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It was snowing as we made our way over to J.O. Wilson Elementary School in Washington, DC’s Ward 6. Coming off of a DCPS two-hour delay, a frantic energy was in the air as we dodged students and staff on our way to the office of CIS Site Coordinator LaTroy Bailey.
Continue reading “Experiences of a Site Coordinator – J.O. Wilson Elementary School”
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.
Continue reading “CIS and K-12 Coders Bring Entrepreneurship into the Classroom”
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.
Students gathered at the AT&T Forum for Technology, Entertainment, and Policy for the 20th Annual HACEMOS High Tech Day
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.
Continue reading “Hurt Kids Hurt Kids: How One D.C. School is Attempting to Break the Bully Cycle”
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.
For Site Coordinator Appreciation Week the Coalition for Community Schools spoke with Site Coordinator Ashley Lyles about her role at Charles Hart Middle School.
Continue reading “Coalition for Community Schools Stops by Hart Middle School”
This winter DC students will spend long mornings riding public transit and slogging through rain and snow on their way to school. How does the absence of a centralized school bus system affect educational outcomes in the District and what can we do to offset this?
The slow approach of winter brings to light an issue facing many District families. As a city, DC lacks a school bus system and instead relies on public transit, parents, and the students themselves to get students to and from school.