A Way Out of No Way: Harlem Prep: Transforming Dropouts into Scholars, 1967-1977

by Renée Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman

Overview

From its founding in 1967, the Harlem Preparatory School attracted the attention of educators in New York City and elsewhere for its innovative educational philosophy and process. Harlem Prep was guided by progressive education principles that promoted individual responsibility and dignity, and community engagement This book recounts the story of Harlem Prep as an independent charter school-as told by its former assistant headmaster, Hussein Ahdieh.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798985833461
Publisher:	Globe Press
Publication date:	05/19/2023
Edition description:	2023 ed.
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.34(d)

About the Author

Hussein Ahdieh moved to the United States as a teenager to pursue a Masters in European Intellectual History from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Massachusetts He helped to establish the world-renowned Harlem Preparatory School in New York City and was the Director of Higher Educational Programs at Fordham University.

Hillary Chapman earned a B.S. in History from Haverford College and an M.S. in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. He has taught at the Chapin School in New York City and Sidwell Friends in Washington, D.C., and is a Nashville-based songwriter and a published poet.