Mission and Vision
Vision
Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy is a student-centered learning community composed of faculty, staff, parents, and community members that cultivates the social, ethical, intellectual, and technological capacities of young men and women so that they thrive and prosper in today's global society.
Mission
Through a rigorous college preparatory curriculum and a diverse extracurricular program, we encourage and empower all students to reach the height of their academic potential and take an active role in understanding and influencing global change.
Philosophy
All students can learn, although not always the same way or at the same pace. Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy faculty members tailor their instruction around strategic teaching practices including, but not limited to, cooperative learning, alternative assessments, high expectations, clear explanations and demonstrations, questions requiring higher order thinking skills, relevant homework, prior knowledge, sharing of ideas, rigorous curriculum, and extended learning.
Motto
GBCPA – Where Our Students Soar!
Mascot
American Bald Eagle
School Colors
Royal Blue and White