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369					<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Program Delivery Models</h2>				</div>
370					</div>
371				</div>
372		<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-50e3069 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent" data-id="50e3069" data-element_type="container" data-e-type="container">
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386						<span  >
387							Summer Session						</span>
388					</h3>
389				
390									<p class="elementor-icon-box-description">
391						Two and Three-week summer sessions					</p>
392				
393			</div>
394			
395		</div>
396						</div>
397				</div>
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400							<div class="elementor-icon-box-wrapper">
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405			</div>
406			
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408
409									<h3 class="elementor-icon-box-title">
410						<span  >
411							After School						</span>
412					</h3>
413				
414									<p class="elementor-icon-box-description">
415						Multi-week after school programs					</p>
416				
417			</div>
418			
419		</div>
420						</div>
421				</div>
422		<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-def7d6f e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child" data-id="def7d6f" data-element_type="container" data-e-type="container" data-settings="{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}">
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429			</div>
430			
431						<div class="elementor-icon-box-content">
432
433									<h3 class="elementor-icon-box-title">
434						<span  >
435							Workshops						</span>
436					</h3>
437				
438									<p class="elementor-icon-box-description">
439						Single and multi-session workshops					</p>
440				
441			</div>
442			
443		</div>
444						</div>
445				</div>
446					</div>
447				</div>
448		<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-894d3f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent" data-id="894d3f9" data-element_type="container" data-e-type="container" data-settings="{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}">
449					<div class="e-con-inner">
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451				<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3bd0023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video" data-id="3bd0023" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-settings="{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wn0bgJDPj0I&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}" data-widget_type="video.default">
452							<div class="elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline">
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458					<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Our Impact</h2>				</div>
459				<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e02ea55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="e02ea55" data-element_type="widget" data-e-type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default">
460									<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First Draft Academy</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> helps middle school students from underserved communities develop </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">literacy</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> skills and build self-confidence using the lens of sports </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">and arts,</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and the tools of journalism. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Middle school students enhance their critical thinking and learn how to effectively tell stories at our writing programs. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Most of all, they learn that anything is possible with passion, effort, and the support of people who care.</span></p>								</div>
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477					<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">News &amp; Events</h2>				</div>
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482				<a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/news/shannon-schmitt-nj-nonprofit-leadership-hart-hustle/" tabindex="-1" >
483			<div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1280" height="720" src="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/HH-thumbnail-2026.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-22105" alt="" srcset="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/HH-thumbnail-2026.png 1280w, https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/HH-thumbnail-2026-300x169.png 300w, https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/HH-thumbnail-2026-1024x576.png 1024w, https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/HH-thumbnail-2026-768x432.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></div>
484		</a>
485				<div class="elementor-post__text">
486				<h3 class="elementor-post__title">
487			<a href="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/news/shannon-schmitt-nj-nonprofit-leadership-hart-hustle/" >
488				First Draft Academy Executive Director Shannon Schmitt Featured on Hart &amp; Hustle Podcast, Spotlighting the Power of Youth Literacy and Creative Confidence			</a>
489		</h3>
490				<div class="elementor-post__meta-data">
491					<span class="elementor-post-date">
492			August 12, 2026		</span>
493				</div>
494				<div class="elementor-post__excerpt">
495			<p>First Draft Academy Executive Director Shannon Schmitt joins the Hart &#038; Hustle Podcast to discuss her journey into nonprofit leadership and the organization’s mission to empower middle school students through writing, critical thinking, and creative confidence.</p>
496		</div>
497				</div>
498				</article>
499				<article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22085 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-soccer tag-soccer-tips" role="listitem">
500				<a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/blog/soccer-tips/" tabindex="-1" >
501			<div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2240" height="1260" src="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-2.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-22086" alt="" srcset="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-2.png 2240w, https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-2-300x169.png 300w, https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-2-768x432.png 768w, https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-2-2048x1152.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2240px) 100vw, 2240px" /></div>
502		</a>
503				<div class="elementor-post__text">
504				<h3 class="elementor-post__title">
505			<a href="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/blog/soccer-tips/" >
506				Tips from West Orange Soccer Star Marcus Jackson			</a>
507		</h3>
508				<div class="elementor-post__meta-data">
509					<span class="elementor-post-date">
510			July 21, 2026		</span>
511				</div>
512				<div class="elementor-post__excerpt">
513			<p>By Ethan, rising 8th grader, Write on Sports Alumni As the Gatorade Boys National Player of the Year, Marcus Jackson knows more than most about</p>
514		</div>
515				</div>
516				</article>
517				<article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22067 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-nj tag-soccer tag-world-cup" role="listitem">
518				<a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/blog/everyday-hero-inductee-july-2026/" tabindex="-1" >
519			<div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2240" height="1260" src="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-1.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-22072" alt="" srcset="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-1.png 2240w, https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-1-300x169.png 300w, https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-1-768x432.png 768w, https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/EveryDay-Hero-article-1-2048x1152.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2240px) 100v
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520		</a>
521				<div class="elementor-post__text">
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528			July 21, 2026		</span>
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531			<p>NJ Hall of Fame inducts Charlie Inverso as Everyday Hero.  Write on Sports alumni Mateo and Lucas profile this community all star.</p>
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582			<p class="elementor-counter-title">Communities Served</p>			<div class="elementor-counter-number-wrapper">
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584				<span class="elementor-counter-number" data-duration="2000" data-to-value="100" data-from-value="0" data-delimiter=",">0</span>
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607									<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Corporate sponsorship </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">of First Draft Academy’s</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> many creative writing programs helps provide valuable opportunities for companies to support literacy skills for middle school students from underserved communities.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Change a student’s life, and give them a path to accomplish their dreams.</span></p>								</div>
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633					<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Great futures start here: YOU can make a difference!</h2>				</div>
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635									<p>First Draft Academy works with under-resourced communities and school districts, focusing on middle school students, to improve their literacy skills by tapping into their passion &#8211; sports, the arts or whatever makes them tick!</p>								</div>
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659					<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Team Players</h2>				</div>
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661									<p>The First Draft Academy Literacy Ambassadors are professional journalists and athletes who engage with students and support the organization&#8217;s growth throughout the year.</p>								</div>
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666					<div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><img decoding="async" src="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Peter-King-rfzb0ecx8pmveptsxxlo39xzueqs10x5r847e3kabo.jpg" title="Peter-King.jpg" alt="Peter-King.jpg" loading="lazy" /></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h3 class="elementor-image-box-title">Peter King</h3><p class="elementor-image-box-description">NBC  Sports</p></div></div>				</div>
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670					<div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><img decoding="async" src="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Harold-Reynolds-rfzb0ecx8pmveptsxxlo39xzueqs10x5r847e3kabo.jpg" title="Harold-Reynolds.jpg" alt="Harold-Reynolds.jpg" loading="lazy" /></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h3 class="elementor-image-box-title">Harold Reynolds</h3><p class="elementor-image-box-description">MLB Network</p></div></div>
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674					<div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><img decoding="async" src="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/James-Wagner-rfzb0ecx8pmveptsxxlo39xzueqs10x5r847e3kabo.jpg" title="James-Wagner.jpg" alt="James-Wagner.jpg" loading="lazy" /></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h3 class="elementor-image-box-title">James Wagner</h3><p class="elementor-image-box-description">New York Times</p></div></div>				</div>
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678					<div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><img decoding="async" src="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Jamie-Hersch-1-rfzb0ecx8pmveptsxxlo39xzueqs10x5r847e3kabo.jpg" title="Jamie-Hersch-1.jpg" alt="Jamie-Hersch-1.jpg" loading="lazy" /></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h3 class="elementor-image-box-title">Jamie Hersch</h3><p class="elementor-image-box-description">NHL Network</p></div></div>				</div>
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684					<div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><img decoding="async" src="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Jenny-Vrentas-rfzb0farfjo5qbsfsg0anrpgfsm58q0w3crovdiw5g.jpg" title="Jenny-Vrentas.jpg" alt="Jenny-Vrentas.jpg" loading="lazy" /></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h3 class="elementor-image-box-title">Jenny Vrentas</h3><p class="elementor-image-box-description">Sports Illustrated</p></div></div>				</div>
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688					<div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><img decoding="async" src="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Chris-Carlin-rfzb0farfjo5qbsfsg0anrpgfsm58q0w3crovdiw5g.jpg" title="Chris-Carlin.jpg" alt="Chris-Carlin.jpg" loading="lazy" /></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h3 class="elementor-image-box-title">Chris Carlin</h3><p class="elementor-image-box-description">ESPN Radio</p></div></div>				</div>
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696					<div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><img decoding="async" src="https://www.firstdraftacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Doug-Doyle-rfzb0farfjo5qbsfsg0anrpgfsm58q0w3crovdiw5g.jpg" title="Doug-Doyle.jpg" alt="Doug-Doyle.jpg" loading="lazy" /></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><h3 class="elementor-image-box-title">Doug Doyle</h3><p class="elementor-image-box-description">WBGO</p></div></div>				</div>
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