12 Sep 2012

Farmers Market Opens Today at Watkins Elementary School

If you’ve walked by Watkins Elementary you may have seen the brilliant pink stalks of chard, the squash blossoms or the copious amounts of basil growing in the school’s gardens. It’s all grown by students study math, science, and social studies by getting their hands dirty. For those of us who start pining for a […]


13 Dec 2011

Livable, Walkable Awards

Locally known as “The Brickies”, the Livable, Walkable Awards are given each year by our councilmember, Tommy Wells, in recognition of the leaders and visionaries that contribute to making our neighborhood the great place it is to live and work.  If you missed last week’s awards ceremony, we have a round up and photos of […]


05 May 2011

greenHILLhome: Synthetic Turf at Watkins, Part 2

In part one of this article we started to examine the pros and cons of synthetic turf, specifically with respect to the new installation at Watkins Elementary/Watkins Recreation Center.  There’s more to say about plastic, though, and specifically when plastic is installed outside as a playing field. Another concern with regard to synthetic turf heating […]


04 May 2011

greenHILLhome: Synthetic Turf at Watkins, Part 1

Over the winter and early spring the grass field behind Watkins Elementary School was replaced with an artificial turf playing surface.  I’d been wondering about the ecological impact of replacing live plant material with a synthetic system and I had a suspicion there were camps for and against the transition.  The data I found wasn’t […]


11 Jun 2010

News:

Montessori Program Celebrates its 20th Anniversary

The Montessori Program at Watkins Elementary School in Capitol Hill is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this weekend. The program, which has been around since 1964, joined forces with the DC Public School system in 1990 and is now part of the Capitol Hill Cluster School. At present, the program teaches over 170 children in the […]


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