At Whitney Young, students prosper in a positive, child-centered environment. Faculty and staff collaborate with students' families to help students achieve academic success and build strong cognitive, social and creative skills. 

 

Whitney Young offers:

• Integrated and problem-based learning 
• Services for students with mild to moderate learning and behavior issues, including five classrooms for students with multiple disabilities or autism, one classroom for emotionally disturbed students and a special education preschool unit. 
• Lunchtime mentoring opportunities through the My Mentor My Friend program,  which helps improve students'  attendance, academic attitude, social skills and self esteem
• Tutoring from the Achievement Corps
• A focus on restorative practices to reduce the out-of-school suspension rate