The core of Fillmore's philosophy is a belief that all children should receive a skill-based, quality arts education. Fillmore serves over 3,000 DCPS students at two sites:
| Fillmore West | Fillmore East |
| Hearst Hyde Key Ross Stoddert | Garrison Houston Raymond River Terrace |
Fillmore also serves the greater metropolitan area through after-school classes and it's summer camp at the Fillmore West site.
There are many opportunities for exhibits, concerts, performances, and field trips. Visiting artists provide additional enrichment.
| Happy New Year 2012 |
| The first semester of Fillmore classes is drawing to a close, and there are several upcoming dates to put on your calendars. |
| January 16 - 20: Students in grades 3-5 (grades 2-5 for Hearst & Hyde) will choose new classes for the second semester. Students will bring a copy of their choice form home for parents to review prior to class assignments. The new semester starts on Tuesday, January 31. |
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| Friday, January 20: At 3 pm we will celebrate our "Journeys" theme with a performance in the auditorium featuring different dance, drama & music classes from all of the Fillmore schools. Participating students and families will be getting individual letters with details about the day. |
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| Tuesday, January 24 – Friday, January 27: During the last class of the first semester, at 1:30 each afternoon, afternoon students will share a song, dance or theater game on the stage for their classmates and any parents or friends who can attend. Tuesday- Hearst; Wednesday- Hyde; Thursday- Key, Friday- Stoddert, and then Monday, January 30 - Ross. |
| FILLMORE TEACHER In The SPOTLIGHT This Week: |
| Margaret "Maggie" Meenehan is Fillmore's beloved dance teacher and a certified Arts Specialist K-12. She holds a BS in Movement Education from George Washington University. She has presented workshops and performances in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, and locally at several Universities, Washington Project for the Arts, DC Space, Dance Place, Joy of Motion, Dance Arts, and Red Wiggler Farm. Ms Meenehan is a receipient of two Fulbright Scholarships to study the arts and cultures of Japan, Canada and Mexico, and has been awarded two DC Commission of the Arts & Humanities Grants in Education. She was also awarded a merit scholarship to Duke University to work with the American Dance Festival. We are extremely proud of Ms. Meenehan for her Rubenstein Award this year. The award recognized five outstanding highly effective educators in the District of Columbia Public Schools. |
For our new parents here are a few key points:
- Students from participating schools travel by DCPS buses to the Fillmore site on “their day” and gain experience with a wide variety of visual and performing arts courses.
- Participating school teachers accompany students on the bus to Fillmore, and then have a private space to use for their planning.
- Second graders and below take an hour of visual arts and an hour of music, dance, or drama each week at Fillmore. Also, second graders have a hands-on experience with the violin or recorder.
- Students in grades 3 and up choose from electives like strings, winds, percussion, dance, drama, musical theater, digital art, general art and design, painting, ceramics, and sculpture. Fillmore teachers will visit classrooms during the first week of school to assist students in their class choices. At the start of the year you and your child should discuss which classes he/she may want to take.
DATES TO NOTE:
April 2 - 9: Spring Break
TBA: Visual Arts Show
TBA: Fillmorer West Spring Concert
We encourage you to attend any or all of these events, so you can see our specialized spaces, meet our enthusiastic teachers, and learn more about our teaching methods.
If you have any questions, please free to contact me!
Katherine Latterner, Principal Email: katherine.latterner@dc.gov; Phone: 202-729-3795Fillmore Arts Center is also a long time member of The Arts School Network.
As we begin the new school year we are excited to welcome Houston and River Terrace Elementary Schools to the Fillmore East family of schools. We look forward to a wonderful year of creativity with these students, as well as those from Garrison and Raymond Elementary Schools.