Near Southeast Community Partners (NSCP) and our partner Nando’s Peri-Peri in Yards Park hosted our third annual Teacher Appreciation Dinner on Feb. 4, 2016. This year, NSCP featured teachers from Amidon-Bowen Elementary (our Adopt-a-School Partner) and Van Ness Elementary, which re-opened this school year. Thirty-five teachers, along with Principal Izabela Miller […]
Amidon-Bowen held it’s 2015 Family Fun Day event on Halloween at the school. Events included Wii dancing, imagination foam blocks, basketball, tennis, and activities on the playground. Thanks to the new flat screen televisions, which were installed in the cafeteria, a Wii system was installed for the event, which proved […]
Near Southeast Community Partners (NSCP) was proud to be selected by DC Public Schools (DCPS) as the Adopt-A-School partner to Amidon-Bowen Elementary School. This program is designed to facilitate and foster school-partner relationships that are uniquely tailored to support both the school and partner’s shared priorities. Schools and partners will […]
Photo caption: Teddy the Racing President from the Washington Nationals at Amidon-Bowen’s new playground. Photo caption: Teddy greeting the students. Opening day at Amidon-Bowen is always exciting and this year was no exception. The positive energy shown by all involved, especially the students, was truly encouraging. With all of the planning that […]
photo caption: (L to R) NSCP President Bruce DarConte, Councilmember David Grosso, and Amidon Principal Isabella Miller. photo caption: Teachers at the event. photo caption: Councilmember Charles Allen addressing the teachers. Near Southeast Community Partners (NSCP) and Nando’s Peri-Peri in Yards Park hosted the second annual Teacher Appreciation Event on Feb. […]
The scheduled opening of Van Ness Elementary for the 2015-16 school year is taking shape and the School Improvement Team (SIT) has been formed. A SIT is established at every school where a modernization, addition, or remodel is taking place during the next fiscal year. Its purpose is to provide input on the schematic design […]
(photo caption: Congressman Steny Hoyer (center) stands with Bruce DarConte (L) and Ed Kaminski (R), co-founders of NSCP.) On Sept.16, 2013, military and civilian personnel at the Washington Navy Yard were targeted in a senseless act of violence that took the lives of 12 innocent people, injured many others, and forever […]
