Mt. Washington Elementary School

Mt. Washington Elementary School is an academically challenging learning community. All students are engaged in a stimulating and rigorous instructional program, including language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science.

In primary grades language arts, Open Court, a phonics-based language arts program, is used. Students also read literature to balance this approach to literacy. Intermediate grades use a literature based program, Invitation to Literacy. Mathematics instruction includes an emphasis on problem solving. Math In My World is used in primary and intermediate grades. Science instruction is inquiry-based, with an emphasis on experimental learning. DiscoveryWorks is used in primary and intermediate grades. Social studies instruction focuses on geography skills, social awareness and our government through a program, We Live Together, sponsored by National Geographic.

Our Mission

The mission of the Mt Washington Elementary School is to make students aware of their historical and cultural foundations, to understand and appreciate humankind’s achievements in arts, literature, philosophy, and language, and to foster students’ creative self-expression so as to produce citizens who are sensitive to the human needs of individuals and who are able to function in a highly technological society. Not only will our students be adequately prepared to move from one educational level to the next, but also they will gain a broad perspective with which to carry on the traditions of a strong democratic society.