Urban Academy's approach to education assumes that the more deeply invested students are in their own learning, the more successful they will be as learners. For Urban Academy, a focus on inquiry, on critical thinking and problem-solving is grounded in the belief that reading, debate, writing, reflection and respect for the ideas of others are essential aspects of learning. Thus the school's focus on active learning, on a consideration of the controversial and the formulation and analysis of authentic questions form the basis of its views regarding curriculum process and content.
