Welcome to Boston Day and Evening Academy

"BDEA guides lost students to personal success." - James, Class of 2007, Mass College of Liberal Arts, Class of 2011

In the world of high school education, Boston Day and Evening Academy is truly extraordinary.  An alternative public charter high school located in Roxbury, BDEA is open 12 hours a day in order to serve any Boston Public School student who is overage for high school, who has had trouble with attendance issues, has been held back in 8th grade, who feels they are not getting the attention in class that they need to succeed, or who has dropped out but is eager to come back to school to earn their diploma. 

BDEA is a competency based school, and uses neither carnegie units (A, B, C, D, F) nor traditional grade levels (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) to measure success and progress.  Look inside this site at the description of our school, starting with our Mission and see what you can learn in just this one visit.  We are a family of teachers, support staff, parents, students, and community partners, all focused on one thing: learning.  Join us in our garden, for our lecture series, in our classrooms, and in our continued work for equity in education.

Learn more about BDEA through our video, where students, teachers and staff speak about the school.


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News

BDEA One of Seven Organizations, Schools and Districts to Receive Nearly $1 Million in Awards from Nellie Mae Education Foundation

As part of its efforts to prepare all learners with the skills and knowledge they need for success in postsecondary education, work and life, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation (NMEF) has awarded one-year grants to Boston Day and Evening Academy and six other organizations, schools, and districts across New England. The grants were issued through NMEF’s Research and Development Initiative with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

BDEA Cited as Model in Opening of New Horace Mann Charter School

The Salem Gazzette reported the approval of a new Horace Mann Charter School in Salem, MA that is opening to address a population of students who are at risk for dropping out.

"The new principal will...need to hire faculty and other staff, and to 'forge connections with agencies within Salem that will help provide services to the students,'...

The need for such connection is based on the example of Boston Day and Evening Academy, a Roxbury charter school whose model includes “wraparound services” — community-based services such as physical and mental health, behavioral support and parental coaching."

Learn more by reading the full article: http://www.wickedlocal.com/salem/news/education/x868515977/State-OKs-new...