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When John Eaton Elementary School opened its doors over 100 years ago, Cleveland Park was a sleepy, country outpost, and not the vibrant community we know today. We have since grown from a neighborhood school serving 20 students to a diverse and internationally-focused school, serving over 400 children from all four quadrants of the District. While Eaton’s vision has broadened through our World Cultures Program, evolving instructional design, and enriching partnerships with premier cultural institutions, in 2011 we celebrated our continued foundation of academic excellence, parental involvement, and community outreach.

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Eaton, in coordination with local historian Lucinda Janke and artist Kesh Laduwahetty, created an Eaton historical website in 2012 to document our rich history. This project would not have been possible without the support of the Humanities Council of Washington, DC, and a DC Community Heritage Project grant, funded in part by the DC Historic Preservation Office, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. A booklet chronicling the school's history was also created (below).
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In 2011, in honor of our centennial, our Enrichment Coordinators created a Student Sleuth program for then-fourth graders to investigate their school's history. The students learned grass-roots research and got to work with Kimberly Springle, director of the Charles Sumner School & DCPS Museum. The students presented their findings at the library, then, as fifth graders, at the Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies, the first children to present. Eaton documented this lesson plan so that other schools could replicate this wonderful program.
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In 2012, our Enrichment Coordinators worked with a new crop of fourth graders on a follow-up project to Investigating Your School's History. These new Student Sleuths built upon the work of their predecessors, finding and then researching Eaton's historical items. Among our old photographs, relics like a 1930's home economics cookbook, and even recovered artwork, the students learned how to study objects and determine their meaning to the school. Eaton documented this lesson plan as well, with the hope of sharing our work with other schools.
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John Eaton Elementary School
3301 Lowell Street NW ~ Washington, DC 20008 ~ 202-282-0103


  • Home
  • School
    • Enrolling at Eaton
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Eaton Library
    • Educating the Whole Child >
      • Mission & Vision
      • School Climate
      • Mental Health Resources
      • Curriculum
      • Academic Enrichment
      • Athletics
      • Arts
      • Chinese Language Program
      • Eagle Extras & JEAP Enrichment Schedule
    • Aftercare - JEAP
    • Eaton History
    • Principal's Corner
    • Eaton in the News
    • Modernization
  • Community
    • Home and School Association (HSA)
    • Local School Advisory Team (LSAT)
    • Parent Information
    • Donate to Support your HSA
    • Support Eaton Together (SET)
    • Kiss & Go
    • Friends of Eaton
    • Shop to Support Eaton
    • Room Parent Network
    • Community Postings
    • Support Eaton
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Eaton Musical
    • Annual Auction
    • Politics and Prose Book Fair
    • Eaton Annual Christmas Tree Sale
    • 2022 Art Show
    • Back-to-School BBQ
    • 2021 Recycling Poster Contest
    • Eatin' for Eaton
    • Fifth Grade Promotion
    • Eaton Event Photos >
      • 2021-2022 Events
      • 2020-2021 Events
      • 2020-2021 Cover Design Contest
      • Jump for Heart
      • 2015/16 Eaton Eagles Basketball
      • 2015 Science Fair
      • 2015 Eaton Auction
      • 2015 Winter Concert
      • 2014 Geoplunge Tournament
      • 2014 Winter Concert
      • 2014 Washington Ballet Performance
      • 2014 Block Party
  • Connect
  • Spirit Wear