School News & Updates

As DC schools reaffirm its commitment to the safety and health of our children, we are all concerned that while at school, we provide safe drinking water for our students. We are pleased to announce that the water at Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy campuses are safe and lead-free.

CLASS Scores for Classrooms and Teacher Effectiveness surpass the thresholds established for the 2015-2016 assessments. School Readiness Consulting conducted Pre-K CLASS® observations at Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy PCS for the District of Columbia Pre-K Quality Evaluation on behalf of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE).

Urban American Outdoors TV will host the 2nd Annual Urban Kids Fishing Derby DC.

The 2016-2017 enrollment packet is now available! Please complete and return no later than May 2, 2016. Parent(s)/Guardian(s) must come into their campus' main office to complete the Residency Verification Form.

MMBDA students in grades kindergarten – 8 can increase their knowledge in computer science and have great fun!

Unicef Kid Power has partnered with Let’s Move! Active Schools to bring the UNICEF Kid Power school program to schools and students across the country in the 2016-2017 school year. The students of MMBDA in the 3rd through 5th grades received a fit band and are tracking their movements to support their good health and to help severely malnourished children throughout the world!

PreK3, PreK4, and Kindergarten students constructed a quilt to memorialize the many purposes of the quilt along the “Freedom Road”.