# @wfuniversity on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dan2aGKEXV7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67761677-wfuniversity-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3fcc0bab6c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T18:36:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Wake Forest University (@wfuniversity) — https://gondola.cc/wfuniversity

## Caption

For six weeks every summer, mornings at Wake Forest University’s Carswell Hall resonate with singing, cheers and reading aloud as dozens of Forsyth County students start their day at Freedom School.

They call the daily morning meetings Harambee, a Swahili word that means “come together.” At this gathering, this year’s group of 60 Freedom School scholars set the tone for the day and listen to a story from a guest reader, who answers questions about their career and how it impacts the world around them.

The experience has drawn a waiting list every year since Wake Forest launched its Freedom School in 2017.

A program developed by the Children’s Defense Fund, Freedom Schools aim to show young scholars that they can make a difference in themselves as well as their families, community and the world through hope, education and actions.

The youngest Freedom School scholars at Wake Forest have completed kindergarten, and the oldest have just finished eighth grade.

College students lead the Freedom School classrooms as “servant leader interns.” They teach a reading-rich, integrated curriculum to get their young learners devouring books as well as thinking about making a difference in the community. 

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