Capitol Hill Day School

210 South Carolina Avenue Se, Washington, DC, 20003-0200
Tel: (202)547-2244
Grades: PK - 8 | 211 students
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Capitol Hill Day School is a coeducational independent school serving students from PreK through 8th grade.  Our extensive Field Education program engages students in the rich community that surrounds us, building confident learners able to navigate their community, their learning, and ultimately, their lives.   

School Overview:
Capitol Hill Day School
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Learning Programs Supported Yes; full-time School Counselor
Year Founded 1968
Student Body
Total Students 211 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 35% (DC School Avg.: 69%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 35 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 7:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 50%
Average Class Size 18 students
Classroom dress code Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Jan. 16 / Feb. 1
Yearly Tuition Cost $25,000
Tuition Notes PreK to Grade 5: $25050 Grades 6-8: 26033
% on Financial Aid 20%
Average Financial Aid Grant $13,000
Acceptance Rate 40%
Admissions Director Priscilla A. Lund
Sports
Total Sports Offered 3 sports
Sports
Basketball Cross Country
Soccer
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 5 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
year book service volunteers
photography Spanish/French club
Arts & Crafts

School Notes:

  • Capitol Hill Day School is an independent, coeducational school for students in prekindergarten through eighth grade. Its primary mission is to engage a diverse community of students in connecting the classroom to the larger world, supporting each child in developing the confidence, compassion, and intellectual capacity to live a life of purpose and value. From its inception, the School has been committed to using the rich and varied resources of the greater Washington area. An extensive program of trips (over 300 education field trips per year) and guest speakers, all related to class study, provides an experienctial approach to learning and helps students understand that learning is a process not limited to a classroom setting or a particular time of life.       Together, its academic day program and auxiliary programs in the late afternoon and summer reflect the school's commitment to create a community of students from varying backgrounds in which individual differences are respected and valued.The school believes that students are engaged by the teachers' own enthusiasm for learning. Thus, within broad parameters, teachers are expected to invent, interpret, and shape curriculum, responding sensitively to children's needs, interests, and backgrounds. Teachers work together to integrate the curriculum, relating themes and concepts between subjects and over the years. Respect is given for varying styles of teaching and learning, and different groupings occur within classrooms as appropriate to pedagogical goals. 

    • Profile last updated: 07/22/2011

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