iLearn Schools Celebrates 15th Years of High-Quality Education

GARFIELD, NJ – APRIL, 13, 2022 – On Thursday, May 26. 2022, iLearn Schools will host its first gala celebrating their 15 years of providing high-quality education. Aside from this, they will also be honoring two individuals and two organizations who have been committed to supporting iLearn Schools mission – Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, President and CEO of New Jersey Public Charter School Association Harry Lee and Executive Director of New York Charter Schools Association Yomika S. Bennett. All proceeds from this event will go directly to iLearn Schools Scholarship Fund benefitting our high school students. 

Founded in 2007, iLearn Schools opened Bergen Arts and Science Charter Schools in Garfield, NJ as a K-5 school with 300 students. Now, it has grown into a network of 14 schools in Northern New Jersey and the Bronx, New York impacting approximately 5,000 students every year. iLearn Schools provides students access to high-quality STEAM-based educational and experiential opportunities to help them succeed in college, career, and life. 

The event will be emceed by Ms. Alicia Quarles. Ms. Quarles runs her own multimedia company and is currently a contributor for Good Morning America 3 as well as the Senior News correspondent for DailyMail TV. Quarles previously worked as a correspondent for E News (NBC). She joined E from The Associated Press where she was the Global Entertainment and Lifestyles Editor, overseeing a staff of more than 60 people. While at The AP, she was integral in covering President Obama’s Inaugurations, helped break news of Whitney Houston’s death, covered the death of Michael Jackson and its aftermath, and the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayor.

The gala features silent auction, remarks from the honorees, awarding of the scholarship and dancing. It is scheduled for May 26, 2022 at 6:00pm at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights Meadowlands. 

Purchase tickets, donate, or find out more information at https://ilearnschools.org/anniversary-gala/.