Academic Program
Award-winning academic program to prepare students for success
A rigorous, internationally-based academic and cultural curriculum
Washington Global is a 2023 U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School and offers a robust academic program designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in middle school and beyond. Washington Global’s academic program is designed to meet the needs of diverse learners and strives to support and challenge all students regardless of their backgrounds. Additionally, all students engage in the International Middle Years Curriculum in their Global Citizenship course, which introduces them to different cultures and customs.
Programs to keep students healthy and engaged
Students build their knowledge base in core classes (English language arts, math, science, and history), while also participating in a wide-range of electives, including foreign language, physical education, global citizenship, film, art, STEM, coding, and more.
8th grade students participate in high school preparatory classes to ensure they are confident taking the next steps in their academic journeys.
Washington Global encourages all students to become engaged in the world around them through service learning projects. Each year, all students participate in a service learning project to help their own community or communities in other parts of the country or world.
Service learning at Washington Global
One of Washington Global’s core tenants is our service learning program. Washington Global’s students are vibrant members of the community; through this program, they explore issues they are passionate about. They then engage in a year-long, meaningful project to address the issues.
Prepared for success
Washington Global’s English language arts and math courses use Common Core State Standards (CCSS)-aligned curricula to prepare students for the end-of-year DC CAPE assessment.
Washington Global provides an individualized education to all students. Students take both benchmark and interim assessments to regularly reassess academic skill gaps, so classes can be retooled to challenge all students appropriately. Washington Global also offers a comprehensive special education program that meets the individualized needs of its students.
International Middle Years Curriculum Themes
Sixth Grade
Adaptability
The ability to approach situations with flexibility and alter or change our responses can be advantageous.
Balance
2nd Quarter
Things are more stable when different elements are in the correct or best possible proportions.
Collaboration
3rd Quarter
Creativity
4th Quarter
Innovative ideas can happen when existing or new concepts are brought together or expressed in a new way.
Seventh Grade
Communication
When information is shared accurately and clearly, the end result is more effective.
Courage
2nd Quarter
Being true to yourself requires bravery.
Curiosity
3rd Quarter
The desire to know more drives exploration and aspiration.
resiliencey
4th Quarter
Success over time requires persistence.
Eighth Grade
Challenge
Facing up to or overcoming problems and barriers increases possibilities in our lives.
development
2nd Quarter
Long-lasting changes take place slowly over time.
identity
3rd Quarter
Our sense of self and that of others is continually developing through our different interactions and impacts on how we exist in the world.
Responsibility
4th Quarter
Each of us is in charge of the actions we choose.
