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United States, Washington Dc
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The school operates two campuses. The Early Years Campus serves PK3 through Kindergarten and is located 0.2 miles from the Elementary Campus at 220 Taylor Street NE, Washington, DC 20017, where Grades 1–5 are taught. The Elementary Campus sits on a three-acre site with a 43,000-square-foot LEED-certified building. Founders Forest is a one-acre outdoor nature center on campus to support environmental learning. REEF provides before- and after-school care on-site.
The school uses the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) and an immersive Chinese-English language model. PK3–PK4 have 100% Mandarin instruction; K–1 have about 75% Mandarin with 25% English; Grades 2–5 have a 50/50 Mandarin/English model with instruction in Mandarin and English on alternating days.
REEF is the before- and after-school care program on campus.
Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School is a public, two-campus Chinese-English immersion school in Washington, DC, serving ages 3 through 11. The school delivers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) within an immersive bilingual model. PK3–PK4 receive 100% Mandarin instruction; K–1 blend Mandarin (about 75%) and English (25%), with English Language Arts taught for 180 days; Grades 2–5 use a 50/50 Mandarin–English model with instruction delivered on alternating days. The program fosters globally minded learners through inquiry-based learning and the IB learner profile. The Elementary Campus is located at 220 Taylor Street NE, DC 20017, with the Early Years Campus nearby; together they occupy a three-acre LEED-certified site featuring Founders Forest, a one-acre outdoor nature center, supporting environmental learning. REEF provides on-site before- and after-school care. The school emphasizes a values-based community, welcoming families seeking a rigorous, multilingual science and humanities education within a public charter framework for families.
