News Archive

Fourth and 5th graders will serenade family and friends with holiday songs during the 4th and 5th grade winter concert.

Sixth graders, mid-way through the new climate change curriculum, visited with UC Berkeley PhD student, Laney Siegner, this week.

Children will spread cheer by singing holiday songs, jingling bells, and marking the end of the year by sharing “soal cakes" for the last Singing Meeting of the year.

Block Town now on display!

Fourth graders formed book groups this month to examine different perspectives in first-person narratives.

MS Boys Superstars, MS Girls, and MS Boys All-Stars all in one night.

The Leopards showed confidence as they advanced to the finals.

Eighth graders began exploring the articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which had its 70th anniversary this week.

Don't miss this chance to hear Chris talk about his journey and lessons learned on his path to becoming a trailblazing athlete on Team USA.

Building with blocks is much more than it appears for children in Pre-Primary.

Tomorrow, 4th graders will dance as a collective, demonstrate their foreign language expertise, and show off their persuasive essays at their curriculum celebration.

Seventh graders are finishing up their "Improve a Space" projects to exhibit for 6th graders on Thursday, December 13.

Lowell’s Primary School students participated in the Hour of Code on Wednesday as part of the Computer Science Education Week.

“Valued,” “respected,” “hope,” and “oneness,” are just a few feelings of the National Association of Independent School's (NAIS) People of Color Conference (PoCC) attendees report upon their return.

This year, service opportunities abound at Lowell. Learn the many ways our community has come together to make a difference.

With a record number of 93 athletes participating in fall athletics, Lowell enjoyed incredible success.

From the Classroom: Nathaniel Atterberry, an energy consultant from Vivint Solar, came to talk to the 6th graders about clean energy on Tuesday, November 13, 2018.

From the Classroom: Kindergartners are learning about their identities in the current All About Me unit.

From the Classroom: Puzzles present children in the Discovery Room intriguing challenges.

From The Classroom: Fourth graders learn persuasive writing by researching a topic to formulate an informed opinion and convince others to take their side.

Lowell’s cross country team arrived at the Small School Championships (formerly known as the ISSAC Championships) on Tuesday determined to defend their title.

From The Classroom: Pre-Primary teachers transform a fun fall activity into a rich scientific exploration.

From The Classroom: This week, Pre-Primary students were introduced to the scientific process in the pumpkin sink or float challenge.

From The Classroom: Each week during their STEAM block, 6th graders are stretching their design process thinking as they apply Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math skills.

Off to an impressive start, the new Primary School robotics club, aka the RoboLeopards, are on their way to mastering the fundamentals of coding.

Over the summer, the Guide Task Force explored the ways that race matters in the classroom and then created a series of professional development workshops.

Lowell now recognizes the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day. The idea of Indigenous Peoples' Day was first conceived in 1977 at the International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations.

In the years Lowell faculty and staff have attended, each group has returned excited and energized to share their transformational experiences with the whole community.

Now in its ninth season, Lowell Cross Country has grown dramatically since Coach Dave Levy arrived on campus.

Being a part of the SGA gives students a chance to play a central role in the life of the Middle School.

Although school is not in session over the summer, you might be surprised by all the things our faculty and staff do.

Highlights included Lowell’s inaugural Middle School Baseball team and Senior Track and Field, which had our first ever Middle School DC Champion!

Student combined her love of running with her love of Lowell, and decided to organize a color run to raise money for the 2017-18 Annual Fund.

Middle School Science Teacher Lucas Kelly and Spanish Teacher Coleman Rose teamed up to design a day full of earth-friendly workshops for students.

From The Classroom: On Tuesday, every child in the school had an opportunity to meet author Hena Khan, whose books about Islam and being a Muslim in America range from picture books to young adult novels.

Sixth graders delighted audiences this week with their spirited performance of The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet. 

On Monday, students learned about a slice of local history: the DC Compensated Emancipation Act of 1962, a law that abolished slavery in the District by paying owners for the freeing the people they had enslaved.

Middle schoolers explored the complexities of immigration and the experiences of youth asylum seekers.

On Friday, March 16, the 5th graders’ study of drama and language culminated in the presentation of two bilingual plays: A Gift for Pachacuti Inca and El Molinero Honesto.

Middle School students stand in solidarity with students and educators across the country participating in the National School Walkout.

Emanuel Mandel from the “Portraits of Life: Holocaust Survivors of Montgomery County” visits 7th graders to share his experience growing up in Hungary during WWII.

Each year, families gather at STEMFest to see the culminating projects of Lowell's STEM curriculum throughout the grades.

From The Classroom: Adding a sixth team to the Lowell Basketball Program this winter, the Leopards enjoyed unprecedented success. The teams had 76 basketball players, 26 wins (18 at home in the Lowell Dome) and Two January Jam Tournament Championships!

7^th graders recently completed a new unit on immigration and migrant workers’ rights developed this summer by Middle School Spanish Teachers Sara Hodges and Coleman Rose.

From January 30 to February 2, Lowell will host its 5th Annual January Jam Middle School Basketball Tournament. The Leopards will take on four teams from the DC area to play exciting and competitive ball in the Lowell Dome. It’s an incredibly exciting week! Barrie, Burke, and Barnesville all compete for the Championship!

When Rob Scheer, and his husband Reece, adopted four children out of the DC foster care system in 2009, each child arrived with a trash bag full of their belongings.

Matthew Simonson ’95 returned to the Lowell campus on Friday, January 5, 2018 to talk to Dave Levy’s 6th grade humanities classes about his recent research as a social scientist and PhD student.

5th Graders Engage in a Unique Service-Learning Opportunity: Donating Their Voices