CHEC's mission is to prepare students intellectually, emotionally, and ethically to thrive in a collegiate setting and beyond with the life-long purpose of active participation in global citizenship.
To achieve this goal, the faculty and staff at CHEC are singularly focused on one thing--your child. They bring their passions into the classroom and develop deep, caring relationships that inspire a true love of learning. Our teachers pay close attention to the social, emotional and academic needs of each individual, adapting curricula and lessons that fuel the fire. Put simply, a good school knows your child by name, a great school knows your child by heart.
CHEC is a part of the D.C. Public Schools and prides itself on being acccessible to all students who express an interest in learning. Our rigorous, globally inspired, college preparatory curriculum readies students for challenges both in and out of the classroom. The experience is enriched by athletics, independent projects, service learning, work-based internships, foreign language, outdoor education, and study abroad opportunities. We believe teachable moments are everywhere and strive to create as many personalized learning experiences as we can.
To achieve this goal, the faculty and staff at CHEC are singularly focused on one thing--your child. They bring their passions into the classroom and develop deep, caring relationships that inspire a true love of learning. Our teachers pay close attention to the social, emotional and academic needs of each individual, adapting curricula and lessons that fuel the fire. Put simply, a good school knows your child by name, a great school knows your child by heart.
CHEC is a part of the D.C. Public Schools and prides itself on being acccessible to all students who express an interest in learning. Our rigorous, globally inspired, college preparatory curriculum readies students for challenges both in and out of the classroom. The experience is enriched by athletics, independent projects, service learning, work-based internships, foreign language, outdoor education, and study abroad opportunities. We believe teachable moments are everywhere and strive to create as many personalized learning experiences as we can.
Our community works and plays together, sharing a love for the global education programs that that defines us. Our school community is housed in a state-of-the-art facility with design inspired as much by our beliefs about how learning best occurs in a K-12 environment as by aesthetic considerations. Middle, and upper school classrooms are designed to
mixed throughout with abundant open common spaces to encourage cross-age interaction and give students room to move.
Operating on the principle that emotional stability is a requisite for academic success, students start each day at VMS with Homebase, a unique advisory forum designed to build community, strengthen character, and encourage ethical decision making. In partnership with parents, teachers help students confront problems, and set positive, proactive examples, challenging students to be their best in the classroom, on the playing field, online, and outside the school. We pride ourselves on celebrating individual achievements and supporting each other's struggles. The result is a caring community of engaged learners that supports the greatness in one through the strength of many.
Few other schools are so supportive. Very few other schools offer the independence, small class size, invested faculty, and welcoming community found at VMS. On the shoulders of many, each individual can stand tall and LEARN MORE.