Students ages 9 to 12 can learn in six Saturdays under the College for Kids Program that college is for them. Professionals will explain college life to the students and arrange a visit to a college campus – all under the sponsorship of the National Congress of Black Women (NCBW) […]
Jefferson Academy Begins Second Year
Jefferson Academy, now beginning its second year, is poised to be an outstanding middle school. Housed in the once magnificent old building, the new school has begun the process of certification as an academically rigorous International Baccalaureate school. Teachers are now preparing the courses they will introduce this spring to […]
Computer for Kids kicks off after Columbus Day
YATF is gearing up for its fall Computer for Kids Program which has been in existence since October 2007, graduating approximately 70 youth between the ages 6-13. As in the past, students will learn computer application skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. In addition, the students will learn keyboarding, the […]
Amidon-Bowen’s Open House
A U.S. Army Color Guard from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall presented the colors held to celebrate the remarkable interior makeover at Amidon-Bowen on Sept. 8. JBM-HH is Amidon-Bowen’s Partner in Education in Southwest Washington. This impressive ceremony opened the program that officially introduced Amidon-Bowen’s “new look” to the community. The […]
Seeing the Future: Greeting Students at Amidon-Bowen
An excited 3rd grader walked into the new, open and welcoming lobby of the renovated Amidon-Bowen Elementary School Aug. 27 exclaiming, “This looks like the future!” When this was reported to Joseph Sullivan, Program Manager for the Office of Public Education Facilities and Modernization, he replied with a broad smile, […]
SWNA scholarship student receives notebook computer
Amidon-Bowen: New Facilities, New Programs, New Ideas
Principal Izabela Miller begins her second year at Southwest’s only public elementary school on much firmer ground. Remember that the ground did indeed move last year! The District experienced a 5.8 magnitude earthquake on the second day of school! Without another once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, Amidon-Bowen is prepared to move smoothly into […]