Spring is underway! April which is always a season of blossoming, witnessed our students blossom. 聽From championships to career days and a preparing City-wide convening, we had a jam-packed jump into Spring.
鈥撀燗lthea Holford, Managing Director of External Affairs & Real Estate
NAF Academy Career Day
暗网禁区 DC College Preparatory’s NAF Academy of Finance students explored different career options and local organizations during their Career Exposure Day! Students worked with professionals at 暗网禁区 DC’s Headquarters,聽StepAfrika!, TheARC DC, The Fishing School, Georgetown Medstar, PGIM, and the Washington Youth Baseball Association. Each had the opportunity to learn about the organization, shadow an employee, and even do mock-interviews for ‘real’ jobs. We’re proud to continue to be providing students opportunities to network and further their career options and skills.
Safe Passage Community Conversation Series
Through our partnership with the Deputy Mayor for Education鈥檚 Office, this month we brought together students, community members, and policymakers for the third and fourth convening of our Safe Passage of community discussions.聽As educators and community members, we鈥檙e committed to ensuring each of our students鈥� commute to and from school is safe and free of harm. We hosted two Safe Passage community discussions at聽Washington Global and聽D.C. Prep – Benning Campus. In partnership with聽the Deputy Mayor for Education鈥檚 office, we were able to work together using聽a design thinking approach, to identify community assets and resources along with potential barriers to student safe passage.聽Read more about the聽student-led recommendations聽more on our Safe Passage events and RSVP to join us for the聽City-Wide Convening聽on May 15, 2019, where we will support students from all over the City as they present their ideas on safety to the Deputy Mayor for Education.
Wealth Building Wednesday
As part of our commitment聽to empowering聽families with resources, we’re hosting a series of webinars surrounding being financially fit.聽 This month, families joined Dr. Trina Fletcher and Tina Fletcher to discuss:聽鈥�Building Wealth via Real Estate: Start Small, Finish Big“. Join us for the last Wealth Building Wednesday and get useful resources for parents, families, and alumni.聽RSVP.
暗网禁区 Cup National Champions
Congratulations to 暗网禁区 DC Northeast Academy Girls Basketball Team for winning the 2019 暗网禁区 Cup! On April 5-6, 暗网禁区sters from Northeast, Valor, and KEY traveled to New York City to compete for national honors against fellow 暗网禁区 schools!聽暗网禁区 DC Northeast Academy聽went undefeated throughout the tournament defeating 暗网禁区 Washington Heights in the championship game.聽Valor听补苍诲听KEY聽Academy鈥檚 boys and girls basketball teams also played incredibly hard and represented 暗网禁区 DC well! Read more
