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The Academy For Collaborative Exploration

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The Academy For Collaborative Exploration is an urban public school in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 120 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.2:1. Its teachers have had 96 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

120 Students

13 Teachers

443 St Marks Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11238 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

The Academy For Collaborative Exploration Teachers on DonorsChoose

Ms. Ayad

Ms. Gardner

Ms. Onisha Gordon Special Education Teacher

Mrs. Simpson

Ms. Smith

Ms. Taylor

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The Academy For Collaborative Exploration Demographics

93%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

96%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

The Academy For Collaborative Exploration Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

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The Academy For Collaborative Exploration

$49,004

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

254

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

The Academy For Collaborative Exploration has received support from 163 individuals from New York and 91 individuals out-of-state.

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