Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, LEARN D.C. celebrate on-base charter school opening

From left, U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Zuhlsdorf, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and 11th Wing commander; Greg White, LEARN Charter School Network president and CEO; and Chief Master Sgt. Christy Peterson, JBAB senior enlisted leader and 11th Wing command chief, cut the ribbon for the on-base LEARN D.C. charter school starting Aug. 30 during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at JBAB Aug. 26, 2021. The ribbon-cutting ceremony kicked off the opening of JBAB’s first charter school. JBAB partnered with LEARN D.C. to bring a rigorous academic program to children from military and civilian families in D.C. The school will begin with classes for pre-K through first grade and add a grade each year up to eighth grade. A maximum of 550 students will be enrolled in the school. The first day of classes for the LEARN D.C. charter school is scheduled Aug. 30.