We help youth overcome the summer learning slide by empowering them through the joy of reading.
08/06/2025
🎶 “We got bright minds in the house and the house is packed!”🎶
We hope students across Metro Nashville Public Schools had a wonderful first day of school today! 🎉❤️
We are especially excited for our Summer 2025 Scholars and Jr. SLIs to return for another amazing school year. 📚❤️
And one time for our Summer 2025 SLIs Ms. Sierra and Ms. Jasmine as they transition back into the classroom. 👩🏽🏫❤️
08/05/2025
Happy Birthday to our Executive Director, Ashiya Swan! 🥳
07/30/2025
What do you think of our new logo? We love it and we hope you do, too! 💜
07/18/2025
We can’t believe it is already Week 5 at Nashville Freedom Schools! This summer has gone by in a rush of joy and learning. 🤩
Week 5 is one of our favorites because we show love to our amazing Servant Leader Interns! Nashville Freedom Schools would not be what it is without their brilliance and dedication. 💪🏾
Meet Ms. Jasmine! The theme for her learning community is the “Freedom Writers”, which she hopes inspired her Level III scholars to love writing as much as they love reading. Ms. Jasmine is also our incredibly talented resident scientist and responsible for much of our STEM work this summer. 👩🏽🔬
Show Ms. Jasmine some love! 💜
07/17/2025
We can’t believe it is already Week 5 at Nashville Freedom Schools! This summer has gone by in a rush of joy and learning. 🤩
Week 5 is one of our favorites because we show love to our amazing Servant Leader Interns! Nashville Freedom Schools would not be what it is without their brilliance and dedication. 💪🏾
Meet Ms. Hope! The theme for her learning community is the “Freedom Jazz Club”, inspired by the movie “Soul”. It a perfect choice because Ms. Hope shows up each day as her authentic self; full of love, joy and Hope! ✨
Show Ms. Hope some love! 💜
07/16/2025
We can’t believe it is already Week 5 at Nashville Freedom Schools! This summer has gone by in a rush of joy and learning. 🤩
Week 5 is one of our favorites because we show love to our amazing Servant Leader Interns! Nashville Freedom Schools would not be what it is without their brilliance and dedication. 💪🏾
Meet Ms. Adrianne! Her theme for her learning community was inspired by the movie “Inside Out”. Ms. Adrianne is incredibly intelligent and a champion for scholars as they develop social and emotional skills. Ms. Adrianne also leads the best centering moments before the Moment of Silence at Harambee! 🙏🏾
Show Ms. Adrianne some love! 💜
07/15/2025
We can’t believe it is already Week 5 at Nashville Freedom Schools! This summer has gone by in a rush of joy and learning. 🤩
Week 5 is one of our favorites because we show love to our amazing Servant Leader Interns! Nashville Freedom Schools would not be what it is without their brilliance and dedication. 💪🏾
Meet Ms. Sierra! She is a second year Servant Leader Intern and spent her first year with . Her joy and energy are contagious and she will get you hype for Harambee! 🙌🏾
Show Ms. Sierra some love! 💜
07/14/2025
We can’t believe it is already Week 5 at Nashville Freedom Schools! This summer has gone by in a rush of joy and learning. 🤩
Week 5 is one of our favorites because we show love to our amazing Servant Leader Interns! Nashville Freedom Schools would not be what it is without their brilliance and dedication. 💪🏾
Meet Ms. Kaytlin! She chose a Garden Theme for her learning community this summer because her room is a place where great minds bloom. 🌺
Show Ms. Kaytlin some love! 💜
