DC Scholars Public Charter School

If your scholar still needs school supplies, there is still time to get them squared away! Here is the full list by grade. 🎒

PreK3 and PreK4:
Backpack or bookbag, primary composition book, plastic folder, complete change of clothes (DC Scholars shirt, khaki bottoms, socks, underwear), fitted sheet and blanket or toddler nap mat, oversized t-shirt for art, 2 Clorox wipes, 2 baby wipes, band-aids, 2 boxes of Kleenex, 2 cans of Lysol spray, 2 bottles of hand sanitizer, hand soap, gallon and quart Ziploc bags, vinyl non-latex gloves.

K-2:
Full-size backpack (no wheels), lunchbox, pencils, highlighters, 2 boxes of 24-count crayons, 4 glue sticks, child-sized scissors, 2 two-pocket folders, 2 composition notebooks, post-it notes, 2 boxes of tissues, disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizer, Ziploc bags (gallon for last names A-M, sandwich for last names N-Z), dry erase markers, change of clothes (shirt, pants, socks, underwear) in a labeled Ziploc bag.

Grades 3-5:
Clear full-size backpack, pencil pouch, #2 pencils, crayons, highlighters, dry erase markers, 2 packs of wide ruled loose leaf paper, 2 composition notebooks, lined post-it notes, 4 pronged two-pocket folders, headphones with audio jack, disinfectant wipes, hand sanitizer, Kleenex, gallon Ziploc bags.

Label everything with your scholar's full name, including backpacks, water bottles, lunchboxes, and jackets. Questions? Reach out to your scholar's teacher. 💙

DC Scholars families, Back to School Open House is this Friday, August 14 from 2:00 to 4:30 PM and we would love to see you there! 🎒💙

Come meet your child's teachers, visit classrooms, connect with school leaders, and get everything you need to know heading into the new school year. And while you are here, stop by our free Community Library to browse hundreds of books and take some home for your family, free while supplies last.

We look forward to welcoming all new and returning scholars and their families. See you Friday! 💙

We are fortunate at DC Scholars to have a robust group of partners who extend our scholars' learning and support beyond the classroom every single day. 💙

⚽ Health and Wellness: Love and Carrots, Soccer Shots
🤝 Community Support: Joyful Market, Flamboyan Foundation
🚲 Enrichment: Change Summer, DC JazzFest, Washington Nationals

Thank you to every organization that pours into our community. 💙We are so grateful to have you.

Pencils are stacked.
Routines are coming back.
New teachers, new friends, new things to learn.
A brand new school year is right around the turn.

We cannot wait to see you soon, Bulldogs.
School starts August 17. 💙

A DC Scholars education is built on three pillars and every decision we make traces back to one of them. 💙

Academic Knowledge and Skills: Our scholars receive rigorous academic instruction supplemented by research-based small group interventions and high-impact tutoring designed to accelerate growth for every individual student.

Individual Passions: True scholars are well-rounded. Our students explore art, dance, P.E., Spanish, athletics, chess, biking, gardening, and field trips that help them discover what lights them up.

Community Mindedness: As a PreK-8 community school, DC Scholars builds young people in a caring, close-knit environment. Daily social-emotional learning lessons develop the emotional intelligence and collaboration skills that stay with our scholars for life.

Three pillars. One community. 💙

Our youngest scholars are building the foundations for a lifetime of learning. 💙

From writing their names and counting to sharing ideas and discovering phonics, every day brings new milestones—and there's nothing quite like watching their confidence grow.

We have a few new families following, so it is time for an introduction! 👋💙

DC Scholars opened in 2012 as a public charter school in Ward 7 with one belief: every scholar can and will achieve academic success. Today we serve grades PreK3 through 8, pairing rigorous instruction with a joyful school community that develops students with the knowledge, passions, and community-mindedness to thrive in an ever-changing world.

Welcome, new scholars and prospective families. We are so excited to have you here. 💙

Our summer scholars have spent these past weeks reading, essay writing, and learning the skills that will carry them into a strong fall. 💙

The energy and focus they bring to campus every day is an inspiration to us all. We are so proud of each of them.