https://www.littlesparks.org/blog daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://www.littlesparks.org/blog/blog-post-one-3wgfe monthly 0.5 2019-08-23 https://www.littlesparks.org/blog/blog-post-two-42nb3 monthly 0.5 2019-08-23 https://www.littlesparks.org/blog/blog-post-three-kjbsk monthly 0.5 2019-08-23 https://www.littlesparks.org/mission daily 0.75 2021-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1612297714679-PXXJ9AW4MUAVV3S89QQJ/210114_Zeta_Website-02.png We Are On A Mission - We Are On A Mission to ensure that every child in America has access to the highest-quality free education from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610750179164-NR1DL253IGW5AP9EDJ9V/Zeta-Site-2-01-01.png We Are On A Mission - This is personal. We each have our own schooling experiences, some good, some bad. But here we are—we made it, and we recognize how fortunate we are. Some of us were born into privileged circumstances; some of us were lucky; and some of us had to dig deep to find the grit to keep getting up after we were repeatedly knocked down. However we got here, this is where we converge, behind a single truth that is our mission, our religion, our patriotism, our mantra, our passion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1612310942020-4DRRL4D2DHJZ0GXWUB5J/50681275521_a2b40ed66b_k.jpg We Are On A Mission - Excellent education is the right of every child. We will not rest until this right is within the grasp of each child, each family, no matter one’s means, one’s background, one’s lifestyle, one’s stripes. No one is permitted to take from children this right. We have dedicated our lives to making sure of it. We repudiate the status quo of decades of educational failure that have plagued our nation. We reject the platitudes of politicians and policymakers, the tomes of solutionizing behind desks and computers and inside ivory towers, and the insane labyrinth of bureaucracy and regulations that obscures and obfuscates the deadliness of the problem of educational failure. We don’t accept that only those with means can have access to cutting-edge, innovative, self-actualizing, and evolving education that prepares kids for access and leadership in a modern world. We refuse any education that is designed for poor kids. If it isn’t good enough for privileged kids, it isn’t good enough for anyone’s kids. We believe in the kind of education that is a powerful equalizer. If we do it right, it will shake our very foundation and likely make us uncomfortable as those we educate rise up to confront us as educators, as a nation, as a society, as people, to challenge what we have done, the history we have made, our belief systems, our systemic biases. It will give them a seat at the table or likely even unseat those long entrenched in positions of power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610853556323-47SJ43Y8JQPY5RMGYPZ9/210114_Zeta_Website-05.jpg We Are On A Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1612311014575-X5NWVZPK69UQIIMJIVK4/50681352472_4f5a34f0dc_k.jpg We Are On A Mission - This is the education that is the right of every child. We have started with world-class schools in the South Bronx and Upper Manhattan changing the life trajectories of children, and will grow to 25 schools over the next 15 years. We train and prepare teachers, staff, and leaders to operate and grow world-class schools. We bust the educational bureaucracy preserving the status quo. We widely share our work to ensure others can replicate it, igniting fires across our nation spreading excellent education for every child. https://www.littlesparks.org/who-we-are daily 0.75 2021-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610752355686-M1XJSBFXB1MQ8I16ZOQ8/Zeta-Site-5-01.png Who We Are - Zeta serves some of the most vulnerable New York City families with an innovative, holistic approach that their children need to thrive. “I needed something that would push her, because I knew she had the capacity to do a lot better. In public school, I felt like she fell behind as opposed to moving forward.” —Zeta Bronx 1 Parent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610578070080-GJZRG4ZL6OBMELOIJDMK/50681368087_197d888aff_k.jpg Who We Are - Zeta serves children from all walks of life. We welcome all families, whether they have been New Yorkers all their live or arrived yesterday, whether they speak English or another language, whether they have a big home or no home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610852046483-PN12FGU4QA1VVQXQ06WW/infographic4.png Who We Are Non-native English speakers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610852037025-NUPKPR8RWAWTBTHCFY16/infographic3.png Who We Are Students with special needs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610852023227-6ZPT6GG8HHGEJGHP7ZH5/infographic1.png Who We Are Students of color https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610852031733-6PM97ZQ57NH1NYLRKRV1/infographic3.png Who We Are Students with free or reduced lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610752562323-Q7PV7Q4FOAAH72VOLZUG/50680526503_b993ec68e0_k.jpg Who We Are - Our next generation schools are equipped to respond to the changing needs of New York City students in a post-pandemic world. An innovation culture develops children’s skills and mindsets to become creators and architects in a digital and modern world. Through hands-on learning, Zeta embraces the creativity, technology, and problem-solving needed for students to succeed in the digital age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610851740098-0X136NJ8CJY8JXRHW9UU/arrow1.png Who We Are https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610855518004-GF1N7EXGKZRJBBIOLDJ8/pillars_diagram.png Who We Are https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610752854854-IZYGD59RWJ4S76VYC045/50680528953_a86dd64208_k.jpg Who We Are - We believe in an education that challenges and empowers students to reach their unique and highest potential. Our dedicated focus on whole-child education cultivates the mind, body, and soul so our students can achieve their greatest life potential and help create a beautiful tomorrow. “She wants to be the mayor. She wants to change the world.” —Zeta Bronx 1 Parent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610746104368-M8MSHP88I9HS5FS76FVF/Paola-Zalkind-01-01.jpg Who We Are https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610746089613-19MOM2KTDNFBCNTDHVHP/Emily-Kim-01.jpg Who We Are https://www.littlesparks.org/home-previous daily 0.75 2021-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610664370925-3ZR08W4NL3V5BWYRVH74/210114_Zeta_Website-02.png Home Previous - We Are On A Mission Today, half a million children in New York are performing below their grade level because of citywide education inequalities. That’s 50% of the kids in New York City. Zeta Charter Schools uplift and enliven the neighborhoods that need them the most. We plan to create 25 schools by 2035, serving 13,000 students. Join us in making world-class education accessible for all New York City families. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fff3bfc1ece8a05b5d84be9/1610845783844-20VDUOK70FU6AEQDDOT1/210114_Zeta_Website-02.png Home Previous - Zeta was among the first schools to safely reopen. In 2020, based on public health guidance and in close consultation with parents, we led the charge to provide much-needed care and education to our families. The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affects Black and brown communities, widening the achievement gap in understaffed and under-resourced public schools. Many of our parents are essential workers, and we provide virtual and in-person learning for their kids. 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