TO serve inner-city Newark children by building an uncommon school where students partake of a rigorous 11-month, extended day academic program that gives them the means to beat the odds in school and life. To shape an intimate, supportive, engaging school community - where classes are small and personalized; where parents are partners; where teachers teach with passion and commitment; and where all the adults model - and the student develop and live - the values of caring, respect, honesty, justice, and self-discipline.

North Star Academy Charter School of Newark opened its doors in September, 1997, as one of New Jersey's first charter public schools and has since become its most celebrated. It currently serves 216 students from 5th to 10th grade. North Star features rigorous academics that help students meet the highest standards in Math, Science, English, History, and Spanish.

http://www.northstaracademy.org