A Lifelong Search for Real Education

Grace Lee and Jimmy Boggs brought people together to rebuild inner-city Detroit and to teach the things you can’t learn in a classroom. At 94, Grace is still at it.
Grace Lee and Jimmy Boggs brought people together to rebuild inner-city Detroit and to teach the things you can’t learn in a classroom. At 94, Grace is still at it.
Lead photo:
Bee boxes at the Earth Works community garden in Detroit.
Many others are helping the Boggs School to tell its story. Read and view their journalistic and artistic pieces.
Our principal, Julia Putnam, was the keynote speaker at the University of Michigan's 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Symposium! You can watch the full video (Julia starts at 41:20). Enjoy!
We can only do what we do because of our friends.
You can find our year-end letter here!
Our school supply registry is open! Please help us get our students and classrooms ready for learning!
A donation of any amount helps! Thank you!
Please see our Return to School Plan here!