It was a sad moment when I realized this would not be the summer I would try my somewhat-of-a-green thumb at urban farming. As we walk by one of the community gardens I long for speckled pole beans, chartruse kale and dear little pink radishes. I fantasize regularly about large juicy beefsteak tomatoes and the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Schools'
Growing Funds to Grow Young Gardeners at Watkins
June 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill South
Tags: Cluster Schools·Gardens·Schools
Ward 6 State of the Schools
May 17th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Capitol Hill
Guest post by Joe Weedon Over the weekend, DCPS Interim Chancellor Kaya Henderson and several members of her senior leadership team joined Councilman Tommy Wells at Eastern High School to present and discuss the state of Ward 6 schools. As Hill residents know, our public schools, at all levels, have undergone a dramatic transition over [...]
Ward 6 State of the Schools this Saturday
May 13th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill
Join Tommy Wells and Acting Chancellor Kaya Henderson this Saturday at Eastern High School to learn more about Ward 6 public schools and to learn about the city’s plans for them. This is a great chance to share your ideas on how to improve our schools and to meet with DCPS leadership. Refreshments will be [...]
Tags: community meetings·Schools
Get Artsy for a Cause at Two Rivers
May 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Capitol Hill
This Saturday, May 14th, Two Rivers Public Charter School hosts its 7th annual art gala, Framing the Future. Billed as “an evening of art and music supporting the Two Rivers community,” the event raises money for the students and programs of this school, which opened its doors in 2004. The evening will begin at 6:30pm [...]
Tags: art·auction·Schools·Two Rivers PCS
On the Block for Watkins’ Montessori Program This Saturday
April 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Capitol Hill
Did you get a tan last weekend? Or perhaps a bit of a burn on these 80+ degree days? For you gals, there’s another opportunity to get dressed up and bare some sun-kissed skin. Guys, this time of year you can’t go wrong with light colored shirt and a linen or seersucker suit, tan or [...]
Maury’s Worthy Spring Break Project
April 26th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Capitol Hill North
Students returning to Maury Elementary today found their school with a much improved aspect. During last week’s spring break, work crews descended upon the school at the corner of 13th and Constitution, NE, busily replacing the school’s many windows. What’s the big deal, you ask? Having lived within sight of the school for 10 years, [...]
Tags: Maury·Real Estate·Schools
Volunteer This Weekend and Help a Local School
April 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Capitol Hill
For over 15 years Hands on DC has been working to make our public schools better, and the future of public schoolchildren brighter. Here on the Hill they work at several schools during their Work-a-Thon every year, and this year is no exception, with 5 Capitol Hill schools making the list. At the same time [...]
Tags: Schools·volunteering·volunteers
5 Questions: Hine-Eliot Middle School Principal Willie Jackson
April 13th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Capitol Hill, Kingman Park
If you’ve been hanging around many parents of school-age children on the Hill, you’ve probably heard concerns about middle school. Many I’ve met are happy with the elementary choices nearby; but indeed, we’re Washingtonians, and there’s always the future to think about, and isn’t middle school the gateway to college-bound academics? There are PSATs to [...]
Mouthwatering Fare, Jazz & Dumpsters at the SWS Auction
April 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Capitol Hill
It’s hard to say which is more tempting about the upcoming School-Within-a-School at Peabody Jazz Gala & Auction: the tasty vittles or the diverse items on the block. Each year I get tons of invitations to attend neighborhood school auctions to bid on items like those offered by SWS (hands off the coveted seasonal membership [...]
Taste of the Hill: Brent Elementary
March 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Capitol Hill
It’s time for another installment of “Spring Gala School Fundraisers” where we let you know about the many fun and tasty opportunities to support local schools. This week we are focusing on Brent Elementary. Brent is a nationally recognized Museum Magnet public school. Each year the Brent PTA hosts a foodie-focused event called Taste of the Hill [...]
