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2022
When We Started
2023
We Built Our
Leadership Team
Leadership Team
2024
Enrollment Begins!
2025
Students Arrive !
Our Mission
The Mission Behind Drake
The Drake Academy of Excellence is committed to revolutionizing education and leadership practices in the United States.
We shift from industrialized practices and mindsets, prioritizing human development to unleash the greatness in everyone. We value unique worth and foster an enthusiasm for learning that empowers individuals to inspire, lead, and contribute to a brighter world.
Our Theory of Change
One School For Systemic Change
We believe that transforming traditional education to focus on human development and personalized learning creates an environment where students, teachers, and leaders can thrive.
By collaborating with leading experts and implementing innovative strategies, we aim to scale our model nationally, sparking systemic change in education.
This approach empowers individuals to realize their full potential, fostering a community of lifelong learners, who are equipped to lead and inspire positive change.
DRAKE ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE
Guiding Principles
At Drake, our excellence is grounded in values-centered experience:
Tools To Thrive
We Uplift: We lead with the understanding that every human being possesses great worth and essential needs – to experience acceptance, value, purpose, and meaning. These needs drive our decisions and interactions, keeping us focused on lifting others up and helping them to become who they were born to be. Here we learn how to thrive and experience well-being.
Accountable Leadership
We Inspire: Our leaders exemplify integrity, transparency, accountability, and service. We approach all relationships with understanding, empathy, and compassion, considering the needs of others first.
Culture + Community
We Connect: We cultivate a dynamic and positive environment filled with joy, passion, enthusiasm, and energy. This vibrant climate fosters creativity, collaboration, and a love for learning, which are essential for our collective success.
Service Learning
We Empower: Our curriculum and instruction are engaging, challenging, inquiry-based, strength-focused, and inclusive. We strive to help students exceed what they think is their potential and imbue them with a passion for learning.
Our Team
Meet those starting Drake
Esther Concepción M.Ed.
Executive Board, Founder + Executive Director
Brittany Young B.A.
Executive Board , Co-founder
Ethan Brown M.B.A.
Executive Board , Finance Chair
Kim Farmer
Executive Board
