Virtual Open House & Workshops

Come experience Ellington at a Virtual Open House

November 18, 2021 – 3:00P – 5:00P
January 13, 2022 – 3:00P – 5:00P

Via Zoom (link to come 24 hours in advance)

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Wondering if Ellington is right for you?

Pay us a virtual visit during one of our scheduled Virtual Open Houses – learn more about our extraordinary program and see us in action. We will have amazing content to share with you, behind-the-scenes access, live Q&A and breakout sessions to all of our Arts Departments. We look forward to seeing you!

Open houses run from 3:00P – 5:00P and we recommend you join us virtually for the entire program so you don’t miss anything! We will show you images of our newly renovated Ellington Theatre with a general presentation, and then go on virtual visits to our arts departments. See & hear what life at Ellington is really like!

Admissions Process and Dates
Apply to Ellington!

Duke Ellington School of the Arts has a five-part admission process: application and audition, and for those who pass their audition, an academic assessment test, family interview and committee review.

• MySchoolDC Application Window: Complete the DCPS online application, it’s available online from December 13, 2021 to February 1, 2022. Check ellingtonschool.org/admissions/application-process for updates and to link to the DCPS application (www.MySchoolDC.org)
• Early February 2022 – Audition! You are responsible for checking the audition schedule and showing up on that specific date and time. More details to come. Audition Schedule will be posted on December 1, 2021.
• February and March 2022 – Academic placement test and family interviews for students who pass their audition(s). Dates TBD.
• April 1, 2022 – Admissions decisions announced via MySchoolDC.