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If you walked into Eastern High School this winter you might have encountered students engaged in a different kind of learning. As part of a new program brought into Eastern by Communities In Schools of the Nation’s Capital, students spent two months in a crash course designed to teach tangible skills ranging from computer programming to t-shirt design.
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To reach, connect, and engage diverse communities across the nation, Communities In Schools is using the medium of mosaic art to illustrate the vital role we all play in seeing the story within every student. Each mosaic portrait is assembled with elements from students’ lives that represent who they are as individuals as well as the Communities In Schools services that helped them succeed.
– Communities In Schools
For many young people in the United States, a first job is not a choice but an obligation.
The struggles that students go through are often unseen.
With the holiday season upon us some families need a helping hand. Look below for resources for those who need a little extra support this winter.
Students gathered at the AT&T Forum for Technology, Entertainment, and Policy for the 20th Annual HACEMOS High Tech Day
A barrier to upward mobility for many students is facing the uncertainty the future holds. Once they leave the structure of high school, they are often left asking “So What Now?”
CIS of the Nation’s Capital site coordinator Monique Baker is working with students to combat bullying at Cardozo Educational Campus.
“I’ve been called ‘big nose’, they make fun of my curly hair, and I get bullied for my accent. They call my language stupid. I get bullied for my skin color all the time, they say my skin is too Black. I don’t know what that means, but it hurts me,” Janet, a seventh grader at Cardozo Education Campus in Washington, DC, says of her experience with bullies, an example of the persistent problem facing youth across the country.
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Brookland Middle School’s Literacy Night featured a stunning Djembe drum performance and history lesson led by Brookland students, alongside CIS Site Coordinator Dakari Taylor-Watson.
We met up with CIS Site Coordinator Dakari Taylor-Watson at Brookland Middle School. Armed with a Masters in Public Health and a passion for education, Dakari embodies the inter-sectional approach that characterizes CIS’s work.