Our Story

After two and a half years in a rented wing of the Eliot-Hine Junior High School, Two Rivers found a permanent home at 1227 4th St., NE. We reinforced this former car garage in order to accommodate a third floor and then transformed the space with our vision of what school should be: large glass doors to invite people and lots of light, bright colors, rooftop play and learning space, and an atrium with what would become a signature Two Rivers feature: the sitting steps. Two years later, the school bought a building across the street at 1234 4th St. to serve as the middle school. That building is now the Upper School, housing 4th and 5th grades, a rooftop playground and a gym, and the original building is the Lower School.

The 4th St. campus today is nestled in the midst of the fast-growing area at the intersection of Union Market District, NoMa, and Gallaudet University. Two Rivers students have easy access to an embarrassment of riches: local Black-owned businesses, world-famous museums, National Parks, and seats of power. Learning expeditions come alive when the community is the classroom.

On most Wednesdays, we host community meeting at 8:30am. Anyone is welcome! Come and experience the best of our learning community.