsters enjoy the holiday season at their holiday celebration.
Give Miami Day was a huge success for KIPP Miami. We joined with other Miami nonprofits for this day of giving to support the education of Miami students.
2019-08-29
Staff
Miami Times
KIPP NJ recently welcomed over 170 students from the West Little River and Liberty City communities to KIPP Liberty Academy! We can't wait to help our students on their path to and through college.
2018-04-30
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
KIPP Sunrise Academy will bring a new model and education alternative to Miami, adding a nonprofit charter school to the urban core, backed by a partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) that will offer leadership development and curriculum resources to district teachers.
2018-03-30
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
New Hires Bring Over 10 Years of Education and Leadership Experience
2018-01-24
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
The school is also part of a larger campaign by the Urban League — called We Rise Education Village — to bring new life and opportunity to Liberty City.
2020-01-14
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
New year, new cuts. Our second annual free haircut event was a huge hit in the Liberty City community!
2020-01-14
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
Our second annual barbershop event was a huge success. Liberty City students returned to school after the holiday break with fresh (and free!) haircuts!
2020-01-08
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
We are grateful to the Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation for awarding a substantial gift to KIPP Miami. This grant will allow us to expand the number of children we educate in greater Miami.
2019-10-30
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
Our kids run to school—and love to learn. Teachers like Charlene Manaoat make this possible.
2019-07-26
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
These teachers--including KIPP Sunrise Academy teacher Charlene Manaoa--share what they think parents should know about their jobs.
2019-05-01
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
KIPP Liberty Academy founding school leader Ian Bravo sat down with KIPP Miami’s Director of Enrollment and Community Engagement Tshaka Ismael to talk about his background in education, and what parents can expect at KIPP Liberty Academy!
2019-04-18
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
WLRN discusses KIPP Miami's efforts to open five schools to serve Liberty City families.
2019-03-28
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
KIPP Sunrise Academy founding principal Leyla Bravo Wiley earns a shoutout in WJCT for her work to ensure Liberty City "is home to Miami's highest performing school."
2019-01-15
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
KIPP Sunrise Academy teachers recently got a behind-the-scenes look at Art Basel and they’re eager to share what they learned with their students!
2019-01-15
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
Shanica Aguila, a parent of a KIPP Sunrise Academy student, expresses her gratitude for the school’s opening in Liberty City.
2019-01-06
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
100 students in Liberty City, Miami started the year off right with haircuts, courtesy of KIPP Sunrise Academy.
2018-07-31
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
As six year-old Tyhler Herrera gears up to start first grade at KIPP Miami this year, the start of the back-to-school year will look different due to aftermath of the Valentine’s Day shooting in Parkland, Florida: an armed security guard on every campus, increased security technology, and stricter rules.
2018-07-29
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
KIPP Sunrise Academy opens in Liberty City, Miami next this month. Monica Kress, Managing Operations Director for KIPP Miami and Chalianna Lopez, a KIPP NYC alumna, talks about what makes KIPP unique.
2018-05-07
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
The school will be uniquely co-located in an underutilized portion of Poinciana Park Elementary and will open with nearly 200 students in kindergarten through first grade.
2018-04-29
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
KIPP hosted a kickoff event to celebrate its arrival and the opening of its first school in Miami.
2018-04-18
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
More than 100 of Miami’s sports, education and philanthropy leaders gathered at the exclusive Design District Garden Building’s rooftop to welcome KIPP bringing additional education options to South Florida’s children.
2018-04-12
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
KIPP, a national nonprofit network of college preparatory public charter schools serving elementary, middle and high school students, has announced that KIPP Miami’s founding school hires.
2018-04-12
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
Former Miami HEAT Player Shane Battier and WPLG Local 10 News Anchor Laurie Jennings Among Special Guests
2018-04-02
Grace Turiano
Community Newspapers
KIPP, a national nonprofit network of charter schools, made the following hires.