Designed to enhance reading and research skills, creative ability, and social and intellectual development, the Museum Academy is a cultural enrichment program for 120 youth ages five twelve in collaboration with community-based organizations in the southeast neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. Our current partners are Friendship Elementary Academy Public Charter School and Friendship CARES. Using the expertise of Anacostia Community Museum and Smithsonian Institution educators, historians, curators, and researchers, as well as the talents of local artists, illustrators, and writers, the program incorporates instruction in reading, writing, cultural studies, and applied arts, and allows children to learn about and investigate issues and persons of interest to them.

With a focus on building and strengthening children's self-concept, interpersonal relationships, cognitive development, and critical thinking, the Museum Academy helps children to advance and succeed in personal and academic growth. The program introduces children to cultural resources and institutions in and beyond Washington, D.C. as a means to open a world of possibilities and opportunities for the children to learn, discover, explore, and express themselves.

To learn more about the After-School Academy please contact us at (202) 633-4868 or email Robert Hall.

Museum Academy Resources
Click Here to See Images of the After-School Academy
Click Here to See Images of the 2006 Summer Academy