It seems my sabbatical is giving me ample chance to catch up on email and actually read regularly your postings. I look forward to our chat later in the fall. Re: Rey, that is, Christo Rey, a few quick comments: I have visited several Christo Rey schools and think it is an inspired model. We provided a grant to the NYC Christo Rey almost a decade ago and in the context of my due diligence, I visited and spoke with the students. Their internships helped fund the program, yes (I do have a question about that and the funding model that we can discuss when we meet if we both can remember to do so) but it also experientially opened worlds of professional employment to these students who came to understand that they could aspire to that and so much more. I was impressed and continue to admire this network of schools.
Thanks for reading, Chuck. You can learn more about the network at https://www.cristoreynetwork.org. I know it was started by the Jesuits, and now a lot of the day-to-day work of each school is largely funded by their partnerships with local businesses.
It seems my sabbatical is giving me ample chance to catch up on email and actually read regularly your postings. I look forward to our chat later in the fall. Re: Rey, that is, Christo Rey, a few quick comments: I have visited several Christo Rey schools and think it is an inspired model. We provided a grant to the NYC Christo Rey almost a decade ago and in the context of my due diligence, I visited and spoke with the students. Their internships helped fund the program, yes (I do have a question about that and the funding model that we can discuss when we meet if we both can remember to do so) but it also experientially opened worlds of professional employment to these students who came to understand that they could aspire to that and so much more. I was impressed and continue to admire this network of schools.
it’s cura personalis, what all schools should be, but without the hint of heavy conformance. Where did the funding come from?
Thanks for reading, Chuck. You can learn more about the network at https://www.cristoreynetwork.org. I know it was started by the Jesuits, and now a lot of the day-to-day work of each school is largely funded by their partnerships with local businesses.