Back to School Shopping Tips

It’s that time again…when the all the stores are featuring items for the back to school shopping

season.  Luckily at National Prep, wearing a uniform makes it easier to budget for clothing.  But, you still might need a few things and this is a great time to save, so here are some shopping tips just for the National Prep Family.

•    Shop Maryland Tax Free Week – Sunday August 10 – Saturday August 16, 2014.  Qualifying apparel and footwear at $100 or less can be purchased tax free in Maryland during that time.  So you can save 6%. You can check out the list of Maryland Week tax exempt items here: http://tinyurl.com/q7mhgwz. You can buy shoes, boots, sandals, dresses, raincoats, socks, jeans and so many more apparel items minus the 6% sales tax!

• National Harbor Tanger Outlet Coupons and Discounts – Unfortunately the Tax Free Week isn't available in D.C., but you can still get some great deals nearby at the National Harbor Tanger Outlets.  You can get a 20% off savings coupon for the Tanger Outlets at National Harbor here: http://www.tangeroutlet.com/nationalharbor/ and use that on a tax free day and save up to 26% off.   (Read the coupon fine print carefully – it’s not valid on clearance merchandise.) You may even be eligible for a Free Coupon Book with more discounts from the Tanger Management Office– Check it out here: http://www.tangeroutlet.com/coupons/.

•  Join Amazon Student - 6 month trial membership FREE! – Try out the Amazon Prime Student Membership for FREE for 6 months.  You’ll get FREE 2-day shipping, exclusive offers and discounts and earn a $10 credit when you refer a friend.  After 6 months if you decide to join, the price is half off for student members and they add unlimited instant streaming, borrowing Kindle Books for FREE, and Unlimited Music Streaming. Check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/odu6knm.

At National Prep we are a family and we care about one another.  We are sharing tips with our families and friends to help them save.  If you have a great back to school tip, please share it here in the comments.   

National Prep Reaches Out to Area Youth to Become Part of Their Family

PREP FEST was a huge success!

National Collegiate Preparatory Public Charter School (National Prep) designed a new creative campaign to attract area students who may still be undecided.  This year for the first time we reached out to neighboring families by going door to door in our surrounding community AND invited potential students to our first annual PREP FEST event on Friday August 1st, 2014.  We enjoyed seeing our returning students, meeting new students, and enrolling those who were undecided.

Returning students with Mr. Samuel Korpoi,
 Physical Education and
Health Teacher/ Basketball Coach

PREP FEST had interactive stations which assisted families with learning about National Prep’s successful 97% graduation and college acceptance rate, the My School DC enrollment process/requirements, uniforms, immunization requirements, extracurricular activities and FREE food.  Enrolled National Prep students received FREE backpacks with school 

supplies.  Prospective students and their families mixed and mingled with staff and current students.

Jennifer L. Ross, Executive Director/Founder and
Dr. Tonya Featherston, Deputy Director of Operations

National Prep is one of the only DC Public Charter schools offering the prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma AND they offer it to disadvantaged youth living in one of the poorest section of Washington, DC.  Special attention is given to the needs of disadvantaged youth at National Prep: from beginning their school year in the summer to ‘jump-start’ their program to extending the length of the day to allow for more instructional time. Many of our students come to us at the 3rd and 4th grade reading level and go on to graduate high school and attend college. This year alone we received over 3.7 million dollars in scholarship and grant monies for our students to go to college.  

Currently we are still enrolling 9th and 10th grade students.  Interested families can enroll by going to www.myschooldc.org and requesting National Collegiate Preparatory Public Charter High School.  

We're looking for motivated 9th and 10th grade college-bound individuals!

3 Great Reasons to Enroll:

1. National Prep's first founding graduating class in 2013 included 53 students who had a 100% college acceptance rate and received scholarship/grant monies totaling over $700,000. This year's number is nearly 5.5 times higher totaling an estimated $3,749,680.

2. The 2014 graduating class included students who received the prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, a two-year program that was launched at National Prep during the 2012-2013 school year. Of note, IB is predominantly found only at private schools and in high socioeconomic communities.

3. Niko Darby graduated in June 2014, and is the first National Prep student to receive the prestigious full four-year POSSE Scholarship. POSSE provides the opportunity for high school students to pursue personal and academic excellence by placing them in supportive, multicultural teams or “Posses” of 10 students. Darby competed with over 20,000 students across Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia during the course of several months. He was cited for his academic abilities and extraordinary communications skills. Darby will attend The University of the South, also known as Sewanee, on a full scholarship and major in Biochemical Engineering; this is one of the nation’s top ranked liberal arts colleges.

 “I love NCP because it has an environment where success can be attained. Our teachers and students form such successful phenomenal alliances that I believe will someday revolutionize the realm of education.”

-Niko Darby, Class of 2014 

Our Mission:

To provide a rigorous 9th-12th grade, standards-based college preparatory curriculum to maximize our students’ academic achievement.

To provide an interdisciplinary curriculum which integrates international studies themes across the academic curriculum leading to an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma.

To prepare our students to be self-directed, life-long learners equipped to be engaged 21st century citizens of their school, community, country and world.

Enroll Now: https://apply.myschooldc.dc.gov/Login.aspx 
Watch Video: www.tinyurl.com/DiscoverNCP

Sankofa Speaks Spring 2014 Newsletter

Happy Spring!

Dianne G. Brown, Ed.D., Chief Academic Officer

 Enjoy our latest Sankofa Speaks Spring Newsletter, and please share with your friends and family.
http://tinyurl.com/SankofaSpring2014 !

Party with a purpose (THIS FRIDAY) with National Prep DC!

Join us this Friday at Oxon Hill Manor as we celebrate and raise funds for National Prep!  We are thrilled to have NBC4 Anchor Aaron Gilchrist as our Honorary Chair and Emcee!  Dance the night away, eat great food and be entertained by Grammy nominated MAYSA LIVE IN CONCERT!
Buy your tickets now.

National Prep Welcomes Danish Students!

Today we welcomed our international students from Denmark as part of our global, academic focus.  We spent the day learning about what life is like in Denmark, and, in return, we taught our Danish guests what life is like in the United States.  Our student visitors attend the Risskov Gymnasium; in Denmark, high schools are called gymnasiums.  Their school is located in the suburb of the second largest city in Denmark, Arhus. Risskov Gymnasium offers a three year upper secondary education; all students take international trips abroad to learn about other cultures.

There is an interesting difference in our two cultures: children do not go straight to college from high school in Denmark. After gymnasium (high school), students take a minimum one year sabbatical to explore and travel the world.  Some of the students live on farms, while others live in the city and/or suburbs.  During gymnasium, students must do well; there is no allowance for returning to school to get better grades.  How students perform academically determines whether they can pursue a degree in medicine or psychology, two of the highest paying fields.  We also learned they do not typically have or use business cards; they found our system to be a very efficient way of sharing information to stay in touch.  Like us, they have a facebook page, and we are looking forward to “liking” their page and sharing pictures from today.

We’d like to thank teachers Louise Kaae Soerensen and Birgitte Madsen for sharing their engaging students with National Prep for the day.  Dr. Brown addressed the students by welcoming them to the school, and sharing her own stories about her own educational journey.  Each student interviewed another about their life and what was unique to them.  Today was an internationally exquisite day at National Prep!

Join us for a private concert with Maysa benefiting National Prep!

2014 Grammy nominated R&B Singer Maysa

Join us April 25th, 2014 as we PARTY WITH A PURPOSE! Bring out your family and friends to this private concert benefiting National Prep. Space is limited, so be sure to get your tickets sooner than later on the link below.


http://www.ncpfundraisergala2014.myevent.com/