Washington Latin Public Charter School provides a challenging, classical education that is accessible to students throughout the District of Columbia.
We seek to develop students who will become thoughtful people who will contribute to the public good as citizens and leaders in their lifelong quest towards a fuller humanity.
WASHINGTON LATIN BY THE NUMBERS
Year Established
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2016-17 Enrollment
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“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.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
WUSA-9 News Story on No-Tech Tuesday Challenge
NW DC principal offering money to students for summer challenge Evan Koslof, June 20, 2017 See the McFagion family, including Kofi, explain why they are taking on the No-Tech Tuesday...
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Good Morning America Features Latin’s Challenge
Principal offers $100 for students who turn off their electronics 1 day a week over summer break CATHERINE THORBECKE Good Morning America June 27, 2017 A school principal from Washington, D.C. is challenging her students to spend one day a week this summer without...
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San Diego FM Radio 94.9 Interviews Diana Smith
Dana & Jayson - The $100 Tech Challenge JUNE 19, 2017 Diana Smith is the Principal at Washington Latin Public Charter School in DC, and to help her students combat the pull of technology, she issued a challenge. Dana & Jayson had the chance to speak with her...
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WTOP Radio Interviews Diana Smith
DC principal offering students $100 to stay off phones this summer By Hanna Choi, June 12, 2017 8:49 am WASHINGTON — A local principal is offering students $100 each out of her own pocket to stay off their electronic devices just one day a week for the duration of...
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Fox 5 News: Principal Smith interviewed on No-Tech-Tuesday
Fox 5 Good Morning NO TECH CHALLENGE: Principal to pay students to stay off electronics over summer POSTED: JUN 13 2017 11:55AM EDT WASHINGTON - A D.C. charter school principal is reaching into her own pocket to try and get her students to put down their electronics...
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