Matt Fitzsimons is the Executive Director of Grace Academy, the first all-girls, NativityMiguel Network school in Connecticut. Grace Academy was founded by Matt and Sarah Fitzsimons and Lindsey McPhee in 2010. Matt’s connection with the NativityMiguel model dates back to the early 1980s when he tutored students at the original school located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Matt and Sarah live in Hartford and have two children Isabel and Kateri.
Grace Academy is a tuition-free, all girls middle school serving students from the neediest neighborhoods of Hartford. Grace Academy is a member of the highly successful network of Nativity Miguel schools, a 70 school network that serve students from inner-city communities across the U.S.
Pictured along with Matt Fitzsimons:
1. Ivania Quintuna
2. Eden Bailey
3. Moo Ket Po
4. Genesis Del Valle
5. Celinda Rodriguez
6. Paola Ocasio
7. Kee La Paw
8. Alanna Torres