“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there’s love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” —Ella Fitzgerald Love and Inspiration are two of the themes of New Legacy’s Real-World Learning (RWL) program. This is evident on Tuesdays...
Last year, New Legacy met with Mile High United Way in the hopes of partnering with them. We talked about our school and our unique curriculum. Along with the Executive Director and the ELC Director, one student joined the meeting: Zaria. Not only did this partnership...
One major philosophy of Big Picture Learning Schools (of which we are one) is that we don’t just enroll students…“We Enroll Families.” As a school for teen parents and their children, family is a major part of our model and culture. But family doesn’t just...
“I like an interior that defies labeling. I don’t really want someone to walk into a room and know that I did it.”— Bunny Williams — The above quotation from renowned interior designer Bunny Williams resonates with Imani. As she works toward becoming...
Olivia was part of NLCS’s most recent graduating class. Olivia’s early teen years involved being homeless and selling drugs in order to survive. But the day she found out she was pregnant with her son, Lennon, everything changed. All she cared about was being a good...
At five months pregnant, Jocelyn was planning to get her GED. That’s when a nurse at Nurse Family Partnerships told her about New Legacy, and Jocelyn went for a tour. She was scared, in part because her family had a bad impression of childcare centers, but...
