Our mission to celebrate each unique child — and to teach them to celebrate this in themselves and in others — supports our students to become confident, kind, and capable learners as they move from our nurturing, safe Harbor to the “wider open seas”.
Why Harbor
The Harbor School is an intentionally small school community, with small classes, low teacher:student ratios, and school leadership that prioritizes best practices and relationships. This model allows us to know and understand each unique learner in our community and develop a strong sense of community, identity, and belonging in the early years.
Community and Belonging
Our hands-on, interdisciplinary, inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning builds on the strengths and natural curiosity of each unique student. Our focus on social/emotional learning, emphasis on making and the design cycle, and commitment to cultivating abilities and interests allows each student to thrive in the Harbor environment.
Academic Curriculum
Harbor teachers are highly experienced, dedicated, and compassionate professionals who take the time to get to know each unique child’s unique strengths and challenges, and guide students to grow in the academic, social/emotional, and physical developmental domains.
Meet Our Faculty
Early Childhood Education is our specialty at The Harbor School!
Human development research identifies the early childhood years as the critical development stage for future growth and advancement.
This knowledge anchors our philosophy at Harbor. Serving the DC metropolitan area, our program has always and only focused on educating young learners.
Our program serves children in Preschool (2 years old and up) through 3rd Grade.
Learn how your child’s educational foundation can begin at The Harbor School.
Throughout their time at Harbor, we provide our students a nurturing, challenging, and developmentally appropriate setting that fosters growth and independence.