Young Women's College Preparatory Academy (YWCPA) is a secondary (middle and high) school for girls in Houston, Texas that is a part of the Houston Independent School District. It opened in 2011 in the former Contemporary Learning Center (CLC) building.
The school is located in the Third Ward area.[1] The Foundation for the Education of Young Women and HISD partnered in order to develop the school. The foundation committed $1 million to start the school. The plan initially called for the school to be housed at CLC, but the agenda items, including the plan, were tabled until December 2010.[2]
Curriculum edit
By 2023, YWCPA began an Advanced Placement African-American History course.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Aguilar, Charlotte. "HISD chief to trustees: please kick in $1m from your districts to spruce up new all-girls school." West University Examiner. Tuesday July 19, 2011. Updated Wednesday July 20, 2011. Retrieved on July 31, 2011. Alternate link
- ^ "All-girls school coming to Houston ISD." Houston Business Journal. November 12, 2010. Retrieved on May 29, 2011.
- ^ Carballo, Rebecca (2023-02-22). "Third Ward high school is the first to offer AP African American Studies course in Houston region". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
Further reading edit
- "HISD to consider district's first all-girls school." KTRK-TV. Monday November 8, 2010.
- Connelly, Richard. "HISD To Consider All-Girls School." Houston Press. Friday November 5, 2010.
- Mellon, Ericka. "Girls find paths to shine in female-only schools." Houston Chronicle. November 16, 2010.
- Mellon, Ericka. "Girls find paths to shine in female-only schools." Houston Chronicle. November 16, 2010.
- Rivas, Elissa. "HISD board approves district's 1st all-girl school." KTRK-TV. Friday November 12, 2010.
- "HISD To Open All-Girls School." KPRC-TV. Friday November 12, 2010.
- "Board Approves Creation of First All-Girls School." HISD. November 12, 2010. (PDF)