Washington Latin Public Charter School

Washington Latin Public Charter Schools include two campuses: one serving Grades 5-12 in the Fort Totten neighborhood of Washington, DC, and the other currently serving Grades 5-6 in the Edgewood neighborhood. The second campus will add a new grade each year until it reaches Grade 12. That campus will move from a temporary location to a permanent site for the 2025-2026 school year. Each school maintains a small-by-design diverse community where inspiration, warmth, and holistic education take center stage.

Washington Latin schools are liberal arts, college preparatory schools grounded in a classical mission. They emphasize curriculum that explores the history of the ancients and develops understanding, knowledge, and humanity of its scholars. The school views education as a training of character, and character is the intersection of intellectual development and moral integrity. Students at Washington Latin are both encouraged and prepared to be thoughtful people who will contribute to the public good and continue lifelong quests toward a fuller humanity. Teachers and administrators are passionate about the mission and commit themselves to support the growth of well-rounded students who are exposed to broad academic and language skills.

The school operates by an unofficial motto that words matter, ideas matter, and people matter. Excellent teachers are a priority, and with ample support are given autonomy to create a culture of learning for their diverse student body. An important practice at Washington Latin is that all adults contribute to teaching and learning and instruct at least one class every year. Our leaders are teachers, our teachers are leaders.