Social Justice
Social Justice is in our DNA
Capital Prep was born out of a national crisis in education, where access to quality education is defined by your zip code. As early as kindergarten, children begin answering essential questions every year that allows them to develop and understand their place in society as a social justice agent of change.
Not only is the quest for social justice in our DNA, and why we are here, social justice is at the root of the CPS curriculum: Capital Prep scholars are taught that they have an obligation to work to correct circumstances that are unjust when they infringe upon their community.
The Social Justice Project (SJP) showcases evidence of a scholar’s ability to fulfill the mission of Capital Preparatory Schools and is a graduation requirement for seniors.
In order to pass the SJP, scholars must do the following:
- Identify a social justice problem in the community.
- Create an informed “Social Justice Action Plan.”
- Conduct activities that will attempt to solve the problems.
- Raise awareness in the community through an event or series of events.
- Analyze data throughout the project.
- Present a comprehensive overview of findings to a panel of academic and community advisors.