Work Hard. Go to College. Change the World!

Our program is based on the five core elements of the no-excuses movement: academic rigor, data-driven decisions, strong school culture, more time to learn, and exemplary teachers.

• Academic Rigor: Democracy Prep’s curriculum is based on an accelerated application of the New York State Standards, along with internally-developed standards. 
• Data-Driven Decisions: Democracy Prep believes in frequent assessment to tailor our instruction, utilizing daily course-specific data, weekly progress reports, six-week interim assessments, and trimester comprehensive exams.
• A Strong School Culture: The academic work that our scholars do is supported by a strong school culture, built on the foundation of structure and joy.
• More Time to Learn: The school day and school year at Democracy Prep is extended to allow our scholars enough time to master their academic work.
• Exemplary Teachers: However, the single most important input in student success is exemplary teachers and to that end, we only hire the top 1% of educators to teach our scholars and we give them world-class professional development so they can deliver the best possible instruction.

While Democracy Prep holds core the elements of the no-excuses movement, we are additionally committed to educating all students to be effective citizens of their communities.  Democracy Prep actively recruits students with special needs through comprehensive outreach strategies. All Democracy Prep students are educated for civic knowledge, civic understanding and civic disposition, so that they can live out the mission of Democracy Prep:  Work Hard. Go to College. Change the World!