On Saturday, May 20, Charles R. Drew Charter School in the East Lake neighborhood of Atlanta graduated its first class of high school seniors. Since opening as Atlanta’s first charter school in 2000, Drew has become one of the best examples of how to build a cradle-to-college education pipeline, one of the pillars of the Purpose Built Communities Model. Leaders from across the country have walked the halls to see this unique learning environment, and now its students will be traveling to colleges and universities far and wide to continue their education.