Boys Preparatory Charter School of New York

The mission of Boys Prep Bronx Elementary School (GBPX) is to empower each scholar to build strong character, demonstrate critical thinking, possess a core body of knowledge and be on a predictive path to earn a degree from a four-year university. BPBX was founded on the simple but powerful premise that every parent - regardless of race, income level or zip code - must have the power the choose a great, tuition-free public school for their child. At both campuses, BPBX scholars embody the core values of Scholarship, Merit, Responsibility and Sisterhood and use these values to guide their choices. With the guiding philosophy “Start Early, with the End in Mind” each element of the BPBX PreK-5 design is intended to ensure scholars develop into empathetic leaders, prepared to graduate into top performing independent, parochial, and public middle and high schools in order to ensure they continue along the path to college completion. BPBX seeks to provide Bronx families a public single-sex option for their daughters. Parents should have the choice of a single-sex environment if they believe it allows for increased academic engagement, safe risk-taking, and encouragement in subjects (e.g. science) that elsewhere female students might be discouraged from pursuing. Finally, BPBX is committed to operating on public funds at capacity, providing a scalable model for public education and a unique philanthropic opportunity.