Community Partners
Our community partners are critical to meeting the needs of our students and providing them with the real world experiences that will best prepare them for success after they leave high school.
These partnerships are integral to the Why Not You Academy approach and our ability to reimagine what a free, high quality, public education looks like when it is built on a foundation of deeper learning, strong mentorship, and individualized pathways.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound matches students with local community mentors who offer valuable college and career support with weekly check-ins and monthly meetings.
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nXu
WNYA partners with nXu to integrate a purpose-driven social-emotional curriculum for all students, through our Advisory block. Our approach is focused on identity-affirmation, culture building, purpose-driven vision and goal setting, social-emotional competency development, and trauma-informed practice.
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Why Not You Foundation
Founded by Russell Wilson in 2014, the Why Not You Foundtion is a nonprofit dedicated to education, children’s health, and fighting poverty, empowering today’s youth to lead with a “why not you” attitude. Their mission is to empower change in the world, one individual at a time, and one child at a time.
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Big Picture Learning
Why Not You Academy is a proud affiliate of the Big Picture Learning network. Big Picture's vision is that all students live lives of their own design, supported by caring mentors and equitable opportunities to achieve their greatest potential.
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Limitless Minds
Limitless Minds’ year-long mindset and mental conditioning curriculum focuses on career readiness, college preparation, and success with an “it takes what it takes” and “why not you” attitude.
