AppleTree Institute

Schools

AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School (AELPCS) is a public charter school authorized by the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board open to all three- and four-year olds in the District of Columbia. AELPCS’s mission is to provide young children with the social, emotional, and cognitive foundations that will enable them to succeed in school.

AELPCS implements a research-based instructional program that supports the development of young children’s language, literacy, and behavioral skills as well as their understanding of the world around them. The school uses a comprehensive, integrated curriculum designed to engage young children in playful activities and to build on their natural eagerness to learn.

AELCPS strives to create classrooms that nurture children and maximize their learning. All AELPCS staff members are committed to the goals of the charter and to ongoing improvement as educators. Three-person instructional teams staff each classroom: a lead teacher and teaching fellow, both of whom have four-year degrees, and a teaching assistant.

AELPCS currently operates campuses located at:

  • Riverside (SW)
    Located at the intersection of 7th and I ("eye") Streets, SW
    680 I Street, SW
    Washington, DC 20024
    Phone: (202) 646-0500
    Fax: (202) 646-0510

  • Amidon (SW)
    Located within Amidon Elementary at the intersection of 4th and I ("eye") Streets, SW
    401 I Street, SW
    Washington, DC 20024
    Phone: (202) 646-0094
    Fax: (202) 646-0095

  • Columbia Heights (NW)
    Located at the intersection of 14th and Girard Streets, NW (entrance on Girard)
    2750 14th Street, NW
    Washington, DC 20009
    Phone: (202) 667-9490
    Fax: (202) 667-9493