My daughter Lateefah, president of Open Gates to Fly, expresses her desire to accommodate our Plainfield community by implementing the "no child left behind" act into customized state approved curriculums. Her services are new to the area but she is not new to the area.

Lateefah is a graduate from Plainfield High School and has furthered her education by earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies and a Master’s Degree in Education, from St. Peter’s College, in Jersey City, New Jersey. She graduated with honors and holds a New Jersey State Teacher’s license.

While attending college she was a substitute teacher in the Plainfield Schools and her student teaching was also done in the Plainfield schools. She was an employee at Plainfield Community Action Services several years and did her college internship there.
 
Lateefah expresses that “her experience in the classrooms and being employed with Plainfield Community Action Services gave her aspirations to bring uniqueness to learning that is exceptional and inimitable”. She also expresses “her uniqueness will be enlightenment and sophistication, acquired through education exposed through the arts of each student’s gifts and talents. Her dream for many years was to teach students in a big classroom setting however with seeing how unique one on one and very small groups worked, she is finally fulfilling her dream with Open Gates to Fly Enrichment School of Tutoring”, she states.
 
Lateefah expresses “culture is necessary for a healthy society" and she also believes “improvement and expertise through education plus nurturing will advance our children”. One of her main focuses is “to build character, self-esteem and motivation to ensure our children will achieve their academic success".

“Students must have a special, unique, personal, relaxed, kind, quiet, and bright setting", says Lateefah. She was very selective in her planning for students, in which required much deliberation of staff, and space to accommodate our Plainfield students.  The key factors are the students having first priority in her decision for adequate space and atmosphere with lots of natural lighting, serenity, which she expresses, “will help contribute toward the mindset for learning.”

She has researched various curriculums and will use state approved curriculums and the eight linguistic styles of learning. She expresses “ using  our education, our faith, plus nurturing, together with our children, parents, guardians, teachers, Board of Ed., Mayor, etc. will bring about high achievements and welcomes unity.

Written by Dr. M.E. Jackson, honored mother of Lateefah