Rosa Lee Carter Elementary School CASA Preschool

To create an atmosphere in her classroom that would be helpful to living and learning, Rosa Carter asked parents to donate furniture and books for a library corner. A bookcase and chairs were made from orange crates. They were painted by the children. A small table was donated by a parent and the books were given by members of the Community League (PTA). The children enjoyed reading in the library corner.

For many years, the two-room Grant School had overcrowded conditions. Rosa worked with the Community League to convince the School Board to rent the basement of Shiloh Baptist Church. The students in grades one and two were housed in the church basement until Benjamin Banneker School was built in 1948. Miss Carter taught at Banneker until she retired in 1978, after working tirelessly for 47 years. She then served an additional twenty years as a volunteer first grade teaching assistant at Middleburg Elementary.

Child Ages:

5 years - 13 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

Virginia Department of Social Services

Hours of Operation:

when schools ends - 6:00pm
Monday - Friday