City Neighbors Foundation

Only 1 DAY LEFT to register for our Winter DIY PD at City Neighbors! ❄️✨

Join us THIS THURSDAY, February 26, 2026, from 5:00–6:15pm at City Neighbors Charter School for an energizing evening of learning, connection, and community. Enjoy 60 minutes of hands-on professional development, followed by a FREE dinner!

This session’s theme: **The Power of Student Reflection**
Featuring two dynamic workshops:
🔹 *What, Why, and How Our Students Can Take the Lead Through Student Led Conferences* with Amanda Dorian-Eby (Give Them Tomorrow Consulting)
🔹 *Building Student Reflection Muscles* with Gena Proctor (City Neighbors Charter School)

DIY PD is all about educators learning from each other—choose from four breakout sessions, share strategies, ask questions, and tackle real challenges together.

Don’t miss this chance to spark new ideas, build your network, and keep innovating in your practice!

👉 Register now: https://ow.ly/lE6e50YlbRU Thursday, 2/26/26 @ 5pm]

A Podcast from the City Neighbors Foundation SEASON 2!

Check out our second episode of Season 3 “The Power of Internships” with Senator McCray at: https://flip-ed.buzzsprout.com/

Learn More About Senator McCray

Maryland State Senator Cory McCray sat down with us to share his powerful story about how internships changed his life, the power internships and real-life experiences have in the educational journey of our young people, and how we can consider that concept to inform our schools, classrooms, and structures of education.

Cory V. McCray is a proud son of Baltimore, a journeyman electrician, author of The Apprenticeship That Saved My Life, and a Maryland State Senator. His journey from electrical apprentice to public servant reflects the transformative power of skilled trades, mentorship, and second chances. As an author and legislator, McCray understands the responsibility of preserving legacy while building pathways for future generations, ensuring that stories of struggle and triumph continue to shape Baltimore’s future.

About Flip-Ed
If you could flip just one thing to help our schools and public education thrive, what would it be? We know that the structure of schools and education were built nearly a century ago, based on a factory model - but the world is a profoundly transformed place.

There are people and practices right now - across our nation - that are thinking about school in our transformed world. They are trying innovative and bold ideas that can potentially inspire others to be bold and innovative - even in a schooling system that may not always welcome change.

In this podcast, we are working to find and elevate those ideas that could make all the difference for our children, families and schools. Join us to hear from educators with an idea, a vision, a revolutionary thought that could flip a switch and change schools for our changed world.

Podcast hosts, LaShawn Bowser and Mike Chalupa. Technical Director, Justin Eames. Flip-Ed is brought to you by the City Neighbors Foundation, located in Baltimore MD. Check out our work in education at www.cityneighborsfoundation.org.