Designed to support a diverse community of courageous learners, critical thinkers, and resilient leaders with strong personal agency.
A HOLISTIC APPROACH
All of our scholars and alumni/ae achieve outstanding outcomes. Our program integrates social-emotional learning, health and wellness, the arts, and character development alongside academically rigorous, culturally relevant content.
A Public Prep education instills how important and fun it is to learn new things every day.
We prepare every scholar to realize their inherent greatness. Our scholars learn how to achieve great things every day and define excellence for themselves no matter their age.
Our educators lead by example and work together to support our scholars. In turn, a community wraps around our scholars as they encourage, support, and look out for one another.
We believe our scholars must be true to their word and stand up for what's right. We push them to always be honest with themselves and others.
BRINGING JOY TO LEARNING
BUILDING FUTURE LEADERS
BRINGING JOY TO LEARNING
BUILDING FUTURE LEADERS
BRINGING JOY TO LEARNING
BUILDING FUTURE LEADERS
BRINGING JOY TO LEARNING
BUILDING FUTURE LEADERS
OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM
At Public Prep, we are passionate about making education both challenging and joyful. We believe this fusion cultivates true engagement. We know that our scholars will be the leaders of tomorrow, and they deserve a rich and rigorous program that will set them up to lead their communities.
Our academic framework is marked by a demanding curriculum delivered through personalized, culturally rich instruction. We prioritize inclusivity and diversity, ensuring students encounter a wide spectrum of perspectives and voices across all subjects. This approach empowers our scholars to discover their own voices through meaningful dialogue, exploration, and real-world application of their knowledge.
Here's a glimpse into what our curriculum offers:
Our students enjoy a diverse daily schedule, including sessions in reading, writing, math, math, science, social studies, physical education, fine and performing arts, and a wealth of enrichment opportunities during and after school. To support the diverse needs of our individual learners, we also provide daily additional academic assistance for all who need it.
In our mathematics classrooms, our scholars make meaning of complex, real-world situations through inquiry, collaboration, and feedback. Every scholar leaves Public Prep with a rich, hands-on understanding of mathematical concepts and a strong set of problem-solving tools.
Public Prep is dedicated to nurturing and uplifting the next generation of leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Embracing the philosophy to "start early with the end in mind," we've established a scalable and impactful model of STEM education for young learners that lays a strong foundation so they are ready for the jobs of tomorrow.
The leaders of tomorrow must have a strong understanding of the past. That's why, starting in our youngest grades, scholars engage in literacy-based, rich history coursework with an emphasis on equity and social justice. In this course, scholars will read rich, non-fiction historical texts, supporting their critical thinking and writing.
At Public Prep, we develop the whole scholar-strengthening their mind, body, and imagination. Our challenging and balanced curriculum is delivered by experts certified in their fields. From Dance and Theater to Visual Arts and Physical Education, scholars have opportunities to expand their interests and discover their passions, both during and after school.
At Public Prep, we believe that all scholars deserve to succeed. We are committed to offering the individual interventions that each scholar needs to be successful, both through our co-teaching classroom model, small group instruction, counseling, and multiple therapies that scholars deserve.
"High-quality STEM education equips students with critical thinking skills, collaboration, and inquiry-based exploration that will prove vital in the workforce. Currently, African Americans make up less than 10% of the STEM workforce, not due to lack of capability or skills, but directly linked to disparities in opportunities and access. My STEM vision is to provide a STEM education that serves students who need us utmost, in a way that inspires, encourages, and supports their pursuits toward STEM careers."
Adwoa Bediako
Director of STEM
Our arts and physical education programs are designed to develop our scholars' full creative and physical abilities and talents. Each of our arts and physical education classes culminates in a demonstration of learning, showcasing for families and the community what our scholars have learned. Our arts and physical education programs include:
EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS
Learning is a lifelong process that extends beyond the walls of the classroom. At our schools, students can explore their interests, learn new skills, and make new friends through a variety of extracurricular activities including those listed below.
Visit our school pages to learn more about the extracurricular programming offered at each specific academy.
At Public Prep, scholars are selected by an open lottery process and everyone is eligible to apply at no cost. Once accepted, families are prompted to submit all required documents to be enrolled. Our enrollment team is here to help you each step of the way!
Applications Open: November
Lottery Starts: April
Orientation: June
First Day of School: September
Visit our enrollment page to see specific dates for this school year as well as FAQs and needed documents. Please contact us with any questions at enroll@publicprep.org.
After-school Programming: Public Prep schools offer robust after-school programs with a variety of activities and academic support including tutoring and homework help. From fashion, art, dance, and cooking clubs to sports, such as basketball, volleyball, and soccer, our after-school clubs and sports are led by coaches and specialists with extensive experience and expertise. Each school has its own after-school programming and hours, and you can find more information about specific offerings on your school's page.
Summer Programming (Summer Boost): Last summer, our Summer Boost scholars demonstrated exceptional growth in ELA and Math, outperforming the majority of Summer Boost programs across the city and nation.
Public Prep offers a special, arts and academics summer learning experience for scholars in rising 3rd through rising 8th grades. We set scholars up for long-term success in ELA and Mathematics by developing essential academic skills as scholars engage in the arts and sports, including dance, costume design, theater, visual art, basketball, and soccer. Learning is not only focused in the classroom, as students go on a range of field trips, including dance performances at the New Victory Theater, private tours of the Museum of Modern Art, and a joyful trip to a water park.
To top it all off, we end our summer programming by celebrating scholars' hard work and accomplishments with an Academics and Arts Showcase for friends and families!
CAMPUS TOURS & OPEN HOUSES
Ready to learn more and explore our schools? You can do so below.
We use a number of high-quality curricular resources, including Eureka Math Square and Illustrative Mathematics in Math, Success for All and Insight for ELA, and Full Option Science System (FOSS) for Science.
We are always updating our curricular offerings to ensure that we are using the most up-to-date, research-aligned curricular resources to support our amazing scholars.
We're here to help! Please reach out with any questions about our programming and curriculum or anything else.