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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
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.
Last week, the parents of Kramer Middle School braved traffic and 90 degree temperatures to attend the school’s Back-to-School night.
It was early on a Tuesday that CIS of the Nation’s Capital Site Coordinators came together in a conference room of the Alston & Bird law office to participate in the 2018 Summer Institute. Amid the yawns, complementary coffee, and playful banter that accompany an early-morning training, there was tension. The school year was fast approaching, and with it a rush of students and parents, each facing their own challenges and overcoming their own obstacles. The Site Coordinators are on the frontline, working with students and families daily to navigate the challenges faced in the community. They had come together from schools across the city for four days of sharing best practices and preparing to implement new programs, and the knowledge that the first day of classes was just a few weeks away weighed on the minds of most. Continue reading “Summer Institute 2018”