The downtown school’s team of 5-6-year-old teachers worked together to assemble the NGSS life science animal standards. The team decided that a zoo animal project would be an appropriate topic in which to apply the standards. The students …
Downtown School operates with guidance from the Iowa Department of Public Health when deciding whether students will be inside or outside for recess. If the wind chill is above 15 degrees Fahrenheit, we will go outside. Please remember to send …
We’ve scheduled our Downtown School Movie Night for Friday, January 18 in the Central Campus Auditorium. Pizza will be available for purchase at 6:00 PM and the movie will begin at 6:30-6:45 PM. We will begin voting to …
Mr. Burnett read “How to Catch a Snowman” at Barnes and Noble for the annual Downtown School Book Fair. Proceeds from purchases made that day and the days that followed will be used to purchase new materials for the school’s library. Thanks to everyone who volunteered and shopped to make our school a better place!
Mr. Burnett lead a discussion in the library this Fall about child development at The Downtown School. Thanks to everyone who attended and watched the meeting live on Facebook. If you were unable to attend, the Facebook Live video is still available by clicking on the headline.
On Monday, Downtown School students in Mrs. Badger’s class took at DMPS bus to Walnut Woods State Park to more closely examine a woodland habitat. “This is a down and dirty exploration,” Badger told parents, reminding them to …
Kate Badger’s class grabbed their jackets and were very shortly on the walking trail to Gray’s Lake. The students were posed with the following driving question: “How can we create a creature that could not only survive, but …
It’s time to raise your hand and volunteer to help put together Downtown School’s largest biennial fundraiser — the DTS Auction! The PTA is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help plan and organize donations, food, entertainment, classroom projects, …
Our staff was visited by a National Faculty member of the Buck Institute to strengthen and reflect on our journey to becoming the Gold Standard of Project Based Learning (PBL). All of which made possible by funding from the PTA. Thank you for your generous support!
The PTA is a strong supporter of Downtown School, offering students and faculty opportunities they wouldn’t have otherwise. If you feel pulled to join their team, click on the headline to read more.
