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 […]
Jefferson Students Successful at Virginia Beach Basketball Tournament
An Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) youth team from DC called DC STORM has returned from a successful trip to an East Coast AAU basketball tournament in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The team was put together as a mentor and life skills program by Coach Jay Shorter, Tyrone Jones, and Coach Ronald […]
I Love Being a Part of Voices of Now!
Photo caption: Najeé Eddy (left) and Keniya Brown (right) participate with the Jefferson Academy Ensemble in the 2015 Voices of Now Festival at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater on May 14. Photo by Cameron Whitman Photography Have you ever had the one program, that one […]
Robotics at Jefferson Academy Middle School
Photo caption: Oliver Guarjardo, sixth grade. Photo caption: Makiyah Hicks, sixth grade. Photo caption: Kasmira Fudge, eighth grade. Photo caption: Jade Ferguson, seventh grade. Photo caption: Isaiah Lattimore, eighth grade. Photos courtesy of Hope Witherspoon of Jefferson Academy. Robotics is an after-school activity at Jefferson Academy […]
Jefferson Academy Baseball Team’s Date at Nationals Park
Photos courtesy of Perry Klein. On Thursday, April 2, after baseball practice, Jefferson’s baseball coach, Mr. Ronald Hines, Sr. (Coach Horse), and a representative of the Washington Nationals baseball team, Mr. Bardach, carpooled us to the National’s stadium. Upon our arrival to the stadium, we respectfully waited to meet our tour […]
Amidon-Bowen and Jefferson Academy Teacher Appreciation Event
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. […]
March 31: Expert to Speak about Socioeconomic Diversity in Schools
As part of a series of community conversations about the dynamics around race, class, and education in our neighborhood, the Near SE/SW Community Benefits Coordinating Council (CBCC) will be hosting Richard Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, to talk about the upside and challenges of socioeconomically diverse schools […]