DC families face an abundance of options when it comes to choosing a school for their children. This year, new school boundaries and a pilot program affecting three-year-olds in Southwest and Navy Yard mean that changes may apply to families interested in sending their children to the neighborhood public school. […]
Two SWDC Residents Receive Scholarship
(photo caption: Marlon Mitchell pictured with his laptop.) (photo caption: Yurlee Tinsley with his computer.) On the first Saturday this year, I was lucky enough to meet two delightful young men, natives of Southwest DC and the recipients of scholarships funded by Friends of Southwest DC and subsequently awarded through […]
Computer-for-Kids Graduation
Four students completed the Computer-for-Kids course: Stevon & Ravon Benson, Landen Johnson, and Miracle Matthews. Photo courtesy of Perry Klein. (photo caption: Miracle Matthews with her Computer-for-Kids certificate. Also in the photo are (L to R) Paul Taylor, speaker at the Graduation; Bruce Levine, SWNA President; Thelma Jones, SWNA YATF Chair; […]
Business and Technology Training for SW Residents in Session
The Greenleaf Extensions Resident Council is offering Business and Technology training to residents who desire to enter the corporate workforce. Courses designed to teach participants how to compose corporate documents, perform Internet research, build databases, and enhance business communications will begin in January. The 12-week program incorporates typing proficiency, public […]
Amidon-Bowen Family Fun Day
(photo caption: Artist-in-Residence Sculpture.) (photo caption: Family Fun Day participants on a school tour.) (photo caption: Lucy Rojansky, Amidon-Bowen Principal Miller, PTA member Bruce DarConte, and ANC 2B Commissioner Stephanie Maltz at Family Fun Day.) On Nov. 1, Amidon-Bowen held a Family Fun Day and Open House. Activities included soccer […]
News from Waterfront Academy
Hispanic Heritage The students of Waterfront Academy walked to the Smithsonian’s Discovery Theater on the National Mall, had a picnic on the grass, and then enjoyed the show “Uno, Dos, Tres con Andres” to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month. “Uno, Dos, Tres con Andres” is a bilingual children’s music show that celebrates […]
Waterfront Academy Hires New Staff
(photo caption: L to R: Shackleford, Robert, Roque, and Trejo) Waterfront Academy hired its teaching team for the 2014-15 school year: Karina Trejo, Garry Robert, and Concepcion Roque. Karina Trejo is our Spanish Montessori primary guide. Karina received her AMI Montessori training from the world-renowned Instituto Montessori de Mexico under the […]