Young Men's Preparatory Academy
School in Florida, United States
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Young Men's Preparatory Academy is a public, single-gender preparatory school located in Miami, Florida, United States. It is a part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS), and serves grades 6–12. It has a leadership curriculum based on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens.
Laura Isensee and Michael Vasquez of the Miami Herald described the goal of the school as "to hone boys into young men, ready for college."[1] Initially the school only had high school grades, but because Young Women's Preparatory Academy was a 6-12 school, the YMPA administration later decided to expand the school. In 2012 the sixth grade was added, and middle school grades were subsequently included.[1]
Operations
The school uniforms of Young Men's Preparatory Academy have and include: brown or black-colored shoes, khaki pants, light blue, logo dress shirt (whether short sleeved or long sleeved), red, school logo tie, and a school logo blazer.
The school does not offer athletics.[1]
MDCPS does not provide transportation to and from this school.[1]
Academic performance
As of 2012, over 90% of its graduates had been accepted to colleges and universities.[1]
Student body
As of 2012 there were over 140 students, an enrollment Isensee and Vasquez attributed to the lack of athletics and transportation and the difficulty of recruiting boys; they characterized the enrollment number as low in number.[1] Then principal Leonard Ruan stated in 2012 that the boys at the school were more likely to take risks in regards to gaining leadership and school-related positions compared to boys at coeducational schools.[1]