“To all who seek to learn and all who love to teach”
We believe that education is a training of character, and character is the intersection of intellectual development and moral integrity.
WASHINGTON LATIN BY THE NUMBERS
Year Established
Average Class Size
2018-19 Enrollment
Happy Graduates
NEWS
To Thine Own Self Be True
Students in upper school art in Ms. Stephens and Ms. Coleman's class created artful self-portraits using selfie photos as inspiration. Students used shading with charcoal, cut-outs from magazines, and various other media to create artful portraits in various colors...
read more
Friends, Romans, Countrymen!
In the fifth and sixth grade Roman banquet, students showcased their knowledge of Latin and Roman history and culture. Students wore traditional Roman costumes, and ate traditional foods of celebration and festivities, including cheese, fruit, and stew. The event was...
read moreFarewell, Thou Lob of Spirits
In celebration of the end of their middle school career, eighth graders began the annual Spirit Week this week. Students dressed showing Latin Pride for Advisory Feud on Thursday. On Friday, students dressed for matchy/match day, finding twins or triplets to showcase...
read more
If Thou Wilt Lend This Money..Lend it Rather to Thine Enemy
For the annual Penny Wars fundraiser, during lunch, each advisory will have a large water jug with the advisor's name on it. Students will try to earn points for their advisory, by putting pennies in their advisories' water jugs, and putting any currency that is...
read more
We Are Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made Of
In the celebration of arts and performance, upper school students gathered for the semi-annual "Hook" performance in the library. The event is organized by junior MK Wilson and seniors Nathan Cobbs, Meg Grieve, and Kellin Jeffries, with Mr. Hotchkiss serving as the...
read moreLegenda – Weekly Blog
Greek is the Word
When Bill Clausen started teaching Greek I in the fall of 2015, he and Dr. Smith felt that adding a second classical language was the logical next step for our school. Mr. Clausen, who joined Washington Latin in our second year, teaches Latin and humanities courses,...
read moreA Fuller Human Experience
The fact that the experiences of all people are not always celebrated or even recognized led to the establishment of Black History Month. Last week I tried to argue that American history needs to account for the people and stories of all America, not just those in...
read more
Learning Lost Stories
Later this year, the country remembers 400 years since the first Africans were forcibly brought to this country. In August of 1619, a Dutch frigate landed in Point Comfort (site of modern-day Hampton, VA) with a cargo of “20 and odd Negros,” originally from...
read more