Mission
Inspire, educate, and empower children.
Through literacy, STEAM education, leadership development, mentoring, and creative learning experiences that prepare them for lifelong success.
Queen Auntie's Academy
Caring learning experiences that strengthen skills and confidence.
The Academy helps children grow academically, socially, and emotionally through high expectations, strong relationships, cultural responsiveness, and family partnership.
Vision
Opportunity for every child.
A future in which every child has access to educational opportunities that foster confidence, creativity, academic growth, innovation, belonging, and leadership.
Values
Excellence with warmth.
Excellence, equity and access, innovation, creativity, leadership, service, and lifelong learning.
Programs and audiences
Support for children, caregivers, educators, and community partners.
Queen Auntie's Academy serves children and youth, parents and caregivers, foster and kinship families, educators, schools, early-learning programs, churches, libraries, youth organizations, and community partners.
Individual and small-group tutoring in literacy and mathematics
Reading circles, read-alouds, writing, storytelling, author visits, and family literacy events
Hands-on STEAM enrichment in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics
Youth leadership, goal setting, communication, teamwork, character development, and community service
Mentoring, career exploration, college and career exposure, and life-skills development
Family workshops and partnerships with schools, libraries, churches, youth organizations, and community groups
Partner with Queen Auntie's Academy to create a caring, culturally responsive learning experience that strengthens skills, confidence, and opportunity for every child.
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Learning in action
Where books become belonging, joy, and connection.
From author visits to family literacy events, the Academy creates welcoming moments that invite children to see themselves as readers, storytellers, and leaders.
Consulting and professional learning
School and organization support belongs inside the Academy ecosystem.
Dr. Neal partners with schools and community organizations to strengthen literacy, build educator capacity, engage families, and create culturally responsive learning environments where children can thrive.
Professional development workshops and keynote presentations
Culturally responsive literacy planning and classroom strategy support
Instructional coaching, demonstration lessons, and PLC facilitation
Literacy audits, needs reviews, and program planning
Family literacy workshops, author experiences, and community events
Leadership consultation and sustainability planning
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Bring literacy, belonging, and possibility to your community.
Inquire about Academy partnerships, author visits, family literacy experiences, tutoring, or professional learning.