Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School is Washington, D.C.'s first school dedicated to education for sustainability and biliteracy and offers parents an exciting new option for quality, tuition-free education for their children. Mundo Verde nurtures the next generation of global stewards, celebrating the principles of Expeditionary Learning and cultural diversity to ensure a sustainable future. Mundo Verde's mission is to foster high levels of academic achievement among a diverse group of students by preparing them to be successful and compassionate stewards of their communities.
Mundo Verde offers preschool through 1st grade and will add one additional grade each year through eighth grade. Mundo Verde employs Expeditionary Learning (www.elschools.org), a school design that promotes self-discovery and critical thinking, encourages teamwork, builds character, and capitalizes on children's innate spirit of adventure through hands-on, project-based learning. Mundo Verde is a purposefully diverse and culturally inclusive school founded to empower students to reach their full potential and give them the skills they need to work together to solve sustainability challenges. We are particularly proud of the economic, racial, and ethnic diversity of our school's leadership, teaching team, and student body. Mundo Verde prioritizes the education of the whole child and the inclusion and achievement of all children.
Faculty and staff benefit from a collaborative professional learning community that aligns professional development with curriculum development, refinement and implementation; and with development, implementation and analysis of assessments. Strategies to support an overall culture of learning and collaborative decision-making include:
- In-depth training every summer in the form of a two- to three-week institute.
- Planning time for teachers to work together three times a week.
- Weekly structured three-hour professional development and planning blocks, available through the use of early dismissal.
- Focused feedback on areas of strength and growth on curriculum, instruction, assessment, learning climate and family outreach.
Mundo Verde is looking for dedicated and dynamic educators. Please see our job postings for more information and instructions on how to apply.
The school is currently located at 3220 16th Street, NW.
