by brian | Aug 22, 2023 | In The News
ANSONIA, CT (WFSB) – It would be the first of its kind in New England. Ansonia’s Proud Academy is slated to be the first LGBTQ+ school where everyone is welcomed. They have the building and the teachers; they just need enough students to open. “Growing up...
by brian | Jun 30, 2023 | In The News
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut’s first school created specifically for LGBTQ+ students is opening in New Haven. It’s called the PROUD Academy, founded by former teacher and principal Patricia Nicolari. She wanted to create a safe space for LGBTQ+ students...
by brian | Jun 21, 2023 | In The News
A new type of school is emerging and attracting lots of attention recently: Schools specifically designed for students who identify as LGBTQ+. Inside this century-old building, a new school is taking shape. “Proud Academy will be Connecticut, and actually New...
by brian | Jun 13, 2023 | In The News
The doors will soon open at PROUD Academy in Ansonia. The LGBTQ+ middle school will operate out of The Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley. “It gives us a start, it is turn key, ready to go,” PROUD Academy Founder Patty Nicolari said. Nicolari has about...
by brian | Jun 12, 2023 | In The News
The first LGBTQ school is coming to Connecticut this fall. It was started by a woman who faced many of the same hardships as the students she hopes to protect. Ansonia Teacher Patty Nicolari came out in 1997. It was the same day that Ellen DeGeneres...
by brian | Jun 9, 2023 | In The News
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — “Sometimes we want to create what we didn’t have. And so that’s what I’m doing,” said Patrica, “Patty” Nicolari. Nicolari spent years inside the Ansonia school district as an educator and school principal. Beyond her...
