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Loving Their Amazing Selves: Author Ofosu Jones-Quartey Visits Rocketship PCS Legacy Prep

Ofosu Jones-Quartey, author of Love Your Amazing Self: Joyful Verses for Young Voices, interspersed a read aloud of select verses from his book with mindfulness exercises at Rocketship PCS - Legacy Prep in support of the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.

Black Lives Matter at SchoolAllison AcostaFebruary 16, 2023Empathy, An Open Book, Author Events, Kimberly Ellis, Elementary, SY22, Vanessa Williams, DC, Loving Engagement, Children's Books

Author Duncan Tonatiuh Visits Bruce-Monroe ES

Acclaimed children's author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh visited Bruce-Monroe ES at Park View in September 2019 for a powerful conversation with 50 students where he discussed his path to becoming an artist, the creative process, photo editing and much more.

Teaching StoriesAllison AcostaNovember 11, 2019SY19, Author Events, DC, An Open Book, Cesarina Pierre