Education

Trophy Case

Najwa Becomes a Certified Game Developer

David Gaines - December 14, 2020

Najwa “In Class” in a Weird 2020 School Year

School Life David Gaines - December 11, 2020 0

Well, the first half of the school year is coming to a close and it's nothing like we've ever seen before. Not in...

Highest 4th Grade Performer in Math for the Year

Trophy Case David Gaines - May 29, 2020 0

Najwa wins end of year 4th grade Math Award.

Information Technology 101

Workshops David Gaines - May 20, 2020 0

Ever since she was able to talk I've been prepping Najwa for a life in computers. For her generation, though, devices have become...

Learning Korean From a Korean in Korea

Education David Gaines - April 29, 2020 0

With the pandemic locking everyone up in the homes, it gets a bit more challenging finding things for your kid to do. Fortunately,...

Harriet Tubman Project

Projects David Gaines - February 27, 2020 0

It's Black History Month and the students had to pick a historic figure to create a poster board about that person. Najwa chose...

Najwa Joins the School Step Team

Performances David Gaines - February 26, 2020 0

For Black History Month at Najwa's school they focused on the role of HBCUs in African-American history. And a big part of HBCUs...

We’re Back at Boolean Girls

Workshops David Gaines - February 22, 2020 0

Last month was our first experience with Boolean Girls. This month we've returned and Najwa is progressing. One of the staff and...

Najwa Makes 1st Honors

Trophy Case David Gaines - February 14, 2020 0

Najwa makes the honor roll - 1st honors this time.

ANET Highest Scorer

Trophy Case David Gaines - February 14, 2020 0

Najwa had the highest score on the ANET test.

Boolean Girls

Workshops David Gaines - January 25, 2020 0

Scouring the internet for something new and different for Najwa to experience in 2020, I came across this program called Boolean Girls. Basically,...

Learning About Liberia

Projects David Gaines - January 22, 2020 0

For class Najwa had a project to create a poster board presentation about an African country and its main agricultural and natural resources. ...

World’s Best GWU Mathematician

Trophy Case David Gaines - January 10, 2020 0

Najwa is crowned as the class mathematician.

“Where the Sidewalk Ends”

Performances David Gaines - December 19, 2019 0

At the end of the first half of the school year, DC Prep has a festival. This was Najwa's first year at the...

Homework Study Partners

School Life David Gaines - December 19, 2019 0

Today's technology is enabling our kids to work together on their homework assignments without the need to leave the house. And this is...

That Ordinary Day That One Day Will Be a Cherished Memory

School Life David Gaines - December 6, 2019 0

Every now and again I take Najwa to school. When she was younger I'd walk her all the way to her class or...

Lemon Battery

Science Experiments David Gaines - November 27, 2019 0

Who needs batteries when you have a strip of magnesium and copper? And a lemon of course.

Glowing Minerals

Science Experiments David Gaines - November 27, 2019 0

Add heat from solid fuel to marble and fluorite and this is what happens.

Foil Etching

Science Experiments David Gaines - November 24, 2019 0

When aluminum and copper sulfate come in contact, nothing happens. But then you add sodium chloride.

Egyptian Night: Burning Iron

Science Experiments David Gaines - November 24, 2019 0

Who knew that heated hot enough that iron interacts with the oxygen in the air and actually burns?

Metal Contest

Science Experiments David Gaines - November 23, 2019 0

When we think about metal, we think about a solid object. However, metal like everything else in the world, is made up of...

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Boolean Girls

Engineering Projects from Catapults to Robots at KID Museum

Najwa in the Snow (TikTok)