Speyer School
Malena Belafonte is an accomplished creator, producer, and director with extensive experience in the fashion and entertainment industries. As the founder and CEO of Pink Pirate Agency and the Journey Fashion Festival, Malena has developed innovative shows that merge established and emerging designers with captivating performances. Additional roles include co-founding the Belafonte Family Foundation and The Speyer Legacy School, serving as a creative fashion editor at iFashion Magazine, and participating on the advisory council of the Metaverse Fashion Council. Malena's diverse expertise spans music, entertainment, fashion, and writing, underpinned by a Master's degree in Linguistics acquired from various international institutions.
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Speyer School
Speyer School, the only independent school in Manhattan serving the unique needs of gifted learners, is committed to enrolling qualified students without regard to their family’s financial means. We are a non-profit school established in 2009 to serve advanced learners from grades K-8, and currently, roughly 40% of our student population receives some form of financial aid. As noted in a 2010 National Science Foundation Report (the NSF Report), “the U.S. education system too frequently fails to identify and develop our most talented and motivated students who will become the next generation of innovators” and leaders, especially with regard to “highly talented and motivated students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.” Speyer is dedicated to unleashing the potential in our student body and aims to serve as a leader among other schools, both public and private, in this regard. Our innovative educational approach and teacher training set Speyer apart as a model for best practices in gifted education.