Diddy is expanding his education empire with a brand new school in his home state.
According to a press release, Diddy has joined forces with Dr. Steve Perry to launch a new charter school that aims to serve underprivileged and underserved students.
Capital Prep Bronx, which is located in Co-Op City, will begin on September 8th. But thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, its inaugural semester will be fully remote.
“My dream has always been to provide children in communities like The Bronx the high-quality education they deserve,” Diddy said in a press release. “We’re not just teaching reading, math, and coding. We are grooming future leaders that will change their communities and the world.”
The school will consist of nearly 200 6th and 7th graders but is expected to expand to 650 students from grades 6 to 11 over the years.
“We couldn’t be more excited to open our next school together in Co-Op city, a community rooted in social justice and diversity,” Perry said. “While opening up remote at first is bittersweet, we have developed a best in class approach to online learning we are excited to implement with our new families. The Capital Prep college prep model is perfectly poised to transition into the digital space, and we are excited to deliver a rigorous education to this inaugural class of scholars.”
Capital Prep Bronx joins Capital Prep Harbor in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Capital Prep Harlem, in the Capital Preparatory Schools network. However, according to Complex, Diddy and Perry plan to expand the network in the forthcoming years.
