News Archive

Commonly known as Box Town, the 1st grade’s urban planning unit explores the relationship between people and their environment.

Ten middle school girls from Lowell joined 40 other middle school girls from area schools at a leadership and empowerment conference on Friday, Dec. 2.

"We won just as many games as we lost this year,” Mallory remarked, “and we don’t have any 8th graders. We’re only going to get better.”

Lowell’s Favorite Pop-Up Shop:  Serving the Community in More Ways Than One

Today, the entire Middle School headed off on a field trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

The Primary School’s back playground is taking shape. With 80 tons of concrete poured and 100 tons of a temporary gravel driveway in place, the excavation process is ending and the new playground equipment is about to be installed.

This Day of Action is one piece of a puzzle that forms a larger vision for the Middle School to become a “school of solutions,” says Director Kavan Yee, “where students learn this lifelong commitment to be a thriving member of a community.”

With whirling emotions, 3rd-5th graders assembled for Gathering on Wednesday. This time, their activity was to reflect on the meaning of gratefulness and write a communal poem.

In Spanish class, 8th graders have been expanding their understanding of how many Latinos celebrate life by creating altars for Dia de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead.

With 75 athletes participating in Fall Athletics, Lowell had our strongest season to date.

Third graders are in the midst of an exciting unit on simple machines investigating how wheels and axles make work easier, as well as levers, inclined planes, and pulleys.

Vincent deForest’s hushed voice captured the attention of 7^th graders and kept them at the edge of their seats for an hour as he recounted his experiences as an activist during the Civil Rights era.

This week, Middle School Gathering highlighted Lowell’s participation in Ally Week, which brings awareness to issues faced by members of the LGBTQ community and is sponsored by GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network). 

Recently, 6^thgraders studying Newton’s laws of motion in science class were challenged to design a rollercoaster that would carry a ping pong ball down from a height of 30” in the longest time possible.

Director of Diversity Michelle Belton will answer this question next week as Middle School students prepare to participate in Ally Week, which is sponsored by GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network).

Singing Meeting at Lowell is much more than just getting the “wiggles” out. Music gets into your ears, head, and heart, and helps your body move.

Sixth graders are challenged to embody persons of eminence during a discussion panel open to a live audience.

Kindergartners ask How do you become an astronaut? How do you go to space? Can I go to space?

The Leopards showed off their talent and poise in every aspect of the McLean Invitational Monday, April 25.

Participating in Earth Day connects Lowell students to a larger community of people working together on environmental issues.

Second grade artists sculpted birds out of clay, honoring the variety of northeastern birds seen during the Fall.

Fourth grade flag project is in the news! Hear the story produced by Simon Marks of Feature Story News that aired on Radio NZ's "Morning Report."

Why this 4th grade overnight to Echo Hill is a perennial favorite among Lowell students.

STEMFest featured STEM curriculum projects from Pre-Primary School through 8th grade.

Seventh graders gain a personal perspective of the Civil Rights Movement while visiting Congressman John Lewis' office on Capitol Hill.

On Wednesday, January 20th, Lowell 7th graders exhibited their first STEAM project: “Improve a Space.”

Nighttime focus in Pre-Primary is rich with opportunities to discover and demystify this time of day children often wonder about.

First graders know nothing is truly “empty.” How do they know? An in-depth unit on the properties of air.

Students perform small acts of kindness all week as part of The Great Kindness Challenge!

STEMfest is an exposition of science, technology, engineering and mathematical integration from across the curriculum at Lowell.

The school community comes together to learn more about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Cultivating compassion for others.