School Within School (“SWS”) is a public Reggio Emilia-inspired elementary school serving PK-3 through 5th grades at 920 F Street NE, Washington, DC.
SWS has the privilege of being one of DC's few citywide public elementary schools, which means that SWS's 320+ students come from all of DC's unique wards.
SWS’s mission is to support and develop all children’s potential through a uniquely child-centered and teacher-directed collaborative learning environment inspired by the Reggio the schools for young children in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The fundamental tenant of the Reggio-Emilia philosophy is that in early childhood settings there should be “nothing without joy.”
At SWS, joy abounds, through a project-based approach to education which enables all children to influence the direction of their learning.
