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Enrollment Preferences: LAMB participates in the My School DC admissions lottery and gives preferences for enrollment in the following order: 1. Children of staff members; 2) At-risk students (homeless, in the city's foster care system, receiving benefits like TANF and SNAP); 3) Siblings of currently-enrolled students; 4) Twins of students offered enrollment; 5) Siblings of students offered enrollment. Previously Enrolled Returning Students: Students previously enrolled in our school for at least one school year may be able to re-enroll in limited circumstances if they: moved out of the DC metro area, including Northern Virginia and Maryland; didn't leave to attend another school in the DC metro area; weren't away for more than one year; and are enrolled and back at LAMB before the City's annual count day (usually the first week in October). Re-enrollment is contingent on meeting these conditions and the availability of spots. Procedures: If a family meets these conditions, they must complete our Intent to Return form and include a letter confirming you met the conditions during your child's absence, the grade level your child would enter upon return, and re-enrollment paperwork including the DC residency verification form. If a student meets the requirements to re-enroll, they will be assessed and placed in the appropriate grade and may be moved to a different community based on academic, social, or emotional needs than they were in the previous school year when attending.
Tuition Assistance Due to Financial Need: LAMB offers limited partial and full scholarships to access BASE (in addition to the discount rate we offer to families who qualify for free and reduced lunch). To apply for a scholarship, please fill out the application at tinyurl.com/LAMBBASE and email BASE Coordinator Milagros Cairo at milagros@lambpcs.org after submitting. A scholarship review committee at LAMB determines any scholarships. Scholarships are awarded for a 3 month period of time and require verification of need every 3 months with the BASE Director/Coordinator and scholarship review committee.
Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School is a public charter in the District of Columbia offering Montessori education in English and Spanish for students ages 3 to 12. It operates in multi‑age Primary (PK3–Kindergarten) and Elementary (Lower and Upper Elementary, 1st–5th) communities, with the goal of achieving fluency in both languages by fifth grade. PK3 is Spanish‑only; PK4 and Kindergarten are bilingual, with one language taught in the morning and the other in the afternoon and a language‑specific guide in each session. Lower and Upper Elementary provide instruction in both languages, supported by two teachers per classroom. The Montessori Cosmic Curriculum, guided by the Great Lessons, spans history, geography, anthropology, biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, botany, and ecology, and aligns with the Common Core in DC. The school honors Latin American heritage, with staff from Latin American countries or descendants of Latino families, and its mission is a bilingual Montessori community rooted in Latin American culture. Community involvement is central through the Neighborhood Community Committee, PAZ values, and an active Board of Directors with broad family engagement.
