Washington Episcopal School believes that learning should be joyful, because academic excellence and happy children belong together.  An independent, co-educational school for students from Nursery through Grade 8, WES is committed to helping every child develop his or her fullest potential.  Our skilled, caring, and attentive teachers nurture the abilities and talents of each student.  Our broad and enriched curriculum builds knowledge and strengthens moral awareness, self-reliance, and leadership.  Our supportive community — true to Episcopal tradition — welcomes and celebrates a diversity of faiths and cultures.  WES students stride confidently into the world, delight in it, and contribute to it.