Thurgood Marshall Academy Pchs

Thurgood Marshall Academy was founded upon the belief articulated by US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall that all children have the right to a first-class education and the opportunity to reach their full potential. As the District's first law-themed public charter high school, Thurgood Marshall Academy combines a comprehensive, standards-based curriculum with education about law, democracy, and human rights. Thurgood Marshall Academy's goal is to help students develop their own voices by teaching them the skills lawyers have: the ability to solve complex problems, think critically, and advocate persuasively for themselves and their communities. We currently serve 390 students in grades nine through twelve.

The mission of Thurgood Marshall Academy is to prepare students to succeed in college and to actively engage in our democratic society. As a law-themed school, Thurgood Marshall Academy's goal is to help students develop their own voices by teaching them the skills lawyers have the ability to solve complex problems, think critically, and advocate persuasively for themselves and their communities. In order to accomplish our mission, we function as both a school and a youth development organization by integrating a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum with in-school and after-school support programming such as academic tutoring, personalized mentoring, and one-on-one college guidance.

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