The south bronx early college academy charter school (early college academy) provides a rigorous and comprehensive liberal arts education to students in the south bronx through a challenging, new YORK state common CORE standards-aligned curriculum. The early college academy provides a learning environment that emphasizes differentiation and personalization of instruction and a student-centered and fully inclusive approach to teaching and learning. Students will graduate from the early college academy prepared for success in college and for active and thoughtful citizenship.