Though nearly four months have passed since DC Public Schools (DCPS) surprised Para Perry with a $10,000 check honoring her as one of the city’s top teachers, her eyes still well with emotion at the memory. “I’m still pinching myself to make sure it’s real,” she said. Perry was one of seven […]
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. […]
(photo caption 1: Amidon-Bowen Second Grade Teacher Beverly Worthington photo caption 2: Worthington stands with some of her second grade students photos courtesy of Beverly Worthington.) This article is part of a series of profiles of teachers and staff at Amidon-Bowen. Dressed like a corporate executive with an actor’s […]
Students at Amidon-Bowen continue to demonstrate substantial gains in academics and athletics, and the results are translating into significantly higher projected enrollments for the school. The latest round of Paced Interim Assessment (PIA) test results are in, and Amidon-Bowen students’ scores show significant growth in every grade. In the beginning of the 2013-2014 […]
For the past five years, students at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School have received a unique and inspirational addition to their science education thanks to the ReSET program. ReSET, which brings retired scientists, engineers, and technicians into the classroom, exposes students to interactive projects and hands-on experiences that make science and math fun and interesting. This […]
As part of an ongoing effort to visit all DC public and charter schools, DC Councilmember and Education Committee Chairman, David Catania, attended the Amidon-Bowen PTA meeting on Tuesday, October 8th. Catania’s visit gave Amidon-Bowen parents and interested community members the opportunity to learn first-hand about a number of proposals […]
No obvious path brought Izabela Miller from her childhood in the small town of Boleslawiec, Poland, to her current position as Principal of Amidon-Bowen Elementary School. She grew up during a time of great political upheaval in the years before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the middle of three […]
