750 kids see a different world

• 1 didn’t know what the heck dew was, now he does.
• 40 had never spent the night in Brooklyn, now they have.
• 125 had never started their school day walking through a metal detector, now they have.
• 249 never knew that you could know the names of every kid in your high school, now they do.
• 250 had never been to the Bronx, now they have.
• 270 never thought of going to college, now they do.
• 307 never knew that Maine stars could be so bright, now they do.
• 318 had never had a friend of a different ethnicity, now they do.
• 578 thought they didn’t have any stereotypes, now they know better.
• 612 had never appreciated their communities, now they want them to thrive.
• 750 feared differences, now they embrace them.
• 750 kids see a different world.

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