Kendall Keeter thinks the boys school will be good for his son the way the girls school was for his daughter.
KENDALL KEETER: “Our thought was to also give our son an opportunity that would best prepare him for college in the same manner she was prepared, and I can’t imagine any other option that would have prepared her better.”
Another parent, Madeline Hayes, also likes the idea of a publicly funded school for boys.
MADELINE HAYES: "This is something, as cheesy as it sounds, that I’ve always dreamed about, that there will be a boys school that doesn’t charge twenty-five thousand dollars a year, but would give the same academics, the same level of interaction and leadership.”
The school is for grades six through nine. It will offer college preparatory classes and leadership courses even on weekends.
Principal Douglas says the boys will be urged to support one another.
NAKIA DOUGLAS: "Our young men grow together. But all of our young men we call 'brother.' So it may be Brother Malyk Davis or Brother Samuel Keeter. The young men understand they are their brother’s keeper. And so the young men are really learning to be responsible not only for themselves, but also for their brothers here at the campus.”
Madeline Hayes’ son Kelvin is twelve. He will be entering the seventh grade.
KELVIN HAYES: "I’ve always wanted a higher academic purpose, always want somebody to challenge me when I make my mistakes. I can learn from them. And then they have classes like science, computer and robotics, and I enjoy especially robotics and building new technology, because when I grow up I want to be an engineer."
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