To all my friends in Southwest, I am, as you are, saddened by the passing of Ron McBee. He was rightly known as “The Mayor of Southwest,” but of course he was more than that: an astute observer of the political process, one who saw the humor in the world around him, and most of […]
Amidon-Bowen Students Try Their Hand at Chinese
In a continuing effort to enrich the instruction of children at Amidon-Bowen, Assistant Principal Dwayne Ham arranged for Chinese Language instruction to be provided to 1st graders through the University of Maryland MCERT Program. In the Center for Chinese Language Teacher Certification and Development at the College of Education at the University of Maryland, candidates […]
Amidon-Bowen Picks Up the Pace in Second Year of Restructuring
Amidon-Bowen Elementary school, under the supervision of Principal Izabela Miller, has just recently completed the second round of Paced Interim Assessments (PIA). These assessments measure progress towards mastery of the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics. By all accounts, the school, which is in its second year of restructuring, is making […]
A Busy December at Amidon-Bowen
Mr. Thomas’ 2nd-3rd grade Math class had an opportunity to make a surprise trip to the White House on December 3rd. Ms. Poteau, School Program Director accompanied them. The employees of District of Columbia Regulatory Administration at 1100 4th Street SW, held a hat and glove drive for the students at Amidon-Bowen. A large bag […]
Aviation Careers Presented at Amidon-Bowen
Armed with model airplane kits, VFR navigational charts, air traffic control maps and hands on activities designed to show the general overview of aviation careers, US Department of Transportation (DOT) Mentors presented an exciting experience to Amidon-Bowen 4th and 5th graders. Lift, gravity, drag, wing, fuselage, nose and tail – terms that help the students […]
Amidon-Bowen Hosts Ward 6 Community Conversation on Quality Schools
On October 1st, DC Deputy Mayor for Education De’Shawn Wright, Ward 6 BOE Representative Monica Warren-Jones and Ward 2 BOE Representative Mary Lord welcomed parents, grandparents, care-givers, teachers, counselors and other community members to the Amidon-Bowen Multipurpose Room. The program, A Community Conversation, which has been conducted citywide, addresses the question, “How can we make sure […]
Amidon-Bowen 5th Graders Sample Life on the High Seas
On the beautiful sunny morning of Sept. 29th, at 10 a.m., Ms. Hugee’s 5th grade class boarded the Pride of Baltimore II. The weather was a perfect 65 degrees. Chief Mate, Hank Moseley, and crewmate Christine McCormick, led the class to the ship. The kids were a bit nervous boarding and being so close to the […]