A number of Blake students are spearheading projects to support the people and businesses in their local community. From food collections to fundraisers for social justice programs, they are putting their thoughts and feelings into action for a greater cause. Here are a few examples of Blake students’ efforts.
Dr. Anne Stavney addresses specific steps Blake is taking to dismantle systemic racism in our own organization and to educate about its history in American culture.
The following assignments collectively challenge students to read widely and inclusively in forms as traditional as literary realism and as contemporary as genre-bending multimedia "texts."
Read highlights from notes Blake community members shared with this year's faculty retirees.
MUSE Creative Awards, an international competition for creative professionals, named Blake a 2020 Gold Winner in website design.
2nd Grade Research and Service Learning Project
Second graders lead research and service projects to protect wolves.
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