Launch Schools

Last week, some of our 8th-grade girls had the opportunity to tour not one but TWO elite all-women’s colleges. Students met with one of our alumni who attends Mount Holyoke and toured Smith College with alum Ms. Haynes! They got to see classrooms, dorms, had a tour from a professor, and much more.

At the end of the day, one student said, “I can see myself going to college now.” At Launch we believe ALL students should envision great things for their futures. Thanks to Ms. Haynes and Ms. Reno for setting up this amazing day!

Launch students are ready to CRUSH their ELA state exam today and tomorrow! 💪🏾📝🧠

We are so lucky that took the time to come chat with our basketball team about his book This Thing Of Ours, which they’ve been reading in crew. He talked about life and dreams beyond the court, how he was inspired to become a writer, finding the right people to surround yourself with, and so much more 📚📝

PLUS, you heard it here that if the whole team finishes the book and writes about it, Mr. Joseph will be back to beat them all in 1 v 1 🏀

Big things happening at Launch Middle School 💥🥊
We officially kicked off our boxing program today and the energy was unreal! So excited to be working with Boxer Inc and giving our students a new way to build discipline, confidence, and strength—inside and out.

This is just the beginning. Let’s work 👊🔥

📢 Remote Learning Day Tomorrow!

Launch families — tomorrow (April 13) is a Remote Learning Day 💻

Students should:
📚 Log into Clever + complete i-Ready
📖 Or read independently for 30–60 minutes

📝 Attendance is REQUIRED
Complete the form by 4:30 PM:
👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzQP2uw3RKeVJLrT-LJpWvF5Ac7LWu09sjzBOicuWYcDpn0w/viewform?usp=header

See you back in the building Tuesday!

The Launch Uniform Pop up shop is live! Link in our bio. The pop up shop will close on April 26.

Our pop-up store will feature a variety of unique items such as windbreakers, sweats, shirts, and more.

All merchandise is limited, so once it’s gone, it’s gone. All orders will be available for pick up at the MS and HS on New Family Welcome Night.

If you have any questions or ideas for future drops, please reach out. 🫶🏼

8th graders had the opportunity to attend a Social Studies related field trip to the Museum of the City of New York!

Here students viewed and analyzed various forms of art, including: photography and other historical artifacts related to activism and social justice.

They connected learning to our yearlong theme centered around RESISTANCE during times of oppression of both the past and present.

At Launch, we love pi so much that we have to celebrate all week! Whether it’s reciting pi, eating pie, or getting pied, our Pi Week Celebration has something for everyone! 🥧 Enjoy highlights and congratulations to 8th grader Joel, who set a school record with over 6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ digits of pi recited!!

More highlights from our Black History Month celebration!