Photo courtesy of Perry Klein. On Saturday, April 23, five Southwest youth were honored with a graduation ceremony for completing the Computer-for-Kids computer training program. This ceremony was memorable for many reasons, but most notable is that the number of students graduating from the program exceeded the 100 mark for […]
Photo caption: Crystal Cobb, Amaya Randolph, Kaiya Hawkins, Jayla Hunter, and Japan Spells (L to R) are 6th and 7th graders at Jefferson Academy. Students from Jefferson Academy in Southwest DC are the stars of the newest Book Club for Kids podcast episode. They tackle Rita Williams-Garcia’s Newbery Honor book […]
Amidon-Bowen is looking to hire for the 2016-17 academic year. We are looking for great people to fill the following full-time openings: special education teacher, Spanish teacher, STEM/science teacher, general elementary education teacher, and social worker. There is also an opening for a part-time dean of students. If interested, please contact […]
A neighborhood favorite, this month’s exploring space lecture is titled “Searching for Life in our Solar System” by presenter Chris McKay of the NASA Ames Research Center. The event will be held on Thursday, April 28 at 8 p.m. in the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater at the Air and Space Museum in […]
Nearly a dozen Jefferson Academy students plan to travel for spring break to Ecuador for a nine-day trip of cultural immersion and community service in late March. They will study the rich history and culture of Ecuador, as well as work side-by-side with members of an indigenous tribe on a […]
Fourteen months ago the Southwest Neighborhood Library was honored to be the location of Councilman Allen’s announcement of his intent to introduce legislation to create a new early childhood literacy program, Books from Birth. On Thursday, Feb. 4, his vision became reality. The program was launched at the Children’s National […]
Students who live in-boundary for a participating DC Public Schools (DCPS) Title I school are guaranteed a seat in PK3 or PK4, as long as they submit an application through the My School DC lottery by March 1, 2016 and are not matched with a school they ranked higher. If […]
