kids & family
by Kathleen Donner
Sixth through 12th Grade Photography Contest
The Kiwanis Club of Capitol Hill is sponsoring its second annual photography contest open to all sixth through twelfth graders in DC public and charter schools. Students are asked to “celebrate the beauty of springtime” through photographs they take between April 10 and 20. The final submission date is April 21. There is no registration fee. Prizes include: First, $125; Second, $100 and Third, $75. Email photos to jmjanmb2@gmail.com. Include your name, age and school. Any questions may be addressed to that email as well. Last year’s first prize winner was De Sean Jones, a student at Capitol Hill Montessori.
Atlas Youth Summit
On May 7, 5 p.m., the Atlas Performing Arts Center hosts their annual Atlas Youth Summit. The online event will be a facilitated conversation with area youth arts organizations and their participating young artists discussing events of the past year and the impact it has had on young people’s lives and the creation of their art. Each participating organization will share a short clip of their work in the areas of theatre, dance, and music. The group discussion will be led and hosted by the Atlas’ City at Peace Director Sandra Holloway. City at Peace is the Atlas’ social justice youth development program. atlasarts.org/events/youth-summit.
“Read Like A Champion” This Summer
We Stand Together, Just Six Feet Apart (100% of Profits to UNICEF)
We Stand Together, Just Six Feet Apart is a children’s book written by three pediatricians and illustrated by artist Catherine Wilson. The book is meant to explain the changes secondary to the pandemic for kids ages three to eight and to encourage positive ongoing conversations for how we can stay healthy, happy, and kind during this time. Using sing-song rhymes and accessible language, this book gives young children a basic understanding of why these changes have happened and how we hope that, over time, life will slowly begin to get back to normal. 100% of profits are donated to UNICEF and their Covax fund (unicef.org/coronavirus/covax). We Stand Together, Just Six Feet Apart is available on Amazon.com and Blurb.com for $11.99 and $24.99 (hard cover). Image: Catherine Wilson
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E a s t o f t h e R i v er D C N e w s . c o m
The Washington Nationals have announced their eighth annual “Read Like A Champion” summer reading program. For the last seven years, the Nationals have partnered with area libraries to address the summer-slide--the loss of learning that children and teens experience when they do not read during summer vacation. This year, the Nationals are supporting the efforts of their library partners through nationals.com/SummerReading. Participants in the program will have a chance to win exciting Nationals prizes. The Nationals invite all interested library systems to work together to make the Nationals and their fans the “Team that Reads!” nationals.com/SummerReading.
Better Grades in Less Time
On April 11, 4 to 5 p.m., in this small-group (virtual) introduction to time management and study skills, middle school and high school students and parents will learn the
