| National Academy Foundation School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 500 North Caroline Street Baltimore, Maryland 21205 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, Magnet |
| Founded | 2002 |
| School district | Baltimore City Public School System |
| Superintendent | Andres Alonso, CEO |
| School number | 421 |
| Principal | Karen Webber-Ndour |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Enrollment | 640 [1] (2011) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Urban |
| Website | www.NAFhighschool.org |
National Academy Foundation School is a public high school located in Baltimore, Maryland. It's based on the models of schools by the National Academy Foundation to have "small learning communities."
The school was launched in 2002 and was housed in the Port Discovery building in Downtown Baltimore. In 2004 it was moved to the first floor of Digital Harbor High School. In 2009 NAF moved to Dunbar Middle School to form a campus with Paul Laurence Dunbar High School campus. In 2009 NAF was rated number 6 in BCPSS, which included other schools such as Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (first) and Baltimore City College. NAF has a great selection of teachers such as Brandon Wallace, who is the writer of the BCPSS Language Arts curriculum. NAF has 5 different academies that students may choose from: Academy of Finance, Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, Academy of Information Technology, Academy of Engineering and in 2009 NAF adapted the Academy of Law. At graduation student will receive a Maryland state diploma with a certificate of the academy they chose.
While NAF was housed on the first floor of Digital Harbor High School both schools combined as one team.