See Forever Foundation and Maya Angelou Schools

The Foundation

In 1997, David Domenici and James Forman, Jr. founded the See Forever Foundation as a program for teens involved in the juvenile justice system. The program offered youth opportunities to earn money, learn marketable skills, and participate in an academic environment that offered small class sizes and individualized instruction from highly qualified teachers. That vision evolved into the Maya Angelou Public Charter School, which opened its doors in 1998. The See Forever Foundation, the non-profit youth development organization that founded the first school, now supports:

• Two thriving campuses of the Maya Angelou Public Charter School (MAPCS) – our Evans middle and high school campuses in Ward 7 of the District,
• The Maya Angelou Academy (MAA) – located at New Beginnings Youth Development Center (the long-term secure facility for D.C. youth who have been adjudicated delinquent), and
• The Maya Angelou Young Adult Learning Center (MAYA-LC) that supports older students with few high school credits who live in neighborhoods across the city.

All campuses of the Maya Angelou Public Charter School and the Maya Angelou Academy are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools through 2013.

During the 2011-2012 school year, the Maya Angelou Schools will support more than 600 students across its campuses. The school offers a holistic program that focuses on accelerated learning to help students who are significantly below grade level in reading and math, have special learning needs, or are disconnected from the educational system and need a second chance to succeed. Our goal is to help students reach their potential and prepare for college, career, and a lifetime of success.