Vertex Partnership Academies Honored on the World Stage in London, England

On February 19, 2025, Founder of Vertex Partnership Academies Ian Rowe was honored with the invitation to make a keynote speech on the main stage at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in London. The theme of the speech was Cultivating Agency, Not Victimhood in the Rising Generation. 

The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) is an extraordinary worldwide movement that “…rejects the inevitability of [societal] decline and instead are seeking solutions which draw on humanity's highest virtues and extraordinary capacity for innovation and ingenuity.”

The speech was a wonderful opportunity to showcase the work being done at Vertex in the Bronx, to a global audience of more than 4,000 attendees. It was a goosebump moment when the entire audience, mimicking student practice at Vertex, recited the “I Statement” for one of our cardinal virtues: 

Courage: “I reject victimhood, and boldly persevere, even in times of uncertainty and struggle.” 

Below is the video of Rowe’s remarks as well here is a link to the Vertex video that appeared before the speech. 

With this international recognition, Vertex Partnership Academies continues to add to its national and global reputation, including recently being featured at the International School Choice and Reform Conference.

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