DCVPA
Elementary School
Why pick this one
D. C. Virgo Preparatory Academy is a year-round K-8 school partnered with UNCW's Watson College of Education and New Hanover County Schools.
Best for
- Wilmington families seeking a K-8 school
- Students interested in marine science and environmental learning
- Children who benefit from hands-on makerspace, garden, arts, and athletics opportunities
- Families seeking a school with university and community partnerships
Look elsewhere if
- Students seeking high school or college education
- Families requiring a school outside the K-8 grade range
Specialties
- K-8 education
- year-round schooling
- whole-child student support
- environmental and marine science learning
- hands-on makerspace and community garden learning
Certifications
- Partnership with UNCW's Watson College of Education
- Partnership with New Hanover County Schools
What makes them different
- Year-round school serving K-8 students
- Partnership with UNCW's Watson College of Education and New Hanover County Schools
- Students access learning opportunities at UNCW's Center for Marine Science and library Makerspace
- Community garden provides hands-on plant learning
- The school has educated Wilmington students for nearly 60 years
- Serves
- Wilmington
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 813 Nixon St, Wilmington, NC 28401-2963
- Phone
- +19102516150
- Website
- http://www.uncw.edu/virgo
- fitzgeralde@uncw.edu
Services
- K-8 education
- family and student support
- arts and cultural programming
- science and environmental education
- athletics and extracurricular activities