Downtown Montessori at Ida. B .Wells Academy es la primera primaria pública y Montessori de Dallas ISD ubicada en el centro de Dallas para estudiantes de prekínder (3 y 4 años de edad) a segundo grado. Cada año se irá agregando un nivel académico, hasta ofrecer octavo grado. Su excelente ubicación permite responder a las necesidades de los padres de familias que viven y trabajan en el centro de Dallas. Además es una escuela de innovación, lo cual significa que ha recibido recursos adicionales para implementar modelos innovadores que concuerdan con las necesidades educativas y los intereses específicos del estudiante.…
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Downtown Montessori at Ida B. Wells Academy is set to become Dallas ISD’s first Pre-K to 2nd grade Montessori school located in the heart of Dallas. With each passing year, a grade level will be added, up to 8th grade. The school’s ideal location allows the district to address the needs of parents who live and work in downtown Dallas. Also, it will be an innovation school, meaning it will have access to additional resources to implement innovative models that align with the instructional needs and interests specific to every student. Juan Pérez is a counselor at Downtown Montessori and…
Mientras los políticos a nivel local y nacional responden a la pandemia actual del COVID-19, los estudiantes de debate a nivel de secundaria de Dallas ISD aplicaron sus habilidades de investigación y escritura para proponer soluciones a la crisis en un concurso de ensayo patrocinado por Dallas Urban Debate Alliance (DUDA). “El Departamento de Actividades Estudiantiles formó una alianza con DUDA para ofrecer a los alumnos del programa de debate del distrito la opción de participar en dos concursos de ensayo, en lugar de los campeonatos de debate en persona, mismos que tuvieron que ser cancelados por la crisis del…
¡Raising Cane’s y dos estrellas de la NFL han formado equipo para felicitar a los graduados de Dallas ISD! Deshaun Watson, mariscal de los Houston Texans, y el corredor de los Atlanta Falcons, Todd Gurley, grabaron videos para enviar su enhorabuena a estudiantes de aproximadamente 20 escuelas preparatorias de Dallas ISD. ¡Haga clic aquí para ver los videos!
Hundreds of Dallas ISD elementary school students created motivational artwork for the residents of a local senior living facility. The Edgemere facility received more than 210 letters, art projects and videos with uplifting messages. “We simply asked that the teachers have students create artwork, write letters, make videos, anything they wished to make and send some caring spirit on to the facility residents,” said Erinn D. Wilcots, manager of Dallas ISD’s Advanced Academic Services. “We left the project open to the students’ imagination so they could come up with what they thought would be best to send to the residents.”…
Undeterred by a crises that led her to homelessness, Angelina Solis will finish in the top 15 of her graduating class at Bryan Adams High School and attend Texas A&M University on scholarships next Fall. At 15, Solis was a Bryan Adams sophomore, immersed in the Leadership Academy and played in the drumline of the school’s marching band. Unexpectedly, her family got evicted and had to move without a day’s notice to her hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana. “We were struggling, but my mom never let us see it,” Solis said. “I only had 20 minutes to pack all my…
Para los estudiantes, maestros y personal de Walnut Hill Elementary School, el recuperarse después de una adversidad no solo es lo que se debe hacer, sino que es una cuestión de orgullo. Aun después de que el tornado y la pandemia los obligó a adaptar la enseñanza dos veces este año, la comunidad de Walnut Hill ha estado a la altura y no ha dejado de apoyar el aprovechamiento académico estudiantil. “Nuestros maestros tienen una gran actitud y son positivos, creativos e innovadores”, dijo el director Phillip Potter. “Se esfuerzan cada día para marcar una diferencia en la vida de…
Raising Cane’s and two NFL stars have teamed up to send their congratulations to Dallas ISD seniors! Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson and Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley filmed videos sharing their kudos to seniors at nearly 20 different Dallas ISD high schools. Go here to see the videos!
For the students, teachers and staff of Walnut Hill Elementary School, picking themselves up after facing adversity is not just the right thing to do, it is a matter of pride. Even after a tornado and a pandemic forced them to adapt to three classroom settings this year, the Walnut Hill community has risen to the occasion to support student achievement. “Our teachers are strong, positive, creative, and innovative,” Principal Phillip Potter said. “They continuously strive to make a difference for our students every day.” After the school closures due to the spread of COVID-19, Walnut Hill teachers designed and…
While local and national politicians are responding to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, Dallas ISD secondary debate students applied their researching and writing skills to propose solutions to the crisis in an essay competition sponsored by the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance (DUDA). Student Activities partnered with DUDA to give secondary students in the District debate program the option to participate in two essay contests instead of the live debate tournaments that were canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, said Sharla Hudspeth, director for Dallas ISD Student Activities. “Selecting the COVID-19 essay topic was important because it allowed students to utilize their debating and critical thinking skills to create written arguments about the pandemic that is…