Village Preparatory Academy Charter School for Young Men will prepare a community of young men by educating the whole child in a safe, nurturing, engaging environment that promotes respect, confidence, and maturity, while inspiring authentic and creative thinking that will foster their desire to become educators in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE VPA: The goal of VPA will be to prepare and holistically guide each student from 9th grade completion of all graduation requirements as a 12th grader: *Small Class Sizes *Saturday Programs *After-shcool Programs *Sports *Arts *Mentorship *Community Service *Parent Resources VPA Charter School For Young Men's 21st century classroom: *Teacher to student classroom ratio will be (20:1) *Technology in every classroom *Real-world applications *Collaborative Team Teaching *One-to-one and small group teaching *School Uniform *The use of the Common Core Standards to develop knowledge through higher order thinking skills Our objective will be to educate inner-city young men from all social, economic and racial backgrounds by providing a community of effective learning to all the young men who are admitted.. VPA is looking to open its doors in the Harlem Community August 2013. If you support our efforts to open VILLAGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER FOR YOUNG MEN to all, Please add your signature below.