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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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Memorial Day | IDEA closed

May 27

Parent-Teacher Conferences | no school for scholars

May 28

Saturday School

Jun 1

Final exams (grades 9-11)

Jun 4

Final exams (grades 9-11)

Jun 5

Latest News

Great Migration Unit Helps Scholars Dig Up Their Own Family Roots

Scholars in Mr. Stevens' history classes have used ancestry.com to understand how their own family histories compare with what they've learned in class.

Famous Women in History Lined IDEA's Halls During Women's History Month

Social studies teachers prepared a scavenger hunt to help scholars learn about important women.

Message from Principal Nicole McCrae

Here's what Principal McCrae has to say as we're heading to the finish line of the school year.

Scholars and Staff Celebrate National Poetry Month with Original Poems

IDEA's celebration culminated in an assembly where scholars and staff members shared their own work.

Shakespeare Wrote about the Same Problems We Have Today, Scholars Learned

Seniors studied Richard III and performed a scene from the play with the help of the Shakespeare Theatre Company.

April Scholars of the Month

Here's what these amazing scholars' teachers had to say about them.

Bill Stevens Named 2018 DC History Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to our own Mr. Stevens on this honor!

IDEA Clinical Staff Provides Extensive Supports to Scholars and Families

Our team works together, in collaboration with teachers and staff, to meet scholars' needs.

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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

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Academics. Careers. Leadership.

Five Guiding Principles

Calendars

Memorial Day | IDEA closed

Parent-Teacher Conferences | no school for scholars

Saturday School

Final exams (grades 9-11)

Final exams (grades 9-11)

Latest News

Great Migration Unit Helps Scholars Dig Up Their Own Family Roots

Famous Women in History Lined IDEA's Halls During Women's History Month

Message from Principal Nicole McCrae

Scholars and Staff Celebrate National Poetry Month with Original Poems

Shakespeare Wrote about the Same Problems We Have Today, Scholars Learned

April Scholars of the Month

Bill Stevens Named 2018 DC History Teacher of the Year

IDEA Clinical Staff Provides Extensive Supports to Scholars and Families

Testimonials