About RBHS

Ronald Brown College Preparatory (RBHS)

All-Male High School

RBHS is a Washington, DC Public School which opened its doors in August of 2016. The college preparatory high school is Washington, DC’s only all-male public school. RBHS provides a student-centered, culturally-relevant, college preparatory curriculum that develops and enhances young men’s character, academic curiosity, and service. RBHS provides a different academic environment and culture that is developed with young men as the primary focus.

RBHS Mission & Vision

RBHS Mission

Ron Brown High School is an all-male public high school in Washington, DC that recognizes the importance of defining ourselves as we empower and educate young men of color.

RBHS will provide rigorous and culturally responsive curriculum and instruction to ensure that our Young Kings are prepared to successfully act as reflective agents of change to solve problems that impact their diaspora.

RBHS Vision

Driven by the pillars of Character, Scholarship, and Service, RBHS seeks to prepare young men of color to be compassionate and courageous and to foster a tenacious community of self-disciplined and academically curious lifelong learners who are tireless servants to their communities.

RBHS Location

Where is RBHS located in the city?

4800 Meade St NE, Washington, DC 20019
Near Deanwood Metro Station - Orange line
Bus information from Deanwood Station
U7 Deanwood Minnesota Ave Station Bus

RBHS Restorative Justice & the CARE Team

The culture and climate at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School
have been purposefully and thoughtfully crafted to reflect the institutional mission of
empowering Young Kings to be their optimal self while disrupting trajectories of dysfunction and captivity.

RBHS CARE Team

The CARE Team is the primary curator of culture and climate experiences within the Ron Brown High School community from tier one, whole school norms to secondary group interventions to tertiary responsiveness to difficulties and crises. The CARE Team works at the intersection of vision and action specific to educating the whole person. Given the peril and bleak outcomes related to educational and social outcomes for young men of color in the District of Columbia and country at large, the CARE Team is part of Ron Brown’s comprehensive initiative to disrupt the school to prison pipeline through the empowerment of Young Kings as a catalysts for social and economic change.

The CARE Team is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of professionals including the school Social Workers, the Professional School Counselors, the School Psychologist, the Director of Culture and Empowerment, an Administrator, the Attendance Counselors, Restorative Technicians and a teacher. This cross section of professionals allows the CARE Team to comprehensively address culture, climate, restorative phenomena, and social/emotional learning for Young Kings through both policy and systemic structures. Through whole school moves such as our daily community circles, social and emotional learning classes, and a comprehensive behavior intervention system, the CARE Team brings its diverse skill set to bear in a way that delivers love and affection grounded in culturally responsive, evidenced based practices.

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Empowerment

Through commitment, skill, and love, the C.A.R.E. Team is responsible for the empowerment of the Young Kings at Ron Brown.

Push & Support

The CARE Team aims to show up for Young Kings as a consistent source of both push and support. Conversations, policies, restorative & support circles, teacher consultation, professional development, behavior tracking, community engagement, and strategic intervention are all integral pieces of the CARE Team’s function.

RBHS is…

All Young Kings will graduate as Public Figures who will influence their communities

The Black Biosphere is an oasis where Young Kings become Public Figures. Public Figures are critical thinkers, communicators, creators, and conquerors. The Young Kings will analyze the problems in their community, and develop strategies to assist and make a positive impact.