Our Schools & Fellows

Those accepted into our master classes become Fellows of the Academy for Teachers, joining a growing community of New York’s most passionate educators. Our Fellows are K-12 teachers who work in public, charter, and private schools (primarily) across the New York metropolitan area.

Teachers are listed according to their school at the time of their participation.

△ = Current Private Schools and Public Education Partner School

The Private Schools and Public Education Partnership

We bring together public, private, and charter school teachers to create an environment where educators can learn together, share perspectives and ideas, make friends, and in the process, gain a deeper understanding of different educational contexts. The Private Schools and Public Education Partnership makes this diverse, inclusive, and inspiring experience available to all teachers from sectors.

2024-2025 Private School and Public Education Partner Institutions

The leaders of the independent schools below have endorsed the Private Schools and Public Education Partnership because of the transformational learning experiences it makes possible and because the community it supports is powerful, productive, and joyful. It strengthens the teachers we count on to inspire and teach thousands and thousands of children.

Partner Institutions

The Academy for Teachers is supported by an impressive network of New York’s cultural and academic institutions. They join us in honoring teachers by hosting our master classes in their most dignified, beautiful, and interesting rooms. Together, our partners help us make a powerful statement to all teachers: This great city respects you.

A Public Space
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
American Museum of Natural History
Americas Society
The Asia Society
Barclays Center
Barnard College
The Barrow Group
Blue Hill at Stone Barns
Bowery Poetry Club
Brant Foundation
The Brooklyn Historical Society
Carnegie Hall
The Center for New York City Affairs at The New School
The Cooper Union
Columbia University
Council on Foreign Relations
Electric Literature
The Frick Collection
The Ford Foundation
Foundation House
Gibney Studios
Global Math Project
Green-Wood Cemetery
HBO
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
The Institute of Culinary Education
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
Jane Goodall Institute
Kenneth Cole Productions
Lehman College
Lincoln Center
Math for America
Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English
The Morgan Library & Museum
Museum of Arts and Design
The Museum of the City of New York
Museum of Jewish Heritage
The Museum of Modern Art
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Archives at New York City
National Museum of the American Indian
National Public Radio, New York Bureau
New York Academy of Sciences
New York City Bar Association
The New York Hall of Science
New York Public Library
The New York Stock Exchange
The New York Times
New York University
New-York Historical Society
The Paley Center for Media
The Park Avenue Armory
Poets House
Princeton University
The Public Theater
The Roger Smith Hotel
Rosie’s Theater Kids
Scholastic Inc.
The Shubert Organization
Socrates Sculpture Park
Spitzer Enterprises
St. Ann's Warehouse
Steinway & Sons
Tin House
Union Theological Seminary
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
The Wall Street Journal
Weill Cornell Medicine
West Side YMCA
Young People’s Chorus of NYC

Help us keep great teachers in the classroom

Teachers, our most valuable resource, are struggling. Overwhelmed and under-supported, too many teachers leave the profession too soon. The Academy’s enriching experiences and supportive community have been proven to improve those odds.

Our Schools & Fellows

Sustaining Partners