About Us

Southwest Baltimore Charter School's (SBCS) mission is to develop eager learners and critical thinkers who are committed to personal success and the success of their communities. With a focus on developing social, human, and financial capital in our classrooms and in our broader neighborhood, SBCS will prepare students to compete, succeed and contribute as young adults. Opportunity is commonly held to be the birthright of every American citizen. Despite our best intentions, many children in this country are not adequately prepared to "get a piece of the pie." Inelegant as that phrase may be, it encapsulates the endemic lack of access in many communities.

SBCS seeks to fulfill the mission of American public education to provide each American child with the skills necessary to obtain a piece of the pie. We seek to break down the barriers to access in our community and to expand opportunity. Through engaging and rigorous curriculum and enrichment informed by the laws of capital development, SBCS will raise up students' aspirations and their abilities to attain them. Our hope is that our students will be those members of society who not only get a piece of the pie, but who work to make the pie bigger for the benefit of all in their community.

We believe that academic success in the classroom is integrally linked to life and opportunities outside the classroom. Our school will be the intersection at which a child's academic, family and community lives come together to create a learning environment that is challenging, supportive and fun.