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Letters From Alex

A monthly letter from Gotham’s president, Alexander Steele (writing advice and other musings)
Posted on February 5, 2016July 30, 2018

Burning Bright

If I may, I’d like to salute two former Gotham teachers who won big-time awards recently.

A few weeks ago, Matt de la Peña won the Newbery Medal, the highest award for the writing of an American children’s book, for his picture book Last Stop on Market Street. Continue reading “Burning Bright”

Posted on January 5, 2016July 27, 2018

A World of Students

Some interesting Gotham stats:

Gotham core staff members: 8

Gotham teachers: 176

Gotham students in the past 12 months: 7,410

Countries with Gotham students (over the years): 146

Here’s a list of the countries: Continue reading “A World of Students”

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