About Us

Our Mission

Action for Boston Community Development, in cooperation with Boston Public Schools, has operated ABCD University High School since 1995 to help young people achieve success in school and in life.

Who We Are

ABCD University High School (UHS) is a secondary program developed through a unique partnership with Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) and Boston Public Schools – Boston Collaborative High School.

UHS provides Boston students with a dynamic opportunity to reengage in their learning through an accelerated educational pathway and earn their high school diploma. Eligible students are 16-22 years old (and at minimum repeating 10th grade) who have fallen behind at least one grade level or left high school without completing their diploma requirements.

The UHS learning community is brimming with creativity and desire to explore educational pathways through experiential learning. At UHS, the students and faculty believe, We RISE! Through Resilience, Integrity, Scholarship, and Empowerment our students will graduate with a high school diploma, an educational plan, knowledge, skills, and the support to achieve their goals as lifelong learners, in education, career, and civic participation.