Washington Heights & Inwood (WHIN) Music Community Charter School

On Episode 496 of the Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen, WHIN's Executive Director Charles Ortiz and Gluck's Principal Architect Thomas Gluck talk about their collaboration in creating WHIN's future home through a pre-chosen person, place and thing. This episode was recorded in the iconic Malt House in Harlem, and features student performances as well as WHIN's Artist in Residence, Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR). Click the link below to give it a listen. 😉

Our Gala Recap Video is in! Watch the video below to see our eventful night last month. Thank you to Halleloo Creative for creating this for us! 📸

Our Hero Video from the gala is now live! Thank you to all the teachers, parents and students who participated in showcasing who we are. 🙌 Watch it here!

2 weeks away… have you gotten your ticket yet? We are excited to see you all on May 30th for a musical night featuring Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), Weston Sprott, Eric Booth, and more!

It's May! WHIN's first ever gala is later this month on May 30th at 6 pm at Ideal Glass Studios. 🙌 Get your tickets today at www.whinmusic.org/gala!

Last week, Ms. Del Valle and Ms. Roache represented WHIN at the Black Latinx Asian Charter Collaborative teacher career fair for hiring next school year. Thank you to everyone who stopped by and we look forward to meeting more new faces as the school year comes to an end! 🎉

Join us on this Thursday evening at The Malt House for a conversation with Thomas Gluck, Principal Architect at GLUCK+ our very own Charles Ortiz, Executive Director of WHIN to talk about their process of collaboration of our new home opening August 2024! To reserve your seat, please click the link below.

Big update! Please join us for WHIN’s Inaugural Gala on our new date, May 30th to celebrate all things WHIN! To purchase tickets please visit: www.whinmusic.org/gala

As a unique and high performing school, serving K-8 students in Washington Heights we are happy to share that we are looking for more talented individuals to join our Board of Directors. Why WHIN? ⭐ El Sistema: WHIN uses the Venezuelan social inclusion program El Sistema to develop students into citizen artists who benefit their communities. ⭐ Responsive Classroom: WHIN uses inquiry based learning and maintains a culture of academic excellence, safety, joy, and rigor throughout the school. ⭐ Community: WHIN fosters a neighborhood community with families to ensure the greatest success for learners. Why you? ✏️ You have a passion and involvement in music and performing arts. ✏️ You have senior leadership experience within your occupation. ✏️ You have an interest in sharing a common goal with individuals of different backgrounds and experiences. If this sounds like you or someone that you know, please complete the Google form below.

We are excited to share that WHIN is looking for two founding Assistant Principals for the 2024-2025 academic year! As a unique and high performing school, WHIN will be fully scaled next year and as such, growing our team to include two new AP positions working with specific grade bands: 🖇️ K - 2 AP: This position will have an emphasis on early literacy, math, and community building using Responsive Classroom. 🖇️ Middle School AP: This position will focus on innovative middle school programming and robust culture/community building for our older students. We are proud to serve students K-8 with a rigorous academic and musical education using restorative and arts integrated practices for our diverse community in Washington Heights. Why WHIN? ⭐ El Sistema: WHIN uses the Venezuelan social inclusion program El Sistema to create students into citizen artists who benefit their communities. ⭐ Responsive Classroom: using Responsive Classroom maintains a culture of academic excellence, safety, joy, and rigor throughout the school. ⭐ New Facilities: WHIN will have a new school building complete with a state of the art theater, gymnasium, security system and more. Why you? 👉 You're passionate about creating parent relationships to change lives and build community. 👉 You believe in the power behind special programs that contribute to a student’s academic success. 👉 You have a sense of humor and kindness when collaborating with colleagues. 👉 You believe in the power behind restorative practices, relationship building and arts education. Why join? ✅ Compensation: Competitive salary ($105,000 - $130,000) + generous benefits. ✅ Retirement Plan: WHIN provides a highly competitive retirement plan and benefits package. ✅ Medical Plan: Up to four medical plans through Cigna’s Open Access Plus Network, all of which include free preventative care. Click here to apply and/or share with your network: https://lnkd.in/eq6yH8NX