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Parkmont School

Change the Course of Your Child's Future. Grades 6-12 www.parkmont.org

Parkmont is an intentionally small school for grades 6 through 12 (founded in 1972 as Washington’s only unique middle school, then adding high school when we merged with Somerset School in 1991.) We have our own original, progressive approach to engaging students in the endeavor of getting educated and being prepared for high school, college, and life beyond. Our students work in small classes of 6-10 kids in multi-grade classes that rely on a blend of classroom work, real life experiences, travel and technology — a diversity of traditional and non-traditional classrooms to augment our home campus on 16th street. There are three major components to our program: 1) a streamlined academic structure that emphasizes hands-on learning; 2) comprehensive academic support services; and 3) an expansive, thoughtful, and well-supervised internship program.

10/06/2026

We are so excited to welcome the parents and caregivers of our Upper School students tonight! Programming starts at 7 p.m.
4842 16th Street, NW

10/01/2026

First Adventure Trips of the year! This week, our Upper Schoolers tackled the ropes courses, zip lines, and other challenges at a favorite Parkmont Classroom, Calleva, and two students captured the day for us. Thank you, fabulous students! We love your designs and you!

09/29/2026

The lessons we learn at our first jobs stick with us for life and help us envision our futures. At Parkmont, every student in grades 9–12 works at an internship twice a week during school hours. They craft resumes, write about their experiences, keep a time sheet, and meet with their advisors regularly to discuss their progress. By the end of the school year, they have a range of new skills, greater confidence and self knowledge, new contacts and professional references, and sometimes a summer job. Thank you to the more than 40 businesses and organizations across the DMV that partner with the Parkmont Internship Program each year!

09/24/2026

We are now accepting applications for the 27-28 school year! Check out our website to learn more and to schedule a visit. We look forward to meeting you! www.parkmont.org

09/18/2026

Amid the new Main Lessons and field trips and getting used to doing homework again, this week we also celebrated this year’s inaugural PPOP nominees and winner. (Congratulations, Sam!) PPOP is a weekly honor the faculty awards to a student who has demonstrated excellence in something. What that something is can be anything positive—helping fellow classmates, acing a math quiz, including new students in activities, putting in extra work on a tough assignment, making a clutch pass in an ultimate frisbee game, picking up litter without being asked. Listening to the list of nominees and why they were nominated each week at Announcements is a sweet reminder of how well the teachers here know the students. And hearing the snaps of appreciation from the other students as the names are read and the roar of applause when the winner is announced gives us all a boost of energy for the rest of the day. We didn't take pictures during Announcements because we were too busy snapping and clapping, so here are a few pics from other fun moments! It’s already a great year!

09/14/2026

First field trip of the year! Students in Ethan's D.C. History Main Lesson dove right into some immersive learning just a few days into the school year. To augment their discussion of public transportation, they checked out Fort Totten Metro station, a major bus and rail hub in NW. Visiting Fort Totten offered the class a D.C.-history twofer. The station is named for a nearby Union Army defensive earthwork, one of 68 built around the perimeter of the city during the Civil War. Happy new school year!

09/03/2026

Today is one of our favorite days at Parkmont, ORIENTATION! We jumped right into the fun with games, catching up with returning friends, meeting new friends, and refamiliarizing ourselves with all the twists and turns of our schoolhouse. Hurrah for Parkmont students! We are so happy you're all here!

07/10/2026

Check out our newsletter, Passing Notes, for a peek inside life at Parkmont this spring. You'll find stories about the Immigration Main Lesson's trip to Boston, New York, and Philly, a recipe from the Middle School Food Science class, photos from graduation, and more!https://parkmont.org/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-Passing-Notes-Spring-2026.pdf

06/30/2026

Today is the very last day of Parkmont's Annual Giving campaign for 2025-26. We hope you are able to make a gift today to support our students and program! To donate, go to www.parkmont.org/giving THANK YOU!!

06/26/2026

As we close out the school year, we’re hoping you’ll consider supporting Parkmont before June 30. Every gift—any size—helps us give students the individual attention and instruction, the outdoor adventures, field trips, travel classes, internships, and care that make Parkmont such a wonderful, unusual, and much-needed school.
If you’ve been on the fence, now’s your moment. We hope you are able to make a donation to Parkmont’s Annual Giving Campaign. Gifts of any size are very much appreciated and make a meaningful difference! Thank you!!! parkmont.org/giving

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4842 16th Street NW
Washington D.C., DC
20011

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+12027260740

Website

http://www.parkmont.org/

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