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Shannin Antonopoulo, PSi’s 2019-2020 International Fellow

In August, we welcomed 20 emerging school and nonprofit leaders to the August Intensive, an eight-day launch pad for the work they will undertake as part of the 2019-2020 Cohort of the Perrone-Sizer Institute for Creative Leadership (PSi). The new Cohort included a member from beyond the Eastern Massachusetts area—way beyond, in fact—Johannesburg, South Africa. Shannin Antonopoulo, Project Manager at Artist Proof Studio in Johannesburg, attended as PSi’s International Fellow.

Lisa SankowskiOctober 31, 2019Comment

PSi Co-Founder Carmen Torres Facilitates Talk on Addressing Racism

Carmen invited the residents to consider the long history and impact of systemic racism in our society, and what novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie calls "the danger of a single story."

Perrone-Sizer InstituteLisa SankowskiApril 25, 2018danger of a single story, carmen torresComment

PSi Visits Mary Lyon Pilot High School

On April 6, the Mary Lyon Pilot High School in Brighton, MA welcomed the Perrone-Sizer Institute for Creative Leadership (PSi) into its community to experience its unique full inclusion model, which accommodates 14 general education students and 6 students with emotional impairments in each classroom.

Perrone-Sizer InstituteLisa SankowskiApril 12, 2018rhoda bernardComment

Theory in Action at BDEA

In March, Demarkes Jackson, a student at Boston Day and Evening Academy (BDEA), traveled to Austin, TX to participate in a panel titled, “No, I Won’t ‘See You at McDonalds’ & Other Stories” at SXSW EDU, a conference and festival that “cultivates and empowers a community of engaged stakeholders to advance teaching and learning.” Demarkes was joined by leaders from around the country who are designing and launching alternative high schools for students who are off track for graduation.

Perrone-Sizer InstituteLisa SankowskiApril 10, 2018SXSW EDU, Boston Day and Evening AcademyComment

Experience PSi in Action! Join us January 19th for our Capstone Consultancies

The Perrone-Sizer Institute for Creative Leadership (PSi) is the Center for Artistry and Scholarship’s year-long certificate program for emerging leaders seeking to weave education, creative, and community-based resources to reshape schools, be champions for equity, and transform the lives of youth and families.

Perrone-Sizer InstituteLisa SankowskiJanuary 5, 2018PSiComment

Investing in Thinking Big

Alec Resnick advocates for “substantial statewide funding to support long-term, in-district research and development” that gives innovators the time it takes to imagine, design, implement, and measure the impact of ambitions initiatives

Perrone-Sizer InstituteLisa SankowskiOctober 10, 2017Comment