DGS Opens Garfield ES AUG 2024

On Thursday, August 29 at 10:00 a.m., Mayor Muriel Bowser and education leaders celebrated the first day of pre-K for DC Public Schools (DCPS) at Garfield Elementary School.
The Mayor toured the newly renovated Garfield Elementary School, a $60.5 million modernization that re-imaged the interior space of the historic building while keeping the building’s character and external features. The facility will include the first “teaching kitchen” in Ward 8, is designed with sustainability in mind, and features public art throughout the building and building exterior.