When Dorothy Goodman founded Washington International School in 1966, she sought to celebrate Washington’s global community, appealing to residents seeking a rigorous international education. What began as just three youngsters learning in a basement has burgeoned into a highly regarded, private institution that enrolls 900 students in preschool through Grade 12. The WIS Primary School, located in Georgetown, believes that language acquisition is critical in developing cultural understanding and social awareness. Here, students learn the skills they need to advance to higher education and beyond.
Enrolling 450 students in preschool through Grade 5, the school has an average class size of 16. The curriculum centers around the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program, with students receiving dual-language instruction across all subjects. The program culminates in the Grade 5 Exhibition, where students use their learned skills to tackle real-world issues. With its wide-ranging extracurriculars, beloved school traditions and history of diversity, WIS Primary School has earned its reputation as a school of the future.
Washington International School - Primary School Campus
Private Pre-K, Elementary School
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Grade Pre-K-5
1690 36th St NW,
Washington, DC
School Details
Head of School
Clayton Lewis
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This School’s Reviews
GreatSchools Reviews
2/18/2018
Hype, hype and more hype. Full immersion? Not so. After over 10 years of "full immersion", students are barely able to speak the language (Spanish or French). "Global" and "diverse" thanks mainly to a rotating population of expatriates. The diversity is geographic, not racial. Poor administration -...
11/30/2016
i suppose that people with negative things to say are more likely to take the time to write a review, but, I take serious issue with most of these "nay-sayers". My child came to the primary school in 1st grade in 2014. First grade is not a normal entry year and we were worried, since he was one of o...
9/23/2016
My children have been lifers at WIS. The primary school has always been subpar to the Upper School, but things hit rock bottom with their appointed director as of a few years ago. The lower school principal is not only incompetent and has no idea what she is doing, but she is vulgar and classless. H...
5/23/2016
The school is a perfect combination of diverse parents, supportive students and caring teachers. We put our child in WIS with a common degree of trepidation that most parents encounter. The teachers and administrators asked us to trust them and it's been wonderful to watch. The environment truly nur...
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