I still vividly remember this moment. It was one of the most maddening and motivating comments I heard from a peer as I earned my family’s first-ever college acceptance. It was maddening because it completely disregarded my hard work, my merit, and my achievements. It also deliberately discounted the steep hill I climbed to overcome, … Read More
News & Events
Summer Academy Visit Days
Next Generation Scholars is proud to announce our Summer Academy programs are back! As we prepare for our biggest group ever, we are thrilled and we invite you to join us. Visiting our summer programs is a fantastic opportunity to witness the magic of summer learning, where we stand up to studies that “children lose … Read More
Read and Reveal Sunday May 21st | 5-8PM
We are excited to host our annual signature celebration, The Read & Reveal. Be inspired by our students’ stories of adversity and achievement, be energized by our Keynote motivational speaker, and learn where our students are headed for school in the fall. Click here to secure your tickets and watch this one-minute promotional video above … Read More
March Newsletter
Sunday, May 21st | 5-8pm Please save the date for our signature annual event, The READ & REVEAL… more details to come soon! Enjoy this incredible reaction from NGS alum Keila who filmed her 8th grade sister Isa earn her admission with full financial aid to The Branson School.
February Newsletter
Watch Samantha (9th grade) share about her favorite teachers at NGS, and why she continues to show up every week for our leadership, academic, and wellness classes. We are so proud to spotlight NGS Alum ’19, Ankoor Patel, for the might of his journey and for the glory of his story. Now the Education Program … Read More
EMPOWERING, EQUIPPING, EMBOLDENING NEXT GENERATION SCHOLARS AND EDUCATORS
To start the new year, we have teamed up with E3: Education, Excellence, Equity to empower and retain educators in Marin. Supported by data that “raising teacher skill level can significantly improve students performance… and that the impact of teacher skills is somewhat larger for… low-income students (NY Times Article), we are proud to be … Read More
Invest in The Next Generation
We understand it’s a busy time for mailers. And, we hope you take a minute to read ours. We empower academic, leadership, and social services access for 151 Scholars and their families to the tune of $9,979 per student/family. We are SO close to our end of year goal, which will endow support for 49% … Read More
December Newsletter
We asked Tej, a high school junior, what NGS has meant to him. Hear him share how he has grown since joining our program summer of 6th grade. Andrea, studying legal studies at University of Southern California, received one of our five Tuition Gap Funding Scholarships. A big THANK YOU to all those who supported us for … Read More
November Newsletter
Andrea, studying legal studies at University of Southern California, received one of our five Tuition Gap Funding Scholarships.
Nghiem Bui named NGS’ next Executive Director
Nghiem Bui, previously NGS’ Director of Strategic College and Career Design, has been named Next Generation Scholars’ next Executive Director. The Board of Directors kicked off the search earlier this year following the decision by Jeff Escabar to return to running an Independent School. The search committee, led by Board member Zuly Godinez, worked … Read More