Diddy’s Harlem Charter School has changed locations. They did so to allow for more students. The place that they moved to is shocking and amazing.
Last Thursday, Diddy announced that Capital Preparatory School in Harlem will move to the Church of All Saints and School building in New York’s Harlem neighborhood. This move will allow for 500 to 700 more students for the 2022-2023 school year. Combs brought to fruition the prep school in 2016.
The Church of All Saints, was built in the 1800’s. In 2007, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the church as a landmark. In 2015, the parish was merged with another church. The building was also officially deconsecrated in 2017.
Combs is a Harlem native and has always been an advocate for education. Previously, he has gifted $1 million to open a Bronx location, which had opened last year. The school belongs to a network of Capital Preparatory Schools. Their mission is to ” provide historically disadvantaged students with the college and career readiness skills needed to become responsible and engaged citizens for social justice.”
Diddy’s new campus will have 40 classrooms and offices, a sports room, science labs, a cafeteria, an outdoor communal courtyard. There is also a “Great Hall” for all school assemblies and performances.
“The kids of Harlem should have access to opportunity and a quality education and deserve to learn on a campus that reflects the level of excellence we aspire for them to achieve,” Combs said in a statement. “This new campus for Capital Prep Harlem reflects my commitment to empowering as many children as I can and creating spaces for the next generation of leaders to thrive in every aspect of their lives.”
Written by Justin Acosta
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