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Academics. Careers. Leadership.

IDEA prepares students with the academic, social, leadership, and occupational skills for post-secondary opportunities and to be responsible citizens who contribute to the community.

Five Guiding Principles

Each student is an important and valued member of the IDEA community. and must embody in word and action the Five Guiding Principles that guide who we are and how we behave:

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Latest News

Child Development Scholars Design Schools for End-of-Year Showcase

CDA Instructor Ashley Jones helps scholars examine the wide variety of career options in the education field.

Computer Science Scholars Build Artificial Intelligence, Games, Apps, and Web Pages

Between school-year classes and summer internships, scholars will have learned four or five programming languages.

Alumni Spotlight: Kierell Green, Class of 2016

The academic and basketball fundamentals that Green learned as an IDEA scholar have served him well in college and graduate school.

Community Celebrations Completion of Educare DC Early Learning School at IDEA

The school within a school will provide high-quality early learning for 80 infants and toddlers as well as prenatal care for expectant parents.

Congratulations to Our June 2021 Scholars of the Month

Scholars were selected by staff for this recognition.

June 2021 Principal’s Message

Principal McCrae shares news from the last week of the school year.

Lifelong Learning Spotlight: Michelle Bell

Dedicated Aide Michelle Bell will begin the Community Health Worker program at Trinity Washington University this fall.

Congratulations to New Electrical Apprentices!

On June 16, six recent IDEA graduates will complete the IEC Electrical Pre-Apprenticeship program.

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Testimonials

The faculty at IDEA is AMAZING. I have never experienced at any other school the attention, love, and compassion that the IDEA staff have for my children.

~ N. Brown, IDEA Parent

IDEA Public Charter School