The Amos 3 Lower School includes an early childhood program that gives young children a firm foundation for their academic careers by focusing on basic concepts in reading and math. It promotes social development, respect for themselves and others, good behavior and a love of learning.
The Amos 3 Lower School program has a curricular focus on math/science/technology. Scientific inquiry and methods emphasizing hands-on, problem-based approaches infuse all content areas. Children develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, in addition to acquiring knowledge across all subject areas. A team of student support specialists addresses specific needs to promote healthy emotional and social skills. Parents are welcomed into the school and are encouraged to team with Teachers and administrators in the development of their children.
Welcome!
Thank you for visiting the Amos III Lower School campus webpage. Our campus has a great deal to offer starting with our historic location in the former Armstrong School with its illustrious past, a complete renovation that provides an environment conducive to teaching and learning, and a theatre second to none among DC schools. Best of all, we have a staff who comes to work every day determined to make a difference in the lives of our students.
The faculty and staff at Amos III Lower School are committed to educational excellence implemented with rigor, engagement and intervention specific to every student’s needs for success. We are committed to empowering our students with skills for making responsible choices, providing an environment in which all students are afforded opportunities to obtain competencies that will help them survive as individuals and as responsible members of society.
We actively encourage parents to get involved in your child’s education and partner with us. It will take all of us together to provide the structure and support that will allow our children to flourish and succeed. They are our future and they must be prepared to navigate their future and ours responsibly.
Please know that our doors are open and we invite you to visit us at any time.
Ms. Ntaka Wellington
Lower School Academy Leader
Ernest & Virginia Amos Campus (Amos 3)
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.
1400 First Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20011
Phone: 202-234-5368
Fax: 202-234-2166
Serves: Preschool (3yr.) through Grade 5
2010-2011 Enrollment: 369
Curricular Focus: Math/Science/Technology
Phone: 202-234-2122, Ext. 5201
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the CAPCS Board of Trustees will be held on Wednesday, December 14, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Amos 3 campus. The Board is rotating its meeting locations among the campuses to provide parents and staff with the opportunity to meet Board members and to raise any questions or concerns. All those associated with the Amos 3 campus are encouraged to attend.
