A High School for Dropouts: Goodwill Offers Adults a Second Chance at a Diploma
From the organization known for second-hand records and cookware comes a school devoted to personalized attention and ‘small wins.’
The Goodwill Excel Center is a unique, tuition-free adult charter high school that awards industry recognized certifications and high school diplomas, not GEDs, to adult learners in the District.
The first of its kind in the District, the Excel Center responds to the fact that life commitments, and circumstances can often stop people from continuing their high school education. We do this by offering access to transportation assistance, child care and flexible class schedules.
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We support the whole student, and respond to the fact that life commitments, and circumstances can often stop people from continuing their high school education. We do this by offering…
Goodwill Excel Center students share their experiences at the Goodwill Excel Center, a tuition-free, adult charter high school that awards high school diplomas, not GEDs, to adult learners in the Washington, DC area.
From the organization known for second-hand records and cookware comes a school devoted to personalized attention and ‘small wins.’
A DC man who lived in a tent for two years recently graduated as valedictorian of a Goodwill Excel Center adult charter high school.
“I graduated with my high school diploma at 67 years old,” Carroll said, celebrating her achievement. “I just raised the roof on where I’m going.”