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February 26, 2026
Kids respond to sights, sounds, movement, and touch in different ways. Thanks to Westfield, Bank of America, and the Fund for Our Economic Future, scholars in Lima, Mansfield, Sandusky, Firelands, and across Northeast Ohio now have...
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January 20, 2026
Scholars’ faces lit up as they opened their brand-new ODA sweatshirts – a simple gift that brought big smiles and even bigger ODA pride. That excitement carried through the night on December 11, 2025, when...
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January 20, 2026
This past December, Open Doors Academy was honored to receive the 2025 Isaiah Award for Human Relations from the American Jewish Committee (AJC) of Cleveland. For more than 55 years, AJC Cleveland's Isaiah Award has recognized...
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January 20, 2026
College visits help make the future feel real. They give scholars a chance to picture themselves on a campus, ask honest questions, and take in the day-to-day details that can’t be captured in a brochure...
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January 20, 2026
When you walk through Baumgardner Middle School, the sense of belonging is undeniable. For Principal Joshua Luton, Open Doors Academy is an essential partner in making that possible. ODA has been part of the Baumgardner community...
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January 20, 2026
Across the region, our partners are showing up in ways that matter most to our scholars and families – providing a tote bag packed with care, playing math games after school, or sitting beside a...
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November 20, 2025
On November 13, nearly 650 scholars and family members gathered at Cleveland Heights High School to celebrate the culmination of our Northeast Ohio global learning curriculum at ODA’s eleventh annual International Festival. Visitors received passports at...
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November 20, 2025
Did you know we’re all made of stardust? Our scholars learned an awe-inspiring truth during our recent Night at the Museum with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The annual event brought together families, scholars and...
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November 19, 2025
While homework and test scores are on his mind, Antwon Bolden is thinking most about the person he’s becoming. “One thing I didn’t expect to learn at ODA,” said the eighth grader scholar from Euclid Middle...
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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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