ern’s increasing strength as a rigorous academic institution and the various opportunities to build on individual talents available at the school. In addition to IB, Eastern offers AP courses; a NAF Academy of Health Sciences where students can be certified as EMTs; debate and chess clubs; dual college enrollment and a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program, in addition to the football, basketball and volleyMatt James teaches IB cornerstone course ball teams. That’s all on top of Theory of Knowledge (TOK). E.O’Gorek/CCN Eastern’s well-known marching band and dance corps. in which students apply class discusEastern students have been sion to a specific issue. The paper rerecognized for their academic talquires college-level research and synents, winning multiple Stephen Joel thesis and undergoes multiple revisions Trachtenberg Scholarships at George before it is presented to peers. Washington University, a scholarship “They’re all great students that which covers tuition, books, room and have excelled academically with all the board for all four years. In 2016, thenchallenges they have met so far, and sophomore Akilah Johnson won the now they are presented with the next national Google Doodle Competition, level,” James said. “It’s fun to see them scoring a college scholarship for hertake on these challenges, get frustratself and a $50,000 technology grant ed and come back to it. They learn a for the school. new skillset.” Temitayo said that he has spoken James said that some students to people who think Eastern doesn’t have chosen to examine the role of lanhave strong academics, but he wants guage in knowledge acquisition in the people to know the depth of the offerarts using the crossover hits of K-Pop ings at Eastern. If your kid wants to go sensation BTS. Another student examinto health, Eastern has that, Temitayo ined the role of memory and psycholonoted; if your kid wants to go into the gy in the Michael Brown case. military, music, visual arts, theatre, they James invites parents and stuhave that, too. dents who are curious about the proAnd if they want to develop the gram and the school to sit in on an IB skills necessary to engage globally class. “Come and see all of the amazand succeed at college, there’s the ing things that we’re doing,” he said. IB program. “Come see for yourself.” “The list can go on and on,” Temitayo said, “but what I want parents to Academic Legacy know is: Eastern definitely would proEastern is one of only two DC Pubvide whatever your child needs. It can lic Schools offering the IB program. be personal, it can be emotional, it can It is also the only comprehensive high be academic. Eastern would definitely school to do so; the other program is suit your child’s needs, no matter what located at application-only Banneker they want.” High School (921 Rhode Island Ave. Learn more about Eastern by visitNW). The diverse programming of◆ ing easternhighschooldcps.org. fered in addition to IB reflects East-
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