Washington Latin Public Charter School

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Washington Latin Public Charter is a school in Northwest, Washington, D.C., United States It features a middle and upper school, serving grades 5-12.HistoryWLPCS opened in 2006 with 179 students in grades five through seven. Washington Latin was modeled after Boston Latin School, which was the first public school in the United States that taught children under the age of 25.They have added a grade each year and graduated their first class of high school seniors on 8 June, 2012. The motto of the school is discite servaturi, meaning "Learn, those who are about to serve". This school believes highly in the method of teaching through a classical education. From a student perspective, this means focusing on Latin language, emphasis on Greek and Roman history, and disciplinary measures such as demerits.Their first location was in Christ Church of Washington (now Embassy Church) at 3855 Massachusetts Avenue (two blocks west of Washington National Cathedral).In 2008, they added a second campus for the eighth and ninth graders at 4715 16th Street on the corner of Decatur Street NW, which is now the location of the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation's Capital.In 2009 they moved the entire Middle School (grades 5-8) to the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church (now Iglesia Ni Cristo - Church of Christ) property at 4115 16th Street NW on the corner of Upshur Street NW, just a half-mile from the Upper School.In 2010, they added an additional campus for their Upper School at 4501 16th Street NW, on the corner of Allison Street NW in an annex of the Simpson-Hamline United Methodist Church.