Why We Exist & What We Do

The mission of Generation Teach is to co-create loving communities where generations of students, teachers, and leaders learn, grow, and develop.

A young man and woman engaged in a conversation outside a building, surrounded by other young women.

Generation Teach partners with districts and charter schools to:

  1. Engage elementary and middle-school students in summer learning through our 5-week STEAM Academy.

  2. Invest undergraduate and high-school students in teaching through our 7-week teaching fellowship.

  3. Develop professional teachers as leaders through our multi-month leadership residency.

Sample Summer Texts

Cover images of four children's books: 'Black Boy Joy' by Kwame Mbalia, 'The House on Mango Street' by Sandra Cisneros, 'Flying Lessons & Other Stories', and 'Other Words for Home' by Jasmine Warga.

Students participate in daily free reading and share their book selections through Book Talks, which develop public-speaking skills while encouraging students to explore new authors.

Since 2014, Generation Teach has co-created loving communities where over 9,600 K-8th-grade students, 2,100 undergraduate and high-school students, and 400 professional teachers have learned, grown, and developed.