Always excited to see our Cornerstones in action!

There's just ONE day left to vote for @OysterAdams 5th grader Annika Piñol in the Doodle for Google national contest! It only takes a few seconds. Go to bit.ly/VoteForAnnika, click "Grades 4-5", select "District of Columbia," and cast your vote. 🗳️

Our 7th grade Parkour and Rock-Climbing cornerstone teaches students a variety of movement techniques that allow them to overcome physical and mental obstacles in their environment. Students then have the opportunity to display their mastery at our Annual Parkour Jam, June 1st!

ICYMI: 4th & 7th grade #civics teachers in #Delaware (also MD/DC) can apply until May 31st to participate in a PAID Summer Institute Jul 30-Aug 4 in Annapolis on implementing the #WethePeople program from Center for Civic Ed. Apply here bit.ly/CEASapp #CivXNow

Our Kindergarten students Hendley Elementary and Janney School learned the importance of eating fruits and vegetables in our DC HPE Cornerstone Growing Vegetable Soup. Students were then tasked with classifying items as fruits or vegetables and sorting them by color. DC Public Schools

Bands of all shapes and sizes are bringing the house down on THREE stages today at The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts Festival 2023! A big shout out to all of the DC Public Schools students, staff and families that have made this a truly remarkable week!

The annual Transform DC mural unveiling event kicked off last week! We were so excited to see 12 schools display their student created murals National Building Museum! Murals will be on display throughout the summer! DC Public Schools

Over the last few weeks our kindergarten students have become mini entomologist who set up butterfly gardens in their classrooms. Using their journals, they have observed and documented changes of caterpillars into butterflies. Let us know how it’s going in your class!

Throwback Thursday! Let's take it back to 2018's burrvillesharp Butterfly release! Let us know how it's going in your classes! LaSalle-Backus-DCPS Payne ES ClevelandESDC Whitlock ES Oyster Adams School SimonES Payne ES Ketcham Elementary Plummer Elementary Tubman Elementary @HearstPrincipa

It was exciting to see River Terrace Education Campus “This is River Terrace” mural on display at the National Building Museum. This was Mr. Weiner and his students’ first year participating in our Transform DC event! DC Public Schools DCPS Arts

This year we introduced our Kindergarten students to Jicama, a root vegetable, as a part of our DC HPE Cornerstone Growing Vegetable Soup. Take a look at students from @TylerTigersDC Murch Elementary Randle Highlands ES Excel Academy experiencing our taste test. DC Public Schools

Thanks to all of the schools who participated in our annual Parkour Jam last week. Over 400 7th graders displayed their Parkour skills. DC HPE Brookland MS Walker-Jones EC Oyster Adams School Browne EC Excel Academy CHECDC John Hayden Johnson Jefferson Academy DC Public Schools.

Partnering with the Smithsonian’s NMAAHC we are excited to offer 9th grade families the opportunity to visit the NMAAHC Museum weekends during the month of June. A limited number of tickets are available! DC Public Schools @nmaahc DCPS Social Studies

Throwback Thursday! A look back at our 2020 DCPS Arts Living Through History Cornerstone! Where students created their own social/political justice posters! #Pridemonth #DCPSstudentvoices DC Public Schools

Students and families, did get your tickets? 9th grade families can visit the NMAAHC Museum on June 19th! Thanks to @NMMAHC for your partnership! Roosevelt HS DC School Without Walls Ron Brown HS Jackson-Reed High School McKinley Tech EC HD Woodson HS Paul Laurence Dunbar Eastern High School Cardozo EC register today!

Friday Flashback Friday! Take a look back at our annual Life I Choose District-wide showcase at the Planet Word Museum hosted by our partner Joseph Green. Students created and recited original poetry created in this SecondaryLitDCPS “Life I Choose” Cornerstone DC Public Schools

Tickets are still available for the 9th grade families to visit the NMAAHC Museum on weekends during the month of June. Smithsonian’s NMAAHC has a limited number of tickets available! DC Public Schools Smithsonian’s NMAAHC DCPS Social Studies

A special thanks to Ward 3’s @Oysteradams DC HPE teacher Javier Itarte who brought all of their 7th Grade students to our Annual Parkour Jam. We look forward to next year! DC Public Schools Eric Goulet

We’re days away from Smithsonian Education’s National Education Summit! Excited to hear from our DC Public Schools teacher during the Misson to Mars session! Looking to learn from peers and build community? Register here: s.si.edu/EducationSummi…