Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School

Stokes School will close at 1pm on Monday, March 16. There is no afterschool program. Be safe 💜💛💜

Happy International Francophonie Month! Did you know that Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS hosted a French Spelling Bee? Head over to our website to read our new blog highlighting these students’ accomplishments.

We can’t resist a viral trend, especially when it involves baby pictures!
While these pictures of leadership might be able to blend in with our students, it’s equally true that there is strong leadership potential within all of our students 💜💛💜

Our fifth graders from East End spent three wonderful days exploring, learning, and working together at Hard Bargain Farm this week. They studied the Potomac watershed, the Piscataway people and other early residents, and of course milked Rosie the cow!
Thank you to our friends at and for making the trip possible!

Sometimes all it takes is a curious kid and a rock. 🪨🐌

During their overnight experience this week, a fifth grader from Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School lifted a stone in the stream and discovered snail eggs hiding underneath. Nature always has surprises if you take the time to look.

We are wishing the best of L-U-C-K to our spelling bee champs from the Brookland Campus as they move on to the DC Intermediate Bee today!
Congratulations on your achievement Kiara (Fourth Grade Spanish), Lincoln (Third Grade French), and Selali (Third Grade French).

Awesome crew of staff, parents, and friends cleared the East Capitol Street lane at East End Campus!

Thank you to all of the staff and volunteers putting in the WORK today so that we can return safely on Monday! 🫶🏽💪🏼👏🏿 (next stop, East End Campus!)

Stokes School will be closed Friday, January 30 due to unsafe road conditions.

How it started // How it’s going. ❄️🪏
HUGE shoutout to our incomparable operations teams at both Brookland and East End Campus! Thank you for all you do to care for our community!