GREENWOOD
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
A Met Cares School, inspired by, rooted in and measured through the Greenwood spirit of Excellence.
Enrollment for PreK through 5th Grade for the 2021-22 school year is open now!
NOTE: GLA is participating in the “Enroll Tulsa” system through Tulsa Public Schools.
Friday, August 13th
Our PK/K Orientation will be on Friday, August 13th. From 9:00am – 2:00pm at Greenwood Leadership Academy. All PK/K scholars that are enrolled are welcome to attend!
Monday, August 16th
Our Meet the Teacher Night will be on Monday, August 16th from 5:30pm – 7:30pm. Come out to hear our goals for the upcoming school year and to meet your scholar(s)’s teachers. Click the button below for more details on returning back to school!
- Scholarship
- Entrepreneurship
- Technology
- Citizenship
Our Vision
Greenwood Leadership Academy was Founded by Tulsa’s Met Cares Foundation in 2017. Met Cares is a 501(c)(3), established by descendants and residents of Greenwood/Black Wall Street in Tulsa, OK. Met Cares invests in growing high quality educational options, deepening community slot gacor ownership and increasing economic opportunity with the families of north Tulsa to build a vibrant community where children are thriving and residents have the power to drive positive change. Met Cares holistic vision for North Tulsa is inspired by, rooted in and measured through a spirit of black excellence.
As a Met Cares school, Greenwood Leadership Academy exists to transform the academic and social outcomes of North Tulsa’s students by providing a rigorous, well-rounded college and career prep education.
OUR LOCATION
GLA is located just North of Pine and west of MLK Boulevard, tucked into the historic Gilcrease Hills neighborhood. Our address is:
1789 W Seminole St, Tulsa, OK 74127
Our Mission
Inspired by, rooted in and measured through a spirit of black excellence, Greenwood Leadership Academy exists to transform the academic and social outcomes of North Tulsa’s students by providing a rigorous, well-rounded college and career prep education.
We are a tuition-free public ‘partnership’ school that educates elementary students by engaging them in an academic program focused on Scholarship, Entrepreneurship, Technology and Citizenship, where culturally responsive, trauma-informed, hands-on learning connects high academic expectations with real life.
Upcoming events
Coffee & Conversations
Fridays
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GLA Mascot Search
Friday, January 29th
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GLA Coat Drive
Saturday, December 5th
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Returning Back To School (Update)
Monday, November 30th
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GLA Town Hall
Thursday, October 29th
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Drive Thru Trunk-or-Treat
Thursday, October 29th
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GLA Back-To-School Drive
Saturday, August 22nd
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GLA Town Hall
Tuesday, July 28th
GLA in the News
Greenwood leaders use their legs to improve STEM at school
November, 2019
Greenwood Leadership Academy 5k & Fun Run for STEAM programs
November, 2019
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GLA teachers & staff take part in community remembrance project for 1921 massacre victims
September, 2019
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Greenwood Leadership Academy preparing for the school year with new training August, 2019
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North Tulsa community pushes Tulsa Public Schools on addressing trauma in schools. May, 2019
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‘Greenwood Leadership Academy growing and improving after completing first semester’
January 4, 2018
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‘Our community rising up’: First day at new north Tulsa partnership school brings hope
August 21st, 2017
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Greenwood Leadership Academy looks to build ties with community
June 18th, 2017
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GLA Founding Principal Tells His Story: Why is a law school graduate teaching public school?
March 16th, 2017
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Academy Central selected as site of new TPS ‘partnership’ school operated by Met Cares Foundation
January 12th, 2017
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Tulsa Public Schools partners with private foundation for new school concept in north Tulsa
December 20th, 2016