Centennial: 1911 – 2011 | John Eaton Elementary School, public school in Cleveland Park, Washington, DC.

John Eaton Centennial Celebration
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Reserve your tickets to attend the October 22 Centennial Reunion

Donate to the John Eaton Centennial Fund

Share your memories by adding your information (and stories) to our alumni-neighbor-friend database: John Eaton Centennial Contact List

For any Centennial-related inquiries, please send e-mail to Eaton100years@gmail.com
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John Eaton Elementary School has covered tremendous ground over the past 100 years. We have grown from a neighborhood school serving 20 students to a diverse and internationally focused school, serving over 400 children from the neighborhood and around the District. While Eaton’s vision has broadened through our World Cultures Program, evolving instructional design, and enriching partnerships with premier cultural institutions, we continue to cultivate our foundation of academic excellence, parental involvement, and community outreach.

To celebrate our history and achievements, we have several events planned and ongoing that include:

John Eaton Centennial Cocktail Reception on October 22, 2011
This cocktail reception, hosted at the school on October 22 from 6:00-10:00 p.m., is a chance for alumni and friends of the school to celebrate the school’s original opening in October 1910. The reception will provide a chance for alumni, including those who hold Eaton dear but who haven’t stepped foot in the school in years, to reminisce and experience the school’s vibrancy. To learn more, visit the John Eaton home page. To rsvp for the event, please use our online invitation.

John Eaton Centennial History Booklet
When John Eaton Elementary School opened for the 1910-1911 school year, Washingtonians considered Cleveland Park a country outpost and not the vibrant community it is today. With the historical research of Ms. Lucinda Janke and the graphic design of Ms. Keshini Ladduwahetty, we captured the school’s rich history and its character through a historical booklet. The John Eaton Home and School Association, Cleveland Park Historical Society, Cleveland Park Citizens Association, and Dr. Jim Wilcox (Eaton Class of 1951) have provided financial support for the creation and printing of this booklet. Thanks also to Kimberly Springle of the Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives and the Historical Society of Washington, DC. Many alumni and current parents also assisted in this project. To order a copy for $8.00, please send an email to Caroline Joss at chjossie@aol.com.

John Eaton Centennial History Website
Through a generous Community Heritage Grant from the Washington DC Humanities Council, we are able to preserve and bring Eaton’s history to life through the John Eaton Centennial History Website. As with the booklet, Ms. Janke and Ms. Ladduwahetty made this website a reality. Using this medium, we hope to share our history with students, alumni, and friends of the school while honoring the Cleveland Park neighborhood and the city in which we live.

John Eaton Junior Centennial History Project
This project brought together a team of Eaton fourth (now fifth) graders who embarked upon field trips across the city and spent multiple lunchtime and recess sessions to learn the art and science of conducting research, while giving the students a greater understanding of their school’s 100-year history by investigating neighborhood, city, and national trends. The students shared their projects at a reception on June 16, 2011, and will be the first elementary school students to present at the 38^th Annual Conference on Washington, D.C. Historical Studies in November.

Student Sleuth Lesson Plan
We believe that other District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) can benefit from the groundwork laid for the John Eaton Junior Centennial History Project. Through a Community Heritage Grant from the Washington DC Humanities Council, we are providing the Student Sleuth lesson plan that highlights the “how” of the project: the learning modules, layering the students’ learning to make the lessons meaningful, and utilizing the multitude of resources available in the District.

Student Tile Project
Throughout the 2010-2011 school year, Eaton students from all grades visited All Fired Up to create tiles celebrating the school. The tiles will create a larger mosaic within the school to commemorate the school’s 100-year milestone.