March 2016 DC Charter School News
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Board Testifies Before DC Council |
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Earlier this month we testified before the DC Council Education Committee about the academic quality and diverse programs public charter schools offer DC students and families. Read Board Chair Darren Woodruff's testimony and review our responses to the questions posed by the DC Council here. |
| Inspiring Students to Reach Further | |
| National Collegiate Prep PCS Students Visit Walter Reed Army Institute of Research | |
 A group of 74 National Collegiate Preparatory PCS STEM program students attended a STEM Lab at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Students were exposed to STEM activities with doctors, scientists, soldiers, and engineers. They also met the Defense Ministers of Nigeria and Tanzania. |
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Cesar Chavez PCS Scholars Meet with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova |
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| span style="font-size:12px">Chavez Schools welcomed UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Irina Bokova to their Capitol Hill school for a lively dialogue about the importance of education as a way to participate as a global citizen and how to build a generation of women who will invest in their countries and communities. “I travel all over the world,” Bokova said. “Education is so essential for women. We cannot talk about gender equality without talking about education.” Bokova’s visit to Chavez Schools was co-hosted by The Wilson Center’s Women in Public Service Project. Read more here. | |
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Democracy Prep Congress Heights Scholars Tour the Supreme Court |
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| Democracy Prep PCS - Congress Heights students toured the Supreme Court and met Chief Justice John Roberts. Read what sixth grader, Alona, had thought about the trip here. | |
| Public Charter Schools Make History | |
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Shining Stars Montessori PCS Achieves Accreditation |
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| Shining Stars Montessori PCS is now an accredited American Montessori Society (AMS) school. This is a prestigious achievement. Shining Stars Montessori PCS is the only public school in Washington, DC to have earned this honor. Read more here. | |
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DC Preppies Hit the Court |
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| Preppies from Edgewood Middle and Benning Middle School schools played in the first-ever cross-campus basketball game with their classmates, teachers, and parents cheering them on. Benning Middle opened in 2013-14 with fourth grade and has added a grade each year. This year's sixth graders were quite the match for Edgewood Middle peers on and off the court! For more information, click here. | |
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| DC Public Charter Students Go National | |
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Washington Latin PCS Student Wins 2016 Pennsylvania State Ski Championship |
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Zoe Crute, Washington Latin PCS student, won the 2016 Pennsylvania State Ski Championship for U14 Women. With her win, Zoe qualified for the U14 USSA Eastern Championships in Sunday River, Maine. Way to go, Zoe!
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SEED Falcon Theater Takes Over Atlanta |
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| The SEED Falcon Theater participated in the 2016 Junior Theater Arts Festival in Atlanta for the fourth consecutive year. Performing a 15-minute version of The Lion King, Jr. the SEED Falcon Theater wowed the adjudicators, other school groups, and parents.
The SEED Falcon Theater received the following awards: Excellence in the Broadway, Jr. Slam, Performance All-Star, Broadway, and Technical Theater All-Star. Three students won third place in the Tech Olympics and two students the Golden Ticket, Broadway Jr. DVD audition nominee. Another student was awarded the Excellence by an Individual Female (Best Actress) prize. SEED also brought home the trophy for Excellence in Ensemble Work. SEED DC PCS will remount The Lion King, Jr. on April 14. For additional information contact Lamar Bagley at [email protected]. |
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Eagle Academy PCS Highlighted in Tech News World |
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| Eagle Academy PCS was highlighted in Tech News World for its STEAM curriculum. Executive Director, Cassandra Pinkney, discussed how her school has designed a STEAM curriculum to challenge young students to solve 21st century problems. Read more here. | |
| Upcoming Events | |
| Spring Break Dates Spring break is around the corner. For a list of each DC public charter school's spring break click here. |
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| March 22 - Board Meeting The Board will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday March 22 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss various issues related to public charter schools and to hear from the public. The meeting will be held at PCSB at 3333 14th St NW Suite 210. Watch the meeting on our website or follow the discussion on Twitter @dcpcsb. Missed last month's meeting? Read a summary here. |
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