Pharrell Gives Back To His Home State By Opening Multiple Private Schools In Virginia

Virginia native Pharrell Williams is doing his part to make sure low-income families are “happy” with their education goals. The musician/entrepreneur is launching a private school for those who can’t afford to send their children to a regular private school.
Williams is doing this through his non-profit initiative, Yellow, a 501(C)(3) non-profit established by the eclectic music producer to even the odds for all kids through education.
A post from Yellow’s Facebook page explains the purpose of the private school named Yellowhab.

“Change starts at home and scales to the world. From the imagination of Virginia-native Pharrell Williams, in consultation with education futurists and @NASA scientists, we are excited to launch YELLOWHAB—an immersive educational environment that sparks imagination in a story-filled space where children transcend every day on a journey for deeper learning. YELLOWHAB is an independent micro-school providing customized learning pathways that serve individual students’ unique needs and aptitudes and prepares them to thrive in life with a new and innovative model launching Fall 2021.
Learn more and apply www.teamyellow.org/yellowhab

“YELLOW admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship, and loan programs and athletic and other school-administered programs.”

In a statement to The Virginian-Pilot, Williams said, “If the system is fixed and unfair, then it needs to be broken. We don’t want lockstep learning where so many kids fall behind; we want bespoke learning designed for each child, where the things that make a child different are the same things that will make a child rise up and take flight.”
You can obtain more information and apply at www.teamyellow.org/yellowhab.

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 03: Pharrell Williams attends the 23rd Annual Hollywood Film Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 03, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

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