To develop our students' life-long skills for learning, sound moral character, and regard for the welfare of the community;. To equip our students with a variety of educational tools needed to achieve academic excellence;. To ensure students' preparation for, and admission to, a four year college or university;.
Services
The District of Columbia Public Schools encourages partnerships between schools and the community. Such arrangements provide students with learning opportunities outside the classroom, a broader vision of the world, and an awareness of an interaction with positive role models. Mentoring and internship programs through the Department of Surgery, Howard University Hospital;.
The Benjamin Banneker Academic High School is a specialized school that offers a highly structured four-year program leading to college admission. The traditional prescribed college preparatory program includes Advanced placement (AP) and honors courses requiring twenty-six (26) Carnegie units for graduation.
Bring together the best of the best that Washington, DC has to offer from all corners of the city and place them in an environment that stimulates minds, encourages independent thinking, exposes students to college level and international studies courses, recruits outstanding faculty and offers access to technologies, materials and resources they need while having the ability to express their individual selves and you have a Benjamin Banneker Academic student -- Banneker students are "Achievers".
