Amandla Charter School is a free, open enrollment, college preparatory public charter school proudly serving Chicago students in the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. We are currently in our first year of operation. This year we serve only students in the 5th grade. Next year we will serve students in the 5th and 6th grades. We will continue to expand until we serve students from 5th grade through the end of high school. Amandla Charter School supports all students within a structured, disciplined, and engaging school environment, and provides a quality college preparatory public education to our students. Our school design is based on four core beliefs:

• All students deserve access to a high-quality rigorous education that prepares them to excel in college and in their professional lives and no high school graduate should be prevented from accessing a college education for a lack of skill or an inadequate academic foundation.
• All students can and will achieve academic excellence when they are provided with a highly structured school culture and excellent classroom teaching.
• Mastery of the core academic subjects is essential to academic success and it is the school's responsibility to ensure that all students reach fundamental benchmarks at each grade level.
• All students have a right to develop a strong ethical foundation as well as the habits and values that support educational and life success. Quality schools guide their students' character development and engage all school stakeholders in that vital process.