Dr. Tony Alleyne, Executive Director & Founder of Delaware College Scholars

We are joined by the legend himself, Dr. Tony Alleyne!

The Rundown

0:00 - Intro to Dr. Alleyne

2:30 - Prep for Prep, HS journey at St. Andrew's School (SAS)

6:30 - Double consciousness while attending SAS, life at boarding school

12:10 - Decision to turn down a finance job, why he decided to pursue education

16:20 - Why he decided to stay in education after his experience at Teach for America in Charlotte for 2 years

17:45 - Early stages of Project SSOAR, how DCS got its start

21:10 - Taking data from a Harvard study in order to make DCS a reality

23:40 - What has he learned from DCS, how has the program evolved over time

26:10 - Balancing life as an Executive Director, a husband, a father . . .

28:00 - Daily routine

30:00 - Leading the program, seeing himself in the scholars

33:10 - Why being active is so important to him

35:00 - Pitch to Bill and Melinda Gates (if we got the chance to meet them!)

36:15 - Why DCS is valuable to the students we serve

37:45 - Demanding honesty

39:00 - Mad Minute

42:20 - Ring the Bell

YouTube Link to watch the entire video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL-Jf6PYFsw&t=168s

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