Capitol Hill Montessori is committed to creating a healthy and safe environment for our families and community. This commitment extends to how our children commute to school. We have partnered with DC’s Department of Transportation (DDOT) to implement a Safe Routes to School program aimed at encouraging families to walk, bike and take mass transit to school. For families who drive, the program promotes safe driver behavior at drop off and pick up.

Capitol Hill Montessori will be located  campus is located at 215 G St NE, Washington, DC 20002 (Map). This campus will be under construction from 2019-2021.

2019-2020 Location at Meyer School

During the 2019-2021 school years, Capitol Hill Montessori will be located at the Meyer School while our primary Logan campus is receiving a major update and expansion. There are free DCPS busses which provide transportation every day between Logan and Meyer campus.  There will also be a bus pickup & dropoff at JC Nalle Elementary School.  Full details of the daily bus schedule, rules, and processes are available in the Transportation Handbook.

2019-2020 Bus Schedule

JC Nalle – 219 50th St SE, Washington, DC 20019 (Map)

JC Nalle ES to Meyer ES – Morning Schedule

Morning 1
7:00 am Buses arrive at Nalle ES- Before Care Riders Only
7:10 am Buses depart from Nalle ES
7:50 am Buses arrive at Meyer ES

Morning 2
7:50 am Buses arrive at Nalle ES- Regular School Day
8:00 am Buses depart from Nalle ES
8:30 am Buses arrive at Meyer ES

Meyer ES to JC Nalle ES – Afternoon Schedule

Afternoon 1
3:15 pm Buses arrive at Meyer ES
3:35 pm Buses depart from Meyer ES
4:10 pm Buses arrive at Nalle ES

Afternoon 2
4:15 pm Buses arrive at Meyer ES
4:25 pm Buses depart from Meyer ES
4:55 pm Buses arrive at Nalle ES

Afternoon 3
5:30 pm Buses arrive at Meyer ES
5:40 pm Buses depart from Meyer ES
6:15 pm Buses arrive at Nalle ES

Getting to and from Logan

Walking & Biking

Our school is located in the heart of historic Washington, D.C. with wide sidewalks, marked crosswalks, and bike lanes. Students of CHL live around the city, some within direct walking distance and others that can use transit or biking to get close enough to walk. 

Parent/guardians with children who walk to school and/or home from school without parent supervision will be required to submit a written notification to the Main Office by emailing Shemeka Barrett (shemeka.barrett@k12.dc.gov) on or before their child’s first day of school. The notification must come from an authorized parent/guardian. Any changes to the arrival or dismissal method will need to be submitted in advance to the Main Office in writing.

All same day changes to dismissal method must be communicated to the student’s teacher and Shemeka Barret (shemeka.barrett@k12.dc.gov) before 1pm that day.

Waking/Biking: Before Care
Before Care program students will need to be escorted by a parent/guardian at Meyer through the main doors
located on 2501 11th Street, NW starting at 7:00am.

Walking/Biking: School Day Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
A staff member will be present to greet students beginning at 8:20am. Students should enter the building through the main entrance located on 2501 11th Street, NW. Once students enter the building, they should proceed to the cafeteria for breakfast and wait for their homeroom teacher.

At dismissal, students not remaining for the after school program in 1st -8th grade will be picked up from the cafeteria at 3:15 pm. Primary students will be picked up from their classrooms. Parents/guardians must sign the primary and lower elementary child(ren) out. Any student that is not picked up by 3:30 pm will be escorted to the auditorium where they will be supervised by CHML staff and parent will be contacted. Students authorized to walk home without a parent/guardian will exit Meyer through the main doors at 3:15pm.

Students in grades 4-8 may be dismissed to walk home without parent/guardian supervision, however a note providing consent must be submitted to the main office. Students in primary and lower elementary will be permitted to dismiss with their older sibling provided parent consent.
Capitol Hill Montessori staff members will be present during dismissal to ensure a safe departure of all
students.

Walking/Biking: Extended Day and After Care
After Care program students authorized to walk home will exit Meyer through the main doors at a predetermined time, according to the program’s schedule.

Public Transit

Capitol Hill Montessori @ Logan is accessible via several public transit options. 

• Metro Red + Green line train at Union Station
• D8, X1, X2 Buses on H Street NE
• DC Streetcar on H Street NE.

Union Station is 2-blocks from the school and provides numerous other options. Visit WMATA Trip and Service planner for more transit details.

Driving to Logan

Parents who drive to Logan building are asked to observe the ‘No Parking’ and ‘15 Minute Parking’ signs along the streets bordering the school. Double parking is never allowed in front of the school. Cars will be ticketed when they violate the parking restrictions. If all the street parking spots are occupied, parents are encouraged to park in the parking lot for both drop off and pick up. All parents are asked to be especially cautious when driving and parking near the school, to look out for the safety of children arriving at or leaving the building, and to respect neighbors who also need access to parking on streets surrounding the schools. 

Driving to Meyer

During regular school day arrival, parents/guardians can drop off students by using the “kiss and ride” loading zone, which will be located directly in front of Meyer on 11th Street. A staff member will be present to greet students beginning at 8:20am. Once students enter the building, they should proceed to the cafeteria for breakfast and to wait for their homeroom teacher. Parents/guardians who wish to walk their students to the main lobby may do so but will be required to find street parking.

At dismissal, 1st – 8th grade students not remaining for the after school program will be picked up from the cafeteria at 3:15 pm. Primary students will be picked up from their classrooms. Parents/guardians must sign the primary and lower elementary child(ren) out. Any student that is not picked up by 3:30 pm will be escorted to the auditorium where they will be supervised by CHML staff and parent will be contacted.

Registration of Bus Riders from Logan or JC Nalle

Each student must be registered with the Main Office at Capitol Hill Montessori @ Meyer as a bus rider before they can ride a school bus. The 2019-2020 Transportation Request Form is available in the Main School Office, and in the school bus binder. Parents must complete this form and return it to the Main Office. If you have already submitted your form there is no need to complete a transportation request form unless your transportation plans for the 2019-2020 school year have changed.