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We're delighted by our twenty-year experience of providing a platform for entrepreneurs of all sizes and potential all over the globe to get noticed and succeed. Marcy Lab School Marcy Lab School is an independent, non-profit school located in Brooklyn, New York, which aims to provide its students with the best postsecondary education and tertiary education to guide children who may not be able to access satisfying and lucrative careers in the area of technology.

This is why we gave the gift of $100,000 to the Marcy Lab School as a element of our commitment to 2020 to assist organizations in eliminating racial disparities.

We spoke to the Marcy Lab School's Executive Director Reuben Ogbonna II, about the methods by which the school has been capable of giving Fellows an possibility to enhance their capabilities to be able to work in technology or any other field without regard to having a degree.

: Marcy Lab is a quite new organisation, what made you chose to establish the non-profit?

Reuben Ogbonna II: After spending 14 years serving students of color--along with my co-founder Maya Bhattacharjee-Marcantonio--in the charter and public school systems, we repeatedly watched as our former students with limitless potential slipped through the cracks of higher education. One of the aspects that's not widely known about universities in America is that every year, thousands of hopeful and hardworking students are admitted to the university they've always wanted to attend however they aren't financially able or stay until. We were shocked by the low rate of success for "college promises" which left the college students of our country and their families with life-altering debt and other seemingly unsurmountable hurdles.

In the year 2019, we joined together to create and operate Marcy Lab out of the belief that kids who identify as black, as well as the vast majority of kids, have a right to an opportunity to attain a greater level of justice and equality to the possibilities and options previously only available to those who were in 4-year college. Marcy Lab School Marcy Lab School offers a alternative to postsecondary schooling which is being reinvented in line with our founding goal of bringing about lifelong economic flexibility and choices for those seeking professions in the ever-changing technology industry.

SQSP is described as an option to go back to school for students. What is the reason for you to know that Marcy Lab offers this path toward a career?

ROThe difficulties I saw my students face firsthand were among the biggest challenges facing students from minority groups. It was evident that the postsecondary systems in our country were not up to the expectations of colleges is which the vast majority of students seek in terms of community, support as well as academic relevance and capability to get not only a job but a career. It's the deliberate blend of all these factors that make up the basis of Marcy Lab and are some important elements that give students with the opportunity to pursue a career path not a traditional one.

To keep a promise made to the future We ensure that the Fellows can perform on the job after the 12 months of our course, well-prepared and able to work as members of teams that can move fast and help the business right from the start. They are taught technical proficiency by completing an industry-specific and rigorous course that is scalable and responsive to ever-changing requirements of the tech industry. Alongside acquiring a high-tech skill set, Our Fellows also engage with taking part in their Leadership & Development curriculum, which focuses on race and gender equality in the context of professional growth as well as financial literacy. The curriculum includes books from renowned authors such as James Baldwin, Michelle Alexander, Safiya Umoja Noble, and Dr. Beverly Tatum.

We're extremely pleased to announce that Marcy Lab School graduates are seeking jobs and securing their dreams jobs at the salaries previously available just for four-year institutions with a higher level of competition. This has two implications: In addition to our students and their families having the opportunity to work in jobs that offer security and financial security and financial security, it shows that employers have drastically modified their ways of hiring to attract and keep those who do not fall in the traditional categories.

SQSP: Can you share about the effects you've observed at Marcy Lab School have on those students attending the school?

ROEven after spending five years on this project and observing the outcome, it's forgotten how thrilling it could be to witness our current talents take on jobs that pay the average of $188,000 annually income for those aged 19 and 20 working at a number of the biggest and most profitable businesses across the world, all without having to take on the cost of credit card debt. These young talents are employed by teams from firms like The New York Times, JPMorgan, Cockroach Labs, Spotify along with other companies who are growing their revenue by approximately $75,000 over one year. It's they are also in a position to assist their local community through the purchase of houses and also by aiding small-scale family enterprises and supporting their families.

However, even before they enter the workforce and start their journey into the workforce We observe their transformation that occurs, as they grow and become people who strive to be more than they have previously been able to achieve their dreams and gaining confidence that they can add value to the spaces they walk into. Each day they get immersed in their pursuits and strive to make change outside the boundaries of Marcy and, eventually, their workplaces. Through their interactions with their instructors along with their interactions working with their coworkers, they remain in the conviction that their skills, talents and capacities will allow people to dismantle the systems that have been the source of inequity over the years, making use of their knowledge and experience to create strategies for the benefit of society and making changes in society.

SQSP: What's the function of technology in the achievement of is Marcy Lab? Marcy Lab program and its partners, as both experts subject matter experts and in the management of the program?

ROOur technologically-focused curriculum's success is dependent on the close partnership we have with our colleagues on the side of employers for providing a continuous feedback loop regarding our fellows skills and their readiness for professional work. The areas that need improvement which need to be addressed directly our instructors in order to make sure that our curriculum is constantly evolving and improving so that they can meet employers' needs and also perform on the job.

The convergence of education curriculum and the performance of students is resulting in increased employment agreements being negotiated with businesses who appreciate the likelihood that these tight connections can lead to higher or even equal rates of hiring. The highlights are:

Working in direct partnership with established firms to reduce the need for degrees to Software engineers. The same is true for The New York Times and . They have also enlisted our Fellows as well as other talent not traditional.

A new Capstone course curriculum, J.P. Morgan Chase Asset and Wealth Management and J.P. Morgan Chase Asset and Wealth Management that is a leader in technology used to backend the capstone program to meet their demands as well as help us in preparing our Fellows for the constantly growing usage of data analytics.

SQSP What optimism do you have for the next direction of Marcy Lab School?

ROWhat is causing me to feel optimistic about the future of Marcy Lab and the potential of the industry we're currently in is the evolution that's happening in the world of business in which companies are reversing away from the necessity of degrees in favor of hiring by qualifications, which create the possibility for businesses such as Marcy Lab to even exist.

I've seen some of the biggest employers within the United States such as IBM and Barclays as well as companies such as this, which have lots of young professionals as well as senior and mid-level leaders that are graduates of the Marcy Lab School, much as that of Stanford University. Stanford University pipeline that connects businesses within and around the San Francisco Bay Area. While they acquire knowledge and abilities at these top corporations, I can imagine the students leaving to create their own companies and paying their debts by recruiting teams with the same background that they did.

The bottom line is that I view Marcy Lab as a part of a bigger fair-minded programme which was designed specifically with the intention of helping the many youngsters who have been successful in schools of people of color to find careers that can end poverty in just the span of a few generations.

SQSP: What can those who are interested in Marcy Lab School's mission become engaged?

ROIf what is the objective of your organization is and what work you do have a resonance with you, and you're interested in being a part of our community and we invite our members to become part of our expanding community. We're eager to inspire other people to join us to help us achieve our goals! We usually offer three options for those who aren't familiar with us, but who would like to be involved:

Take a tour of our Brooklyn campus located in Industry City and meet first-hand individuals who've dedicated their life to their dreams and the amazing team who is pushing the whole process forward.

You can volunteer to volunteer your time and provide your knowledge to fellows facing the difficulties of this program for a full year. You can also prepare them to find a job later on and more than. Volunteers in our community provide tutors, mentors, and advisors for our course, as also as guests lecturers, recruiters and are an integral part of the programme. They aid in keeping the curriculum current and relevant to making sure we're completely satisfied with the students.

Finally, donating to the cause we are supporting allows us to keep this program free of tuition for our students.

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