The Chávez Schools

Chavez Prep

Capitol Hill Campus

Parkside Campus

News & Announcements

Our new home.

Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 21 days ago on 06/17/08
tags: homeoffice, prep

Chavez Prep is now located at 4115 16th Street, at the intersection of 16th and Upshur Streets NW. We are occupying the Reverend Thomas Daniel Education Building, which was the home of the prestigious British School for many years. We are pleased to make our 2008-09 home so close to our many families in Columbia Heights. We are excited to be located in the heart of Northwest DC, and we are looking forward to taking advantage of our proximity to Rock Creek Park.

Our contact information remains the same. You can reach us by phone at 202.723.3975 or by FAX at 202.723.3976. Our hours of operation during the month of July will be from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. We will host an open house for new and returning families on July 22 from 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm. Please call us if you are interested in attending.

Graduation 2008!

Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 33 days ago on 06/05/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep

Capitol Hill

Graduation will be held on June 12, 2008 at 6:00 pm at the Lincoln Theatre. Kasmin Holt, a Chavez Alumna (2004) and Smith College graduate (2008) is the speaker. Graduates should arrive at the theatre between 3:00-3:30 PM for rehearsal. Doors open to the public at 5:00 PM

Parkside

Graduation will be held on June 13, 2008 at 5:30 pm at the Parkside Gymnasium. Graduates should report at 4:45pm.

The guest speaker will be Haki R. Madhubuti (born Don Luther Lee) a renowned African-American author, educator, and poet. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Iowa and served in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1963. A proponent of independent Black institutions, Mr. Madhubuti is the founder, publisher, and chairman of the board of Third World Press (1967), co-founder of the Institute of Positive Education/New Concept School (1969), and co-founder of Betty Shabazz International Charter School (1998) in Chicago, Illinois. He is also a founder and board member of the National Association of Black Book Publishers, a founder and chairman of the board of The International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent, founder and director of the National Black Writers Retreat. Currently, he is the Distinguished University Professor, founder and director emeritus of the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing and director of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Chicago State University.

Prom 2008

Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 33 days ago on 06/05/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep

Capitol Hill

Prom will be on Friday, June 6th, form 9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

Summer School

Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 33 days ago on 06/05/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep

Capitol Hill

Summer school will be held for all grades 9-11, from July 7th-25th.

Two sessions will be given: Morning Session from 8:00-12:00 and Afternoon Session from 12:30-4:30 p.m.

All students are expected to come in for the morning session, and some may be required to come in for the afternoon session as well. It all depends on whether or not they need to recover one or two credits, in English and math.

Some students will attend DCPS schools to make up-credits in Science, History or Foreign Language. Parents should have received information about who qualifies for DCPS summer school. For questions, contact Mr. Lizardi at (202) 547-3424.

End of the Year Trips

Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 33 days ago on 06/05/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep

Capitol Hill

Senior Trip

Every year, the senior class takes a senior trip, as their last experience together, before embarking on the rest of their lives. This year, the senior class will be going to the Bahamas from June 20-24, 2008.

King’s Dominion Trip

We’ll be going to King’s Dominion on Thursday, June 26th, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Enrolling at Chavez

Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 126 days ago on 03/04/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep

Applying to Cesar Chavez Charter Schools

We are accepting applications for the 2008-2009 school year. The application period will begin October 29, 2007 and end March 11, 2008. If there are more students applying than spaces available, we will conduct a public lottery on March 12, 2008. Letters will be mailed on March 18, 2008—no phone calls, please.

  • Chavez Capitol Hill is now accepting grades 9 and 10
  • Chavez Parkside is now accepting grades 6 through 10
  • Chavez Prep is now accepting grades 6, 7, and 8.
    (mark “Chavez Columbia Heights” on the application)

Please note that Chavez does not enroll students in 11th and 12th grades.

Cesar Chavez is a public school free of charge serving students who reside in the District of Columbia. We do not discriminate against anyone because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Download the Student Application

Please complete the application below and mail or bring them to Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools, Attn: Home Office – 709 12th Street SE.

Open House Schedule

Chavez Capitol Hill

Open House: Tuesday, February 19 at 7:00pm

Shadow Days: First Tuesday in March, April, & May Call Campus to RSVP

Chavez Prep

Open Houses: Thursday, Feb. 21, March 20, and April 17 at 5:00pm

Shadow Days: Tuesdays 8:00 – 10:00am Call Campus to RSVP

Chavez Parkside

Open House: Saturday, February 23 at 10:00am

Shadow Days: 9:30 – 10:30am Call Campus to RSVP

An open house is a presentation at one of our schools.

A shadow day permits you to see what a school day is like for our students.

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