Welcome back from Thanksgiving break! As we continue to move into the holiday season, DCI is starting its recruitment season! On Friday, we will host our second Buddy Day with our member school, Mundo Verde PCS J.F. Cook’s campus, welcoming 30+ 5th graders to DCI; you can catch us at both the high school (Dec. 7 – Booth #3008) and PK3 – Grade 8 (Dec. 14 – Booth #1205) EdFESTs; we will host our first DCI Information Session on December 18, which will be virtual, and many more events and opportunities between now, the opening of the My School DC Lottery and its close to learn more about our amazing school. As we share information with future families, we encourage you to spread the word and share your DCI points of pride with your DC friends and family – maybe even divulge during holiday and New Year’s Eve parties!

One of our points of pride is a keystone event that we host this time of year – Buddy Days! We host 5th graders from all of our member schools on Fridays, December through February, and each student has the opportunity to team up with a current DCI 6th grader to learn the ins and outs of their daily routine and schedule at DCI. We love having student visitors and this is such a fun way for upcoming 6th graders to check out the school and get candid, peer-to-peer information about DCI. 

In addition to spreading the word about DCI, we hope our community will support our year-end fundraising campaign. On Giving Tuesday, we launched a monthly donor challenge to unlock a $5,000 challenge fund offered by a generous DCI donor. We are only 5 new monthly donors away from reaching our goal by tomorrow, Friday, December 6th. Please help us reach our goal and multiply your impact! Support our year-end campaign here - we welcome donations of any size!

More Ways to Engage!

RSVP for the Café y Charla IB Family Engagement Session TOMORROW, December 6th. This

family engagement session will be held on the IB Career Program (CP) and the IB Diploma Program (DP) during a Café y Charla (only in Spanish) session tomorrow, December 6th from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM in the inner library. It’s not too late! Please complete this form to RSVP by noon tomorrow (12/6).

Sign Up for the Parent vs. Faculty Basketball Game!

Looking to meet and beat your student’s teachers on the court? We will be hosting a DCI Parent vs. Faculty basketball game on Wednesday, December 18th from 4:00–5:00 pm in the gym! We’re inviting 10 middle school parents and 10 high school parents to participate, with spots available on a first-come, first-served basis. We're also seeking a volunteer coach to lead the team. Don’t miss out on the fun— sign up today by Monday, December 16th!