Innovative Programs
Kingdom Prep Lutheran School (KPLHS) educates over 200 young black men, 98% of whom attend with a Milwaukee Parental Choice voucher. Kingdom Prep is meeting the growing demand for quality Lutheran High School education among urban Milwaukee school families. The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program gives families access to KPLHS, and the enrollment illustrates a strong population of parents throughout Milwaukee County seeking a faith-based education to prepare their sons for a flourishing life of purpose during and beyond high school.
This innovative, experiential approach exposes its scholars to the world and opportunities beyond their neighborhoods and often challenging circumstances, supporting their dreams and teaching attainable applications for their God-given talents. It has built an academic program that honors multiple pathways for purposeful post-high school success—a college-prep pathway and pathways for students who choose a future in the trades or other vocations not requiring a college degree. Its Nehemiah Hour class focuses on problem-based learning and its paid-internship program for upperclassmen is a unique and important aspect of the educational experience. Kingdom Prep has graduated three classes of seniors since 2022.
Primary Focus Area: Youth, High School
Lutheran Affiliation: WELS
Location: 2520 N. Wauwatosa Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53213
Website: https://kplhs.org/
Funding will support: Research shows that whether students graduate from high school is largely determined during their freshman year. If students succeed in ninth grade, that success helps them face later challenges in high school. KP is committed to helping freshmen develop strong academic and social habits and bond with fellow students throughout the year.
This commitment is also built on two significant “bookend” activities that all freshmen participate in:
Leadership Term prior to the start of the school year: During Leadership Term, freshmen spend two weeks in physical fitness and team-building activities. They work together on staff-coordinated build projects around the school and learn the school’s history and foundational values as they prepare for a fall founders test to fully enter into the KP brotherhood.
Freshmen Camping in spring: This 3-day Freshmen Camping trip in northern WI is the capstone of brotherhood building and challenges students to rely on one another through a series of outdoor experiences including tent camping, whitewater rafting, campfire cooking and a 13-mile wilderness hike.
Looking ahead to spring and fall 2025, KPLH seeks to raise $40,000 to fund these two book-end freshmen programs, which aim to launch students toward success in high school.
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