Meadows Livingstone School literally saved my children’s lives. It is a safe, fun, Afrocentric, therapeutic environment where children are loved, cherished, challenged and supported to develop into their most powerful selves.

We enrolled our son at MLS as he was starting 2nd grade, and it is the BEST decision we’ve ever made. We noticed that he was being pigeon-holed in our former school community. As the only Black child in his View Full →

I am a recent graduate from Emerson college in Boston with a degree in Audio/Radio. During high school (Holy Names) I became involved in Youth Radio, a non-profit organization based out of Berkeley that teaches youth basic radio skills (commentary View Full →

It was not until Meadows-Livingstone school that my sense of sombidess became reinforced within an academic space. While attending the school I felt safe and comfortable, respected and celebrated, academically challenged and deeply valued. Gail and the community that she View Full →

I attended the Meadows-Livingstone School from 1987 to 1991. Unlike many teachers, Gail made the learning experience fun and relevant. She taught me to be a responsible and independent student. These years laid the foundation for my future educational accomplishments. View Full →

I attended Meadows-Livingstone Elementary School from 1985-1990.   I remember my first day at Meadows-Livingstone Elementary School.  I walked through the front door into a large living room and saw children of varying ages doing all types of interesting things.  Some read, some played View Full →

I remember the community atmosphere, the group meetings, the spelling pictures, the educational board games, the drumming lessons and timed math quizzes. Most of all, I remember the rap that a friend and wrote about the 1984 presidential election. Run View Full →