School Without Walls High School
School Without Walls High School is a small public magnet high school in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is colloquially referred to by students and faculty as "Walls." The school is based on a concept in urban education that encourages students to "use the city as a classroom," which is the origin of its name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: School building
- Description: public high school in Washington DC
- Also known as: “Grant School”, “Grant School Without Walls Senior High School”, “School Without Walls”, “School Without Walls Senior High School”, “School-without-Walls Senior High School”, and “The School Without Walls Senior High School”
- Address: 2130 G Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20037
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lincoln Memorial and Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Lincoln Memorial
Photo: UpstateNYer, Public domain.
The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple. Lincoln Memorial is situated 3,200 feet south of School Without Walls High School.
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government office
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United States are described as very strong. Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina is situated 710 feet south of School Without Walls High School.
The Oval Office
Government office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The Oval Office is situated 3,000 feet east of School Without Walls High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Golden Triangle.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
Photo: bootbearwdc, CC BY 2.0.
Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
West End
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
School Without Walls High School
- Categories: high school, building, and education
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89803° or 38° 53′ 53″ northLongitude
-77.04809° or 77° 2′ 53″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Levels
3Operator
District of Columbia Public SchoolsOpen location code
87C4VXX2+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 66409163OpenStreetMap feature
building=school
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In Other Languages
“School Without Walls High School” goes by many names.
- French: “School Without Walls”
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