Our mission

“Solving the challenges of environmental injustice . . . a learning community dedicated to personal and community empowerment, college and career-readiness, and equity and access to and for our students, families and staff.”

The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers recognizes that overcoming our planet’s environmental challenges is the biggest task facing the world today. We understand that as our economy becomes more green, many of the future’s most promising careers will focus on solving the challenges of environmental injustice, and in ensuring equitable access to quality living and resources for all citizens. Our students will only be able to activate this mission if they are equipped with collaborative problem-solving and reasoning skills, empathy and awareness of how to interrupt injustice, and the knowledge of green industries and environmental issues. Therefore, we are committed to being a learning community dedicated to personal and community empowerment, college and career-readiness, and equity and access to and for our students, families and staff.

Our Vision

a Culture of Freedom

Our core values, intention, collaboration, and responsibility, reflect our belief that students - actually all people - are most successful when they have ownership and choice over their environment.  Every project begins, and ends, with the student's own purposes. This intentionality extends to all curriculum. Our students explore the world on their own terms, and find their own voice.

By adhering to these core values, we believe that we employ the most democratic approach to education, valuing equity, access and opportunity for all students.  Our vision is to create a culture of freedom by empowering student intention.

Instructional Focus

a Pedagogy of Freedom

Our full inclusion model represents the most democratic approach to education and ensures equitable access to a rigorous curriculum for all students.  As such, our instructional focus is to provide students with sufficient, quality, learning opportunities that maximize student voice. To accomplish this, teachers are responsible to plan for and facilitate Learning Conferences, Unison Reading, Responsibility Teams and Shares at a frequency responsive to student need.