Arts
D.C. Youth Ensemble, Dance Institute of Washington, DC GlassWorks, Fingers at Play, Joy of Motion Dance Center, Oxford Academy of the Arts, The Washington School of Ballet, Universal Ballet Academy, Young Playwrights' Theater
Private Schools
Aidan Montessori School, Annunciation School, Archbishop Carroll High School, Beauvoir - The National Cathedral Elementary Schoo, Bell Multicultural High School, Capitol Hill Day School, City Lights School, Cornerstone Community School, DC Preparatory Academy, Dupont Park Adventist School
Public Schools
Alice Deal Junior High School, Anacostia Senior High School, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, Benjamin Stoddert Elementary School, Bertie Backus Middle School, Brightwood Elementary School, Capital City Public Charter School, Capitol Hill Cluster School PTA, Charles Hart Middle School, Duke Ellington School of the Arts
School Libraries
Archbishop Carroll High School Library/Media Cente, NCS Cyber Library, St. Albans Ellison Library, St. Albans Lower School Library, The National Cathedral Lower School Library
Academy of Hope
Helps low-income and at-risk adults earn high school credentials, improve math and reading skills, and learn how to use and apply computer technologies. Includes programs and services, news, volunteer opportunities and directions.
Asian American LEAD
AALEAD provides mentoring and other services for Asian American students.
Board of Jewish Education of Greater Washington
Provides educational services to Jewish educators, institutions and individuals. Also includes information on the Center for Judaic & Educational Resources and the College of Jewish Studies.
Calvary Bilingual Multicultural Learning Center
Child development center offers programs for infancy through school age, as well as family support services, for more than 400 children and families in the Columbia Heights, Mt. Pleasant, and Shaw neighborhoods.
CAM Counseling & Educational Services, Inc.
Offers tutoring, counseling and computer training services.
Cesar Chavez Public Charter High School for Public
Secondary education with a focus on public policy careers and community involvement.
College Bound
Helps prepare DC public school students for college through tutoring, mentoring and scholarship programs. Information on enrolling, volunteering, donating, and scholarships.
D.C. LEARNs
Coalition of organizations providing literacy services. Includes information on member organizations and newsletters.
DC Teaching Fellows
Program recruits professional teachers to teach in the DC public schools. Fellows hold full-time teacher jobs while earning their certification and Masters' degrees. Applications accepted online.
DC Tuition Assistance Grant Program
Provides the opportunity for residents to attend a wide range of colleges through financial aid.
DC VOICE - District Community Voices Organized and
Group of education activists concerned about public education in DC. Includes news, background information, and publications.
DC WritersCorps
Sends local writers to run creative writing workshops in DC middle/junior high schools, with students participating in local poetry readings and competitions.
DCPS Watch
Covers local education issues and news concerning DC public schools.
District of Columbia College Access Program - DC C
Encourages and enables public high school students to enter and graduate from college. Includes services, guides for students and parents, financial aid information, news and events.
District of Columbia Even Start Family Literacy In
Helps break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by integrating early childhood education, adult literacy and basic education, and parenting education into a unified literacy program. Includes programs, events and news.
District of Columbia Public School System
District news and information for students and parents and an index of schools.
EduSeed
Promotes education among historically disadvantaged groups, using models of peer mentoring and self-empowerment.
Everybody Wins! DC
Non-profit organization that promotes children's literacy by pairing students with reading mentors. Includes program description and newsletter.
Experience Corps - Washington DC
Mobilizes teams of adults to help elementary school children in poor neighborhoods. Includes program details, awards and growth plans.
Fredrick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation
Awards college scholarships to DC public high school students and fellowships to young lawyers for a year of public-interest legal service.
Friends of Choice in Urban Schools
FOCUS promotes public charter schools in Washington, DC. Includes a directory of charter schools, guidance on starting a charter school, background information and current news.
Friends of Tyler School Tutoring & Computer Ce
Sponsors a tutoring program, a computer center and other activities for children in the Tyler School district on Capitol Hill.
Goethe-Institut Washington
German cultural and information centre specializing in German language courses and cultural events.
Good Shepherd Ministries
Offers after-school educational programs for youth from low-income Jubilee Housing apartments in the Adams-Morgan community. Includes programs, volunteer opportunities and an annual report.
Hands On DC
Volunteer workathon to improve public schools and raise college scholarship for local students.
Heads Up
Organization that uses a college student work force to run education and mentoring programs for children and families in impoverished neighborhoods.
Home School Consultation
Provides support services for parents interested in home schooling. Includes costs and contact information.
ICLS Language Training Services
ICLS offers courses in ESL and over 70 languages, TOEFL preparation, and evening programs in English, Spanish and French.
Inman Tutoring
Tutoring offered for college students in Sciences, Math, English, Spanish, and ESL. Proofreading services available. Music tutoring for all ages.
Lado International College
English language school both for those trying to learn English and those seeking the TEFL teaching certificate.
Les Aspin Center for Government
Enrolls students for a semester or the summer to take classes and intern in Washington. Founded by Marquette University. Includes application information, faculty listing, and program description.
Literacy Volunteers of the National Capital Area
Provides free tutoring to adults who cannot read. Features volunteer opportunities and events.
Mentors, Inc
A private, nonprofit organization that pairs Washington, DC public high school students with trained adult mentors.
Metropolitan/Delta Adult Literacy Council, Inc.
Works to enable adults and families to acquire basic level literacy skills, including reading, writing, listening, speaking, mathematics, and technology. Includes events, programs, schedules and a newsletter.
Model Secondary School for the Deaf
Located at Gallaudet University. Provides a day and residential four-year high school program for students ages 14 through 21 from various states and United States territories. Enrollment ranges from 250 to 300 students.
Parents United for the D.C. Public Schools
Provides information to parents and interested citizens about hearings, school board meetings, events and changes within the D.C. school system.
Paul Berry Academic Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
To provide minority students in the Washington metropolitan area with the opportunity to attend private schools in grades seven through twelve. Events, application procedure, contact information.
ReSET Online
Strives to inspire and motivate children within the classroom structure to immerse themselves in the wonders of science and math.
Sonja I. Smith
Consultant and reading specialist offering tutoring and educational diagnostic testing services.
Spanish Education Development Center
Non-profit organization dedicated to designing and implementing educational programs for the low-income residents of the DC metro area. Programs are primarily for immigrants from Latin America. Pre-school, adult education, and volunteer opportunities.
State Education Office
Its responsibilities include administering nutrition programs, such as the school lunch program, and financial aid programs, such as the DC Tuition Assistance Grant Program for college study. Includes news, reports, legislation, program information, and links to web sites related to local education.
Tenley Study Center
Offers programs for young men between the ages of 15 and 25, including SAT preparation and academic review of math and English, followed by character-building lectures and sports.
The Black Student Fund
Offers scholarships and support to low-income African-American children at participating schools, grades K-12, in the metropolitan area. Features programs, news, member schools and events.
The Collins Foundation
Provides scholarship grants to Catholic high school students living in the Archdiocese of Washington, DC.
The Parent Pages
Parent resource phonebook for metro Washington DC. Lists contact information for preschools, childcare, schools, camps, entertainment, medical services, recreation, and children's activities.
Washington Metropolitan Scholars
WMS provides private college scholarship for African American students in the Washington metropolitan area. Includes information on programs, eligibility, ways to donate.
Washington Post: Education
News articles and columns on education in the area.
Washington Post: School Readiness Primer
Describes kindergarten programs in Washington, DC, metro area schools.
Washington Scholarship Fund
Provides low-income families with partial scholarships for private school tuition. Includes application in English and Spanish and information on donating, volunteering, and interning.