Empowering
Through Education
Education is the key to a brighter future. NCBW delivers support services that help youth achieve their educational goals. Our 100 Queens mentoring program provides positive experiences, fosters self-perception and self-respect, encourages excellence in education, and promotes the pursuit of positive lifelong goals. We have been asked to expand our program from two grades to three. Your support can make a difference in the lives of Black girls, empowering them to reach their full potential.
Education Community Forum
NCBW supports youth in achieving their educational goals by providing support services. Our goal is to create future leaders by providing positive experiences, fostering positive self-perception, encouraging excellence in education, and promoting lifelong learning.
NCBW Metropolitan Nashville hosted a virtual community forum consisting of a diverse panel of educational experts to discuss the impact of academic disparities among black and brown children and the need to increase advocacy on their behalf.
RE-Imagining Literacy
NCBW Education committee member and CEO of Purpose Preparatory Academy Lagra Newman along with Creative Girls Rock, created RE-Imagine Literacy to teach and promote literacy in a non-traditional manner. NCBW Metro Nashville assisted approximately 200 scholars combined in two workshops to gain knowledge and resources to acquire a different way to learn, read and speak.
100 Queens
NCBW Metro Nashville partnered with Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Haynes Middle to pilot the 100 Queens Mentoring program consisting of two cohorts, totaling ten female students in the 7th and 8th grades.
NCBW members facilitated bi-monthly one-hour sessions covering: self-care, positive self/body image, social media safety, anti-bullying, conflict resolution, mental health awareness, nutrition and exercise, financial literacy, and career exploration. The program structure included norms, affirmations and takeaways in each session to reinforce positive outcomes and instill confidence in the students’ ability to understand the power of sharing and being open to personal growth.
