Marcus Garvey Academy, which serves students in grades Pre-K to 8, offers a high-performing, African-Centered Learning Environment that places an emphasis on cultural awareness, global learning and community service. The strength of the program is a focus on culture and self-awareness. Garvey Academy believes in building students’ self-esteem, self-respect and pride to raise student achievement. Marcus Garvey Academy’s indicators of student success include continuous improvement, commitment to community empowerment and a love of lifelong learning. The school features $8.6 million in building upgrades and renovations of academic and community areas.

We are an African-Centered School.  Every staff member knows and incorporate as much as possible about African-American/ African culture, history, traditions, etc. within the classroom. We have dialogue and conversations about the principles, know and infuse the 7 Principles of Kwanzaa in daily instruction and participate and uphold any school-wide traditions.  ACE includes teaching students of their cultural heritage and aids them in building positive self-esteem, self-respect and pride, which in turn impacts student achievement. When students feel good about themselves, they tend to work harder and do better in school in general.

Red, Black, and Green

Our school's colors are red, black, and green.

The significance of the color red is for the color of the blood in which our ancestors shed for freedom.

The color black is for the color of the noble and distinguished race to which we belong.

The color green is for the vegetation of our Motherland.

Hurricanes

Our mascot, the hurricanes, come from a quote from Marcus Garvey, "Look for me in the whirlwind or a storm, look for me all around you, for with God’s grace I shall come back with countless millions of black men and women who have died in America, those who have died in the West Indies and those who have died in Africa to aid you in fight for liberty, freedom and life." The hurricane is represented by a whirlwind in a storm.

Nguzo Saba

There are seven principles to which we try to abide by to make our school and the world more beautiful and beneficial than when we inherited it. They are relevant and universal. The Seven Principles are:

1. Umoja (unity)
2. Kujichagulia (self-determination)
3. Ujima (collective work and responsibility)
4. Ujamaa (cooperative economics)
5. Nia (purpose)
6. Kuumba (creativity)
7. Imani (faith)

Every student in every grade learns and practice these principles throughout the school year.