Community-rooted experience, student-centered results ✨ DC Scholars develops life-long scholars with the academic knowledge and skills, individual passions, and community-mindedness necessary to succeed in and contribute to an ever-changing world.

October Spirit Week starts Monday! Fall Into Spirit, Twin Day, Character Day, and Pink Out for breast cancer awareness. October 26 through 29. Let's show our Bulldog pride, DC Scholars! 💙 #DCScholars

Our elementary flag football team opened their season 63-0, and today is their last regular season game! 🏈 Come out to 5601 East Capitol St. SE, Tuesday, October 20, at 4 PM. Let's go, Bulldogs! 💙 #DCScholars

🧦 Rock Your Socks Day is Wednesday, Oct. 21! In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, DC Scholars will wear bright, bold, or mismatched socks to celebrate what makes each of us unique. 💙💛 #dcscholars #RockYourSocks

🎉 Colors of Our Culture Day at DC Scholars! Scholars dressed in the colors of flags from Hispanic countries to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. 🌎💛 #dcscholars #hispanicheritagemonth

Small-group learning is one of the things that make DC Scholars stand out. Scholars reinforce skills, learn from each other, and gain the opportunity to collaborate with their peers. This is the DC Scholars model. 💙 #DCScholars

Author Kelly Starling Lyons visited DC Scholars to read Riding Magic to our first graders. 📚 Forty-five minutes of pure storytelling with each class, made possible by An Open Book Foundation and Live It Learn It. Our scholars loved it. 💙 #DCScholars

📅 Reminder: No School Monday, October 12 DC Scholars families, there’s no school this Monday, October 12, in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.  Enjoy the long weekend, and we’ll see our scholars back in class on Tuesday, October 13!

Last month was Suicide Prevention Month, and this Saturday is World Mental Health Day. Our 3rd through 8th graders took part in a Stress Toss led by Ms. Scott and Ms. O'Hehir. So proud of every scholar who showed up for themselves. 💙 #DCScholars

Vision to Learn is coming to DC Scholars on Tuesday, 10/13, with free vision screenings and free glasses for scholars who need them! Families: watch for a letter home this week. Only return it if you don’t want your child to participate.

For Grandparents Day, grandparents followed their grandchildren to class, shared breakfast in the classroom, and got a front-row seat to the start of a DC Scholars school day. So grateful for all who came out. 💙 #DCScholars

Families, join our staff vs. our MS Basketball Team at our Breast Cancer Awareness Game! Thurs., 10/22, Boys & Girls Club, 4103 Benning Rd NE. Parents, sign up by tomorrow, 10/7, at 4 PM: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… #BreastCancerAwareness

Ms. Kennedy starts every school day by waking up her scholars' bodies and meeting their sensory needs before the learning begins. That is the DC Scholars way. Happy World Teachers Day to our incredible team! 💙 #DCScholars #WorldTeachersDay

Hispanic Heritage Month Spirit Week starts Monday! 🎉 Colors of Our Culture, Rep Your Roots, Fútbol Day, Qué Elegante, and Fiesta Friday. October 5 through 9. ¡Muchas culturas, una gran comunidad! Let's go, Bulldogs! 💙 #DCScholars #HispanicHeritageMonth

We loved seeing our community show up at our playground ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday! Thank you to the Comis Foundation, Raleigh Sims, and the Susan Maloney Memorial Fundraiser for making our brand-new playground a reality. 🛝 💙 #DCScholars

These scholars all scored 100% on their Exit Ticket, the daily check for understanding after a lesson, and we’re celebrating their hard work. Keep shining, Bulldogs! ⭐💙 #DCScholars

Scholars in this math class teamed up to find equations that equal 24, practicing problem-solving, listening, and teamwork along the way. 💙 #DCScholars

National Hispanic Heritage Month has begun! Through October 15, our K-2 scholars will celebrate in their classrooms with stories, Spanish greetings, music and dance, and art inspired by Hispanic and Latino traditions. 💙 #DCScholars #HispanicHeritageMonth

Reminder: our Playground Ribbon Cutting is this Tuesday, September 29, 10:30 AM to 12 PM at 5601 East Capitol St. SE. RSVP today! 💙 forms.gle/fae2MG5CsX3ikTCP8 #DCScholars

50 backpacks filled with school supplies went home with DC Scholars families last month, giving our Bulldogs a strong start to the year. Thank you to our partners who donated and made this possible! 💙 #DCScholars

Research shows High-Impact Tutoring (HIT) is accelerating learning. At DC Scholars, we collaborate with external tutoring partners to ensure every child gets the learning support they need.