Equality Charter School
Overview
Located in the Bronx, New York, Equality Charter School prides itself on providing a high-quality learning environment to a diverse range of students from a variety of personal backgrounds. Utilizing the skills of a committed, knowledgeable staff to teach the school’s sixth- through eighth-graders, Equality Charter School endeavors to prepare its students for a successful transition into high school, college, and ultimately, the workplace.
Equality Charter School offers a custom-tailored curriculum that satisfies the needs of advanced students, students with special education requirements, and all learning levels in between. Additionally, Equality Charter School offers a host of afterschool programs in disciplines including athletics, academics, and the arts.
Part of what fuels the success of Equality Charter School is an impressive record of parent participation. The school offers numerous opportunities for parental involvement. In addition to traditional parent-teacher conferences, Equality Chart School holds several events designed specifically to increase parent-student interaction. These programs include Math Madness tournaments, a home and careers showcase, and a talent show. All told, Equality Charter School boasts a 93% attendance rate for regular parent-teacher meetings, which creates an environment of mutual understanding regarding each child’s specific educational needs.
In addition to its highly developed academic structure, Equality Charter School also strives to provide a safe school culture under the leadership of the school’s team of administrators, counselors, and social workers. Using a form of positive reinforcement, Equality Charter School’s disciplinary system focuses on rewarding a student’s good behavior rather than following a traditional punitive ideology.
As with many charter schools, Equality Charter School accepts new students based on public lottery to ensure they reach attendance capacity with the utmost fairness and respect for the community. For more information or to request an application, please contact info@equalitycharterschool.org, or call (718) 320-3032.
