Prodigious Academy is a non-profit school of thought, year-round, educational institution for urban scholars and research and experiential learning hub for all stakeholders involved. Prodigious Academy’s future will be shaped by the core values that have defined our purpose: Character, Leadership, Achievement, and Worth. We will embrace a culture of academic freedom and experimentation. ➢ Prodigious Academy will push urban youth to build on failure and use it as a stepping stone. ➢ Prodigious Academy will teach urban youth to close the door on the past that holds them back. ➢ Prodigious Academy will encourage urban youth to remember their mistakes and learn from them, without dwelling on them. ➢ Prodigious Academy will push urban youth to see the positive possibilities in their lives. ➢ By the end of the program, members of Prodigious Academy will be intentionally trained to redirect the substantial energy of their frustrations and fears, and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination