WELCOME TO WASHINGTON GROVE ELEMENTARY
Dear Parents,
Welcome to our school! We are very happy to have you and your children join our extended family of learners. Visualize a school where the children are excited about learning, discipline problems are minimal, the learning environment is structured so all children have an excellent opportunity to succeed, parents and community members volunteer to support children’s learning, and parents bring their career, cultural, linguistic, and other skills to school to enrich the curriculum. That’s Washington Grove Elementary School! We invite you to join our partnership.
Dr. Alonso
Principal
About Washington Grove Elementary School
Washington Grove Elementary School is located in the historic Washington Grove Community, which is over 100 years old. It has a history to match and is a strong bastion of academic excellence and gentle nurturing of young minds. It is over 400 students strong and has a wonderful, caring staff led by Amy Alonso, our principal, to whom we look for guidance and leadership.
Getting Here
Vision Statement
Washington Grove es una comunidad de ciudadanos globales quienes se respetan los unos a los otros, se esfuerzan por tener éxito y resuelven problemas juntos in two languages.
Washington Grove is a community of global citizens who respect one another, strive for success and solve problems together en dos idiomas.
Mission Statement
We serve students by:
- Engaging in bilingual instruction that meets individual students’ needs.
- Creating a school environment where we ALL listen, value and encourage each other.
- Building future leaders who know how to create an inclusive community and to solve problems.
We serve each other by:
- Holding each other accountable to have a student-first mindset.
- Participating in professional growth as a teaching and learning school for student achievement through the common goals of the three pillars of dual language education.
- Collaborating with each other to set and meet high expectations.
- Respecting, recognizing, and appreciating our collective efforts, talents and abilities.
We serve our community by:
- Sharing and advocating for a commitment to equity and grade-level student achievement.
- Building trusting and respectful relationships with all families and the greater community through meaningful partnerships.
- Collaborating to continuously maintain accessible and open lines of communication.
- Increasing active participation of all stakeholders.
Goals
1.To promote high levels of oral language proficiency and literacy in both Spanish and English.
2.To achieve proficiency in all academic subjects, meeting or exceeding district and state standards.
3.To cultivate an understanding and appreciation of ALL cultures and to develop positive attitudes toward fellow students, their families, and the community.
WGES Instructional Model
Washington Grove Elementary School Instructional Model
History
Washington Grove Elementary School was originally called the Oakmont School. It was built as a one-room Episcopal chapel and school by the Weaver family in 1885. The school remained unchanged until the 1920s when another room was added. That building was eventually torn down and a new building at our current location was built in 1956. The 1956 building was renovated in 1985, at which time a gym was added and the building was air conditioned.
In 2009-10 we moved into yet another rendition of Washington Grove Elementary School. A two-story addition was added, a wing was demolished and rebuilt, and new administrative offices were created. At the completion of that massive project, we had room to spare! Over the past seven years, though, our school population has grown considerably and we find ourselves sharing spaces. Stop by and visit to see this ever-changing place of learning!
Cluster Information
Washington Grove Elementary School is part of the Gaithersburg Cluster. Students matriculate from Washington Grove to Forest Oak Middle School,
and then on to Gaithersburg High School.