Afya Baltimore Inc. (ABI)

During this season of giving, please consider a donation to the ABI Faculty Fund! This fund makes it possible for us to award our teachers, leaders and staff members with meaningful grants that support their personal growth and exploration. Thank you for the support of ABI and our schools, The Belair-Edison School and The Tunbridge School. Donate here: https://lnkd.in/eZaWujeX #TheAfyaWay?#ABISchools?#GivingTuesday

Earlier this month the ABI Governing Board gathered for a retreat at our office in Hampden. This was a chance for our group to have many good conversations and organize for both the short- and long-term sustainability of ABI and our schools. We are grateful to the folks, new and old, on our Board, who guide us through this work with their experience and expertise! And a warm welcome to our newest Board members: Danielle Stager Zoller, Lara Ohanian, Jessica Saunders, Megan Williams, and Erika Brockman; and our newest Family Representatives: Angel Jenkins-Jones, Kimberly Bell, and Karen Wilson. #TheAfyaWay #ABISchools

Please join us for National Principals Month as we give our school leaders a big shout out. There is no harder job than being a school principal and Ms. Wickes, Ms. Halsey, and Ms. Miele are each amazing. They work tirelessly for our students and families. They do their very best to inspire and motivate our teachers and staff. They are calm. They are creative. They care. They give. They provide us with hope and inspiration. They lead! Thank you, principals — we appreciate you! #TheAfyaWay

PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES: Join Tunbridge for an Open House to learn more about enrollment for the 2025-26 school year! RSVP Here: https://lnkd.in/erWWi8p5

The Tunbridge School middle school musical is this Wednesday 5/15 and Thursday 5/16! While Tunbridge was fortunate to receive a generous grant from the Fund for Educational Excellence to help purchase their very own stage this year instead of renting it, they are still hoping to raise funds to cover the remainder of the cost of this important investment in the Tunbridge Fine Arts Department! If you have already purchased your ticket, you can make a one-time donation at their ticket site towards their new stage. And if you haven't purchased your ticket yet, please consider being a "sponsor" which helps Tunbridge pay for their stage as well as gets you a seat and your name in the Playbill! As we are days away from the 10th annual production at Tunbridge, we are excited and grateful for this milestone event that the youngest owls aspire to participate in and the oldest owls thrive in! It's all part of what we call the Promise & the Pathway of being in an Afya Baltimore Inc. School leading to high school and beyond. Bring on "High School Musical Jr." this week! #TheAfyaWay #terrifictunbridge https://lnkd.in/ezyKVnbK

Join our team! Check out the positions available at our schools, see our recruitment packet, fill out our interest form, and upload your resume - at the link below. Help us spread the word! https://lnkd.in/e2t8fhWX

MARYLAND RESIDENTS: CALL TO ACTION! This takes less than 1 minute and will help public charter schools in Maryland get funding for facilities. Click this link and send an email to your MD State Delegate today! https://p2a.co/xHjQBNm

ABI is proud to have sponsored Tim Arbuckle (Tunbridge Middle) in the 2023 Faculty Fund to implement an indoor gardening program this year using hydroponic systems. Together with colleague Michael John, they started with a Rise Hydroponic System in one of their classrooms, two smaller units in the other classroom, and are working on setting up one more. All of the systems are being managed and maintained by their students, as are the plants. So far they have grown and harvested a host of different lettuce varieties, herbs such as cilantro, basil, dill and parsley, and celery. They are currently testing out how tomatoes and peppers grow in the hydroponic systems. Mr. Arbuckle is branching out and working to build custom hydroponic systems so that they can slowly start to provide more teachers and classrooms with a small system to grow veggies throughout the year. The students have learned about germination, nutrients, the life cycle, and harvesting so far and are having a blast! Please consider making a donation in support of our Faculty Fund. Our application for staff for 2024 is open and is already collecting the next round of exciting ideas! Donate here: https://lnkd.in/ek6Q3Muh #TheAfyaWay #ABISchools

Join our team! Check out the positions available at our schools, The Belair-Edison School and The Tunbridge School. Fill out our interest form and upload your resume. Help us spread the word! tinyurl.com/ABISchools2024

Josiah Williamson is an 8th grade honor roll student at The Belair-Edison School (BE Middle) who has been a part of The Agoge Project since they opened at their new location in August of 2022 on Belair Rd. The Agoge Project?was founded by Mr. Michael John, a teacher at The Tunbridge School,?as a way to provide dependable out-of-school time programming and educational resources to the youth in the Belair-Edison neighborhood.?Built on accountability and mentorship, The Agoge Project provides boxing, mixed martial arts, gardening, nutrition, and school tutoring in a positive and supportive environment. This has a been a banner year for Josiah! He joined the Middle River Rec wrestling team with other members of The Agoge Project. Josiah went undefeated with an 8-0 record including?7 pins. He is the 2024 Maryland State Wrestling Association (MSWA) 187 pound champion, and the 2024 Maryland Junior Wrestling League Champion (MJWL). Josiah is currently exploring his options to wrestle in high school, while he continues to pursue academic excellence on his journey to high school, college, and medical?school to ultimately become a pediatrician. Congrats to Josiah! ABI is happy to have supported Michael John and The Agoge Project in our 2022 Faculty Fund.