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November 19, 2025
“An adult saved my life, and we need adults to save today’s youths’ lives.” Mansfield City Schools Superintendent and long-time youth advocate Stan Jefferson opened this year’s Lights on Afterschool discussion at The City Club of...
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October 27, 2025
Did you know that a baby planet was born recently? Scholars at Euclid Middle School were excited to tell us. They shared interesting facts on "Did You Know" day, one of the themed days during ODA's...
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October 27, 2025
“If I had to describe Open Doors Academy as a color, I’d choose green. Green is very open.” Mason Diaz said. A sixth grader at Mansfield Malabar Intermediate School, Mason has been part of ODA since...
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October 27, 2025
“When students discover a passion early, they can deepen it through classes and activities, setting them up to excel in future studies and careers,” said Jack D’Cruz, senior at University School and member of Intersect...
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October 27, 2025
“ODA is the root of my soul. ODA has not only given my family hope, ODA has also given others hope. Senior citizens are raising children, and seniors need ODA as well. This has meant...
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September 08, 2025
Nothing beats creating your own story. That’s exactly what our Cleveland summer camp fourth grade scholars did with Taft volunteers. Guided by Miss Melissa from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, scholars identified adjectives, nouns, and verbs, then...
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September 08, 2025
Once again, our friends from St. Paul’s sat helped our elementary scholars grow their love of reading. Volunteers from the congregation of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights – where Open Doors Academy started in...
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September 08, 2025
This summer marked a milestone for ODA as we launched two summer camps in Mansfield, our first ever summer programming outside northeast Ohio. Our Mansfield scholars’ summer was packed full of learning, visiting local businesses, and,...
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September 08, 2025
Quick! You need to balance a cookie on your forehead, then get it into your mouth without using your hands, oh, and don’t mind the group of scholars cheering you on the entire time. No...
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September 08, 2025
“If you’re planning a career in law, you better make sure you have strong reading and writing skills.” The beautiful offices on Main Avenue in downtown Cleveland definitely made an impression, but the message about reading...
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