Wildflower Schools
Dr. Erika McDowell serves as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Black Wildflowers Fund, which focuses on supporting Black educators and families in breaking down systemic barriers in education. In addition, Dr. McDowell is a Partner at Wildflower Schools, where leadership efforts are directed towards operational growth and strategic relationships in New Jersey. With a diverse background as a Teaching Artist and Consultant at Inspired Minds Collide, Dr. McDowell has also held significant educational leadership roles, including Clinical Associate Professor at the University at Buffalo and Executive Director of Student Support Services for the School District of Philadelphia. Dr. McDowell's educational foundations include a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Drexel University and a Master’s in Educational Theater from New York University.
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Wildflower Schools
Wildflower is a network of micro-schools that assist children, teachers, and parents. Wildflower wants to provide all children and families with the chance to choose high-quality, excellent learning settings as they travel through life.The goal of Wildflower is to be an experiment in a new learning environment, dissolving the lines between homeand school, between scientists and instructors, and between schools and their surrounding areas. Their schools are small and teacher-led, with a high level of parental involvement.Wildflower is headquartered in Minneapolis , Minnesota and was founded in 2013.