Founder's Welcome

Welcome!

The first all boys public charter school in Washington, DC has an extraordinary mission: At the Septima Clark, preschool to 8th grade boys master advanced academic skills and knowledge to compete, achieve, and contribute in academic institutions of distinction.

Our mission is simple. Our expectations are high. Our drive for excellence is unparalleled. Our focus on academic achievement and developing well-rounded young men is unrelenting. Our students deserve nothing less than our absolute best!

In founding the Septima Clark Public Charter School, we have accepted the commitment and duty to continue the legacy of Mrs. Septima P. Clark’s work to ensure our students have a liberating education. Her name is not a fancy adornment on the school’s letterhead—we have incurred an obligation to uphold her life’s work by never allowing our standards to lower, by treating each young boy entrusted to us as we would our closest family members.

If you are a parent seeking a school to help your son’s dreams of college attendance and graduation flourish, you have found the right place. If you are a prospective teacher seeking to inspire bright minds that will change the world, read further. If you support our mission and want to learn ways to become actively involved, please contact us.

This is an exciting journey of learning, growing, discovering, and inspiring one another, our students, and our families.

Thank you for your belief in our boys, who, with our commitment, dedication, and perseverance, and contributions will bring greatness to the world.

Respectfully,


 
Jenny DuFresne
Founder/Head of School