Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C. will take to the streets for the third consecutive year to sponsor its FANtastic March III, a 5K fundraiser event, on Sunday, September 8th, 2013. The funds raised by Mandarin Oriental colleagues will be used to support the Heart of America BuddyPack program for students at […]
St. Dominic Church Gives New Books to Amidon Students
St. Dominic Catholic Church has donated 102 new books to young readers at Amidon Elementary School. The books cover a wide range of topics, including rain forests, sports, and geology. The purpose of the program is to help families build home libraries and encourage children to read over the summer […]
Reading Is Fundamental Returns Home
On Friday May 10th, after 46 years, Reading is Fundamental (RIF) returned home to where it was founded in 1966 by Margaret McNamara: Amidon-Bowen Elementary School. Amidon’s Principal Izabela Miller welcomed RIF President and CEO Carol Rasco, RIF Board of Director Margaret McNamara-Pastor, DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson, as […]
Amidon’s Playground Opens with Squeals of Delight
With the sound of the lunch-time bell on May 10th, 2013, the Amidon-Bowen Elementary playground opened with children smothering every inch of the dynamic new playgrounds – finding places to climb and to leap that only a child’s imagination can fathom. Playground construction was delayed due to an unusually cold […]
Success Stories: Jefferson’s Project AIM
As a 26-year veteran teacher, Dr. Alesia Slocumb-Bradford has spent her career teaching middle-schoolers mathematics and science. Dr. Slocumb-Bradford chose middle school as she believes it provides her with great resources for tapping into how students “think about learning.” Over the last eighteen years, she has used her role as […]
Amidon-Bowen Cheerleaders Build School Spirit
With enthusiastic jumps, and rousing chants, the 4th and 5th grade girls of the Amidon-Bowen cheerleading squad demonstrated pride in their school and introduced some motivational pep to the boys’ basketball season. “The whole point of cheerleading is to be a positive role model who other kids want to be […]
Amidon-Bowen Introduces Saturday School
Sitting in class might not be every student’s preferred way to spend the weekend, but for those who choose to attend Saturday School at Amidon-Bowen, the enthusiasm and the payoffs are real. “The kids absolutely love it,” said Amidon-Bowen Principal Izabela Miller. “They get semi-private attention from their teachers, and […]