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“just as it takes a long time for carbon to become a diamond, change for our students is not an event, it is a process.”
― Nadia Lopez, The Bridge to Brilliance: How One Woman and One Community Are Inspiring the World

“First, in the short time that I have them, I want them to be what they are—children—and second, I want to give them the skills to be confident as students when they leave. I want them to play, learn, build resiliency, take risks, become com”
― Nadia Lopez, The Bridge to Brilliance: How One Woman and One Community Are Inspiring the World

“—Parents, you must show up and be present. —You must ask what your scholar learned every single day. —You must check your scholar’s backpack and notebooks every single day. —You must have your scholar sit and read to you or with you every single day.”
― Nadia Lopez, The Bridge to Brilliance: How One Woman and One Community Are Inspiring the World

“In that moment I realized the power of going places. These kids, so full of swagger in their little corner of the universe, were awed by the smallest taste of what was outside the walls of their projects and schoo”
― Nadia Lopez, The Bridge to Brilliance: How One Woman and One Community Are Inspiring the World

“First, in the short time that I have them, I want them to be what they are—children—and second, I want to give them the skills to be confident as students when they leave. I want them to play, learn, build resiliency, take risks, become compassionate—all without worry about failure.”
― Nadia Lopez, The Bridge to Brilliance: How One Woman and One Community Are Inspiring the World

“If you are going to save lives, you have to give children the right spaces, resources, cues, and support for them to share, figure themselves out, and then learn.”
― Nadia Lopez, The Bridge to Brilliance: How One Woman and One Community Are Inspiring the World