Enroll in Capital Prep (Diddy's New School)

Sean "Diddy" Combs is going from hip-hop and vodka mogul to education. Combs is opening a charter school in his hometown of Harlem in the same building as El Museo del Barrio and the Museum of the City of New York. Combs started the prep work for the Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School in 2011, and it will finally open this fall, according to the Associated Press.

The school also has some big names on board. Steve Perry will oversee the school, Danita Jones will be the school's principal, and Iyanla Vanzant and the Rev. Georgiette Morgan-Thomas are on the school's board.

Capital Prep will be a free, public school for grades 6-12, and will aim to provide a "year-round, college prep education," according to the school's official site. 

Capital Prep Harlem is a free, public charter school located in the Harlem neighborhood in New York City providing grades 6–12 with a year-round, college preparatory education that develops lifelong learners, leaders, and agents of social change. Capital Prep Harlem will open for the 2016–17 school year with 160 students enrolled in the 6th and 7th grades.

“Capital Prep Harlem is a year-round, college-preparatory model. Our 11-month, curriculum mitigates the impact of “summer learning loss” prevalent among minority and low-income students. Extracurricular activities are embedded in our students’ school experience to provide them with a well-rounded year that builds academic, interpersonal, and community competencies. Most importantly, our advisory system and college readiness program enhances students’ mastery of Common Core skills in the affective realm through the development of key relationships between staff and students. Every student will create an individualized learner plan which is supported through bi-weekly parent/guardian communication. The advisory process also offers academic and affective support followed by college readiness through the development of individualized college plans that reflect each student’s collegiate and career interests.”

The deadline to apply to the school is April 1.