The Camelback Fellowship
EDUCATION
2015 Camelback Fellow Jonathan Johnson on the first day of his school, Rooted.
Camelback Ventures began with Education as its first track (you could also call it portfolio, impact area, pillar, focus — all those good words) with a pilot run out of founder Aaron T. Walker’s Brooklyn living room in 2014. Today, Camelback has supported education entrepreneurs, leaders of innovative school models, and creators of thoughtful programming. We began with education because we believe it is at the core of our mission and vision to create a nation of livable communities where everyone has the opportunity for a quality education and a good life.
The Camelback Fellowship is a rigorous accelerator for undervalued entrepreneurs; we provide coaching, capital (up to $40,000), connections, community, and curriculum. Our Education track features all of the lessons and expertise we’ve developed over the past years along with new learnings and projects. Popular features of the Education track include learning how to evolve from being an educator to an entrepreneur, how to build business plans and secure funding, and becoming the best leader one can be.
Meet a few of our Camelback Fellows in Education
Stories of the Education experience
A school driven by student’s passions. Schedules that feature time for meditation, peer support, and just creative energy on your dreams. A restorative place — this is I Dream Academy DC, and its founder is 2018 Camelback Fellow Janine Gomez.