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News & Events Current Events:
Discovery Creek & City Kids have joined the Living Classrooms' family! We will continue to offer the same great programming we have for years, but serve more students & families in the Washington, DC metro area. If you are used to going to www.discoverycreek.org you are now in the right place! All of our educaitonal programming options are listed under Educational Programs-Programs for Families,Schools, Scouts, etc. Click here for our Educational Programs Take a look at City Kids' web site to see all of the great programming we are now offering through City Kids:
********************************************************************** August 15-16 , 2009 Living Classrooms is hosting its first NanoDays event!
The Nanoscale Information Science Education Network (NISE) is a national community of researchers and informal science educators dedicators to fostering public awareness, engagement, and understanding of nanoscale science and technology.
Living Classrooms is hosting our first NanoDays Event! Our open hoursat our Glen Echo site will feature science experiments and activities focusing on nano technology. Measure yourself in nanometers, create your own carbon molecule, learn all about how things pop and fizz, and see your fingerprints glow! When: Saturday, August 15th and Sunday, August 16th Where: 7300 MacArthur Boulevard Glen Echo, MD 20812 Cost:
Members: Free
********************************************************************** October 16, 2009
Come join Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region’s 2nd annual, “A Night At The Yards,” held on October 16, 2009 starting at 7:00 p.m. on Washington, DC’s Southeast Waterfront at The Yards. This year's event wil highlight many local restaurants and food with entertainment from Trombone Shorty. We hope you will join us for a fantastic evening on the waterfront. Click here for the event flyer & sponsorship levels More details to follow as we get closer to the event Tickets available soon! Previous Events: May 20, 2009 2009 Nation's River Bass Tournament Picnic and Weigh in Celebration Washington Post article by Angus Phillips
The Nation’s River Bass Tournament is an annual celebration that benefits Living Classroom’s of the National Capital Region’s youth and conservation programs to connect underserved and urban youth to their natural resources. Funds raised through sponsorships will be used by Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region to support and expand existing educational programs using hands-on academic enrichment and workforce development programming on the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers. On Wednesday, May 20, 2009, Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service brought Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC local students by the bus loads to fish at National Harbor in the second annual Nation’s River Bass Tournament. More than 300 students participated in fishing on land and in bass boats, hands-on activities, exhibits, a FLW bass boat simulator, and boat rides on the Potomac River. One class worked with the Gaylord to create a pollinator garden . Acting Service Director Rowan Gould and Assistant Director Hannibal Bolton, the Honorary Chairman, fished in the competition with the youth and volunteer boat anglers.
April 25, 2009 Kingman Island Day! also at: www.kingmanisland.org
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton addresses the crowd alongside Councilwoman Yvette Alexander (Ward 7) & Councilman Tommy Wells (Ward 6) Living Classrooms hosted Kingman Island Day 2009, a special event to celebrate Kingman and Heritage Islands Park and the surrounding communities and to promote "No Child Left Inside Days". Visitors to the event were able to join in the excitement of enjoying this wonderful natural area in their neighborhood, and explore the new features of the park. Guestsalso were able to interact with local organizations involved in enhancing the lives of the surrounding communities. Kingman Island Day included restoration events, environmental education, interactive displays, live entertainment, and fun for the whole family! Thanks to our very generous sponsors including: Parsons Brinckerhoff American Federation of Teachers Dutko Worldwide Lee + Papa and Associates Management Systems International Monument Realty-Half Street
CONTACT: For additional information on Kingman Island, please contact Matt English at menglish@livingclassroomsdc.org or (202) 488-0627 ext. 232. Living Classrooms also wants to thank all of the partners that made the day such a huge success!
Check out other happenings on the Anacostia River through the Anacostia Waterfront Civic Engagement Program *********************************************************************** October 24 , 2008
Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region's "A Night at the Yards" event featuring "The English Beat" on the Southeast Waterfront was a huge success on October 24th! A Night at The Yards has now become one of the best events in town and we were fortunate to have a wonderful waterfront venue near our future new home at The Yards in partnership with Forest City Washington. More than 400 guests enjoyed the more than 20 food and drink vendors and the live musical performances of Rita Rocks and The English Beat. A Night at The Yards helped Living Classrooms raise important dollars to support our programs which provide hands-on education and job skills training programs for 20,000 youth and young adults annually in the National Capital Region. This event also celebrated the additions of Discovery Creek and City Kids as part of the Living Classrooms family serving youth in the Washington, D.C. area. For more information, or if you are interested in a sponsorship or participating as a food vendor for 2009, contact: Mari Lou Livingood,202-488-0627 X222 or mlivingood@livingclassroomsdc.org
October 8,2008 2nd Annual Kingman Island Debris Event A Huge Success!
This year, Living Classrooms, in partnership with the American Chemistry Council, Verizon, and Covanta Energy awarded the following the Living Legend Awards as part of the 2nd Annual Kingman Island Debris Event: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), American Honda Motor Co, Inc. and Jim Connolly at the Anacostia Watershed Society for their work on behalf of the Anacostia River watershed and community. Approximately 150 students from River Terrace Elementary worked hard to clean up debris from Kingman Island and the surrounding shorelines that day. Take a look at some background information on this year's Living Legend Award winners.
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