The Capitol Hill Green Schools Initiative will be hosting a roundtable discussion on DCPS food services, the Healthy Schools Act, support for school gardens and schoolyard greening. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 6:30 pm – 8 pm Peabody ES Library (FOURTH Floor), 425 C Street, NE Joining us from DCPS will be: Jeff Mills, Director ofContinue reading “SAVE THE DATE: DCPS Food Services Roundtable – 8/31 @ Peabody”
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Hope or Hold Your Breath?
The Hill Is Home covers the Hill middle school effort: http://www.thehillishome.com/2010/08/hope-or-hold-your-breath/
A busy time at Eastern Senior High School
The DC Youth Orchestra Program (DCYOP) is in the process of moving in, and will hold Orchestra Day at Eastern on Saturday, September 11. To learn more about the DCYOP, go to: http://www.dcyop.org/. Community members have been invited to tour Eastern and have good things to say about the facilities. Read about this here: http://www.thehillishome.com/2010/08/eastern/. ForContinue reading “A busy time at Eastern Senior High School”
Local Foods and School Garden Week – October 11-15
10-11-10 to 10-15-10: Local Foods and School Garden Week Mark your calendars, on October 11-15 DC Farm to School will celebrate the passage of the Healthy Schools Act, and fresh, seasonal, local foods and school gardens in schools and cafeterias District-wide! They’ll send around more information soon for schools interested in participating, and about communityContinue reading “Local Foods and School Garden Week – October 11-15”
DCPS Announces New Food Service Vendors For Pilot Programs
August 03, 2010 RAISING THE BAR: DCPS Takes First Step to Dramatically Improve the Quality, Taste and Nutrition of School Meals School System Launches Two Pilot Food Service Models to Bring Fresh and Local Food to 14 Schools Contact: Jennifer Calloway | (202) 535-1096 WASHINGTON, D.C. – District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) will launchContinue reading “DCPS Announces New Food Service Vendors For Pilot Programs”
Ward 6 Middle Schools Plan – Good Stuff for Capitol Hill Students
DCPS hosted a community meeting for the Ward 6 community (for all families of children attending Ward 6 schools) on Thursday, July 29 @ Maury Elementary.
Attendance was pretty impressive for a mid-summer meeting (50ish participants).
The presentation and all supporting documents (Collaboration Team, Survey feedback and Summary of plan for each individual schools) will be available on the DCPS site: http://www.dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/building-on-momentum
DCPS to Reveal the Ward 6 Middle School Plan – July 29
Please join the Capitol Hill and Ward 6 DCPS community:
Thursday, July 29
Maury Elementary School
1250 Constitution Ave., NE
6-7:30 PM
For background on this initiative, go to:
DCPS background
CHPSPO background
For more information about this meeting, please contact Claudia Lujan at (202) 719-6598 or Claudia.Lujan@dc.gov.
Hello Parents!
Welcome to the new CHPSPO site! Take a look around and be sure to give us feedback on how we can improve it. We’re working on better communication and making it easier for you to get involved.
Check out ‘Current Initiatives’ to see what might interest you this summer and school year 10/11
Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization 