History

Urban Prep Academies is a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 by Tim King and a group of African-American education, business and civic leaders. Urban Prep's mission is to provide a comprehensive, high-quality college preparatory education to young men that results in graduates succeeding in college. We opened our first school–Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men, Englewood Campus–in 2006. Urban Prep's Englewood Campus is the country's first public charter high school. In 2009, we opened our second school: Urban Prep Academy for Young Men, East Garfield Park. Our third school has been approved by the Chicago Board of Education to open in 2010 in the South Shore community. Urban Prep's schools are the only all-boys public schools in the state of Illinois.

The Urban Prep motto is "We Believe." Our motto is a constant reminder that Urban Prep students will not fall into the trap of negative stereotypes and low expectations. Instead, Urban Prep students believe in their potential and believe in their ability to exceed that potential. The Urban Prep family (teachers, administrators, staff, board of directors, community members and donors) also believe in these young men, and in our important and long lasting role in their lives. At Urban Prep, We Believe.

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