Building the Habits of Success

A Proposed Tuition-Free NC Public Charter School

Applying to Open in August 2024

We want your input as we design our school.

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Join us as we bring a new PUBLIC (tuition-free) charter school to the West Triangle. Durham Aspire Academy is the answer to North Carolina's Call to Action and to achieving its 2030 attainment goal of ensuring that 2 million North Carolinians have a high-quality credential or postsecondary degree.


DAA will honor the past and embrace the future of Durham by creating an inclusive K-8 school that integrates the Habits of Success across the curriculum. The school will partner with local universities, businesses, and organizations to engage students in solving real problems from across the communities.

Habits of Success:

Skills, Mindsets, and Behaviors


  • Purposeful learning and connections

  • Teamwork and collaboration

  • Resilience

  • Accountability

  • Critical and creative thinking

  • Empathy

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The next board meeting will take place on February 6 from 12 - 2 pm at 2500 Auburn St. Durham, NC.