The Dorothy I. Height Community Academy Public Charter School Amos 2 campus is an early childhood campus located in Northwest, Washington DC serving children in preschool through Kindergarten. Like all CAPCS campuses, Amos 2 offers an extended day and extended year schedule.
Amos 2 is a Reggio Emilia-inspired campus which uses an art-infused, project-based approach to instruction. Children are encouraged to ask questions, solve problems and think creatively as they master basic concepts. The warm, supportive atmosphere helps children to grow socially, emotionally and cognitively. They develop positive attitudes toward school and learning that promote future academic success.
The instructional staff includes two dedicated English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers to help address the specific needs of young English Language Learners (ELLs). ESL teachers often serve as a liaison between home and school offering assistance and communications services. Teachers work closely with parents in finding ways for parents to reinforce school lessons at home and for parents to play an active role in the school.
Three school rules, or Expectations of Excellence, are reinforced daily: 1. Always do your best; 2. Always respect yourself, others and the environment; 3. Always exhibit pride, honor and scholarship.
Greetings!
Welcome to the Amos 2 Early Childhood Campus!
We are a Reggio-inspired program and our “little schoolhouse” consists of seven classrooms and an Atelier (Art Studio) where children experience their first taste of formal education in a nurturing and creative environment. We know that the concepts they learn and the attitudes they develop are critical to their future success in school. Our curriculum is in line with academic and social standards, and we use Core Knowledge, Every Day Math, a variety of grade-level literacy programs and Responsive Classroom to ensure their development. The Reggio approach promotes self-expression, wonderment, curiosity, thought, problem-solving and a desire to delve deeper into areas that interest students through creative projects that they find fascinating and fun. We spend a lot of time asking questions that prompt children to think and to develop appropriate responses. Our students explore the Spanish language and expand their horizons in many ways. We make the social-emotional development of a young children a high priority. Our tight-knit instructional staff works together as a team, watching out for all the students, not just those in their individual classes. We forge strong bonds with our school families and welcome their input and participation in our activities.
Stop by and visit us! We hold Open Houses once a month beginning in January and we also host individual school tours by appointment for your convenience.
Tanya D. Morgan
Academy Leader
Ernest (“Bunn”) & Helene Amos campus (Amos 2)
A parent-led effort to show support for CAPCS is underway. A petition has been created to allow CAPCS parents, teachers, and staff to send a clear message to the Public Charter School Board (PCSB) that we need CAPCS for our children. This campaign gives us an opportunity to voice our views publicly to our community leaders, future CAPCS families, and the DC educational community. The petition will be available to everyone in each campus main office this week. To further make our case, we invite you to also drop off a personal letter telling PCSB what CAPCS has meant to you and/or what it is doing for your child. These letters will be collected from each main office at the end of January and passed along to PCSB. Help us save our school!
If you want further information on how you can help, please contact Charlene West Thomas at 202-322-4213.
We are a family, we are a community, and we are excellence.
1351 Nicholson Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
Phone: 202-723-5136
Fax: 202-723-5139
Serves: Preschool (age 3) – Kindergarten
2010-2011 Enrollment: 147
Curricular Focus: Humanities
Phone: 202-723-5136, Ext. 1300
