Community Link: The Gifted and Talented Academy
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each week on Community Link , Carolene Mays takes a look at an organization or business that is making a positive impact on the community.
This week, Mays was joined by Ashanti Ordone, owner and chief executive officer of the Gifted and Talented Academy , or Indy Gifted Kids, in Indianapolis.
Gifted and Talented Academy is a family-owned and operated preschool and childcare center with a mission to bridge achievement gaps and provide building blocks to knowledge.
Ordone tells Mays that her inspiration behind the academy came from her mother teaching her to value education from a very early age.
“I’ve always believed in the value of education,” she said. “My mom instilled the value of education in me at a young age. She came from very humble beginnings growing up in Harlem. She taught me that education was the key to her rising from poverty.”
She says after she graduated with her law degree, Ordone’s mother also graduated with a doctorate in education. Together, they decided they wanted to start the school.