People’s Prep Renewed!
February 4, 2020With great pride, gratitude, and joy, we write to share the news that People’s Prep has been fully renewed by the NJ Commissioner of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education! This marks our second full renewal and puts us on a path towards becoming a community high school that not only changes lives…Read More
Ms. Wilson, Teaching Assistant and Council Coach
December 18, 2019As a Newark resident, what unique challenges do you feel our students face? I believe our students face what a lot of people may consider “harsh realities.” That could look like being in a single-parent home or being the parent in the home needing to support [their family]. Unfortunately, a lot of our students are…Read More
Announcing New Strategic Partnerships with Key Newark Institutions
January 29, 2019People’s Prep, Newark’s only independent public charter high school, announced today that a series of the city’s key anchor institutions, including the Abbott Leadership Institute, Minuteman Press, the New Community Corporation, and others, have joined the school’s unique internship program. Since the school’s inception in 2011, the initiative has provided its students with valuable off-campus…Read More
A More Full Life
January 16, 2019Brent Weber is entering his eighth year in the People’s Prep English department. He currently serves as an English 1 teacher, a co-founder of the school’s guitar club, and a senior class advisor. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism/New Media from Towson University and earned his state teaching certification from Seton Hall…Read More
Diminishing The Opportunity Gap
December 27, 2018Manoushka Adam is in her second year at People’s Prep. After graduating from William Paterson University with her bachelor’s degree in sociology, Manoushka worked in Harlem, NY for two years as a Citizen Schools Teaching Fellow before joining the Wolfpack. She is the teaching assistant for the Internship Program. At People’s Prep Charter School, we…Read More