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Causes: Charter Schools, Education
Mission: The mission of lee montessori public charter school is to foster a lifetime love of learning and cultivate independence among dc school children, using the student-centered montessori method, an evidence-based approach to closing the opportunity gap.
Programs: The school achieves its mission by inspiring academic success by providing montessori curriculum in a holistic and developmentally responsive environment; nurturing student creativity, curiosity and efficacy by promoting self-directed education; offering individual paced academic instruction and activities; engaging students in purposeful and collaborative community building activities; fostering students' use of inner discipline, concentration and task completion to encourage lifelong critical thinking and discovery; and preserving and cultivating the innate capacity of students so they can reach their full potential as contributing global citizens.