We are as strong as our village!

Envisioning A Greater Tomorrow

Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School is a vibrant Pre-K through 5th grade community where every child is seen, valued, and inspired to thrive. We meet students where they are, embracing and celebrating their unique cultures and diverse identities while nurturing a strong sense of belonging. Through authentic, hands-on learning experiences, students actively explore, create, and discover, building both confidence and curiosity. Our scholars are empowered to use their voices—advocating for themselves and others—while developing essential life skills, including financial literacy, that prepare them for future success. At Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School, we don’t just educate students—we cultivate leaders, thinkers, and changemakers.

It takes a village

“At Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School, we grow minds together. Teachers and students learn side‑by‑side, lifting one another up through our ‘each one teach one’ culture.”


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Accountability

At Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School, students own their learning. Their curiosity drives the work, their voices shape the journey, and their choices fuel the accountability that helps them grow into confident, self‑directed scholars.”

Identity

Student Accountability and Relevance is embedded in the fiber of the school. Students learn who they are as individuals and how their persona and other influence how they see the world.

“There are no true limits as long as WE believe in ourself”

— TMALS School Creed

Contact

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Email
tmals@thurgoodmarshallacademylowerschool.org

Phone
212-368-8710