New Video Lifts Up Proof Points of Educational Possibilities
First screened during Butler Academy’s Taste of Giving celebration on National Philanthropy Day, the new cinematic video “I CAN. YOU CAN. WE CAN.” presents the school’s mission and vision through the lens of the local families it serves.
“As we were preparing to host our school’s first community-wide event last month, we knew we wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to share the BA story.” explained Butler Academy President and Co-Founder Dr. Jerome Reyes. “Given that we are working to change the narrative where education is concerned, it felt like we had a responsibility to be explicit about our own.”
“This work is simply too important not to share. Our scholars’ futures are at stake.”
Developed by local artists Seth and Greyson Johnson of Lochwood Studios, “I CAN. YOU CAN. WE CAN.” invites viewers to resist the notion that persistent achievement gaps must be permanent achievement gaps and recognize, instead, that with hard work and a keen eye for doing what it takes to meet each child’s individual needs, academic success stories need not be reserved for just a few.
“As I said in the video, ‘everyone wants education to be better,’” Reyes added. “‘It pushes you to really get personal, to get involved, to get intentional and see what we can do as adults to help them get to that next level.’”
