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"Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it
might be a diamond in the rough."

- Mary McLeod Bethune


 

About Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy

Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy Public Charter School is dedicated to meeting the educational needs of all students. Positive experiences are provided for every child to gain a sense of accomplishment. The purpose of education at Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy Public Charter School is to provide students with learning experiences which lead to academic development, talent development, and an everlasting love for learning.

A special program focus is our half day language immersion program for primary grade students in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first and second grades. We believe that Foreign Language, Art and Music are critical subjects for developing well rounded, creative, thoughtful and intelligent children.

We believe that students should be taught to think independently, to accept responsibility, and to approach school and life with a positive attitude. Our educational program provides opportunities for each child to develop emotionally, physically, socially, and intellectually at his/her own developmental level. We value each child as an individual capable of great talent and learning.

The program includes the mastery of basic educational skills, the acquisition of a foreign language and the development of each child's unique talents, the development of character with an appreciation for self, family, community and the world. Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy Public Charter School will provide skilled, highly qualified teachers, good facilities, and excellent teaching and learning experiences.

We strongly believe that families are important to the educational process and that parents are very important to children achieving their maximum potential. The school’s task is either strengthened or weakened by the level of parent involvement; therefore, we have a very strong parent and community involvement component that assists us in meeting the total needs of the child.


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Executive Director
Linda S. Cole McKay, Ed.D.
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Dr. Linda McKay is a native Washingtonian and veteran educator with over 30 years of working with children, youth and families in the Washington, DC area. Her experience in education ranges from educational leadership and classroom teaching, including college level teaching, She has worked in the DC Public Schools as a classroom teacher, Head Start supervisor, curriculum writer, adult trainer, principal, director of the “Everybody Read”, and as the executive director for the DC Board of Education Public Charter Schools Oversight Office.

Dr. McKay is a graduate of the DC Teachers College, Trinity University, and the George Washington University where she received her Doctorate of Education in Educational Administration/and Policy Studies. Her research investigated the effect of teacher quality and instructional leadership on high poverty-high achieving schools.

She is the founder of two charter schools in the District of Columbia. The Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy Public Charter School was founded in 2003 and opened its doors for students in August 2004.

 

  
 

Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy Public Charter School


Brookland Campus
Prekindergarten - Grade 8
1404 Jackson St., N.E.
Washington, DC 20017
202-459-4710

 Crestwood Campus
Prekindergarten - Grade 3
5413 16th St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20011
202-723-5800
Fax: 202-536-2670