Sela Public Charter School

SELA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL will offer children of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds in the District of Columbia, from pre-K to 5th grade, the opportunity to achieve academic excellence in a safe, nurturing environment that focuses on Hebrew language immersion, promotes the value of diversity and provides the skills for taking action in the world. The school's name is derived from the Hebrew word for "rock" or "foundation." SELA PCS is founded on a steadfast commitment to ensuring that all students have access to a strong foundational education that ensures high levels of academic achievement students in a dual-language immersion setting.

SELA will open in the fall of 2013 and will be a Hebrew-English immersion school with a commitment to early literacy and numeracy. SELA will offer children a rigorous dual language curriculum in which students will develop greater literacy skills through the acquisition of two languages. The school intends to create a culture of appreciation for diversity and difference that will enrich students through their exposure to cultures and backgrounds different from their own.