“I was in Israel-Palestine on October 7th.” These words have caused strong and diverse reactions, sometimes starting conversations and...

Welcome, Avalon Ayres as the new debate coach for School Without Walls! Ayres, a sophomore at George Washington University and a member...

A DC street lined with snow – photo credit: Zoe Becker (‘26)  DCPS schools have long been notorious for their conservative policy...

Students at School Without Walls take several Advanced Placement (AP) courses throughout their high school careers, ranging from AP...

Photo by Mitchell Kasdan (‘27)  Turning left at 180 MPH again and again: that’s what Rajah Caruth (‘20) does on Fridays, and sometimes...

According to a survey conducted by The Rookery, 31.6% of students at School Without Walls (SWW) have never been skiing. For those looking...

Senior Layla Rethy studies at the Washington School of Ballet – photo provided by Layla Rethy (‘25) At School Without Walls, some...

School Without Walls is based on the idea that students will go beyond the walls of the school and use the city as their campus. However,...

Photo Credit: Annabel Holt As Walls students transition into second semester, it’s the perfect time to re-examine a policy introduced at...