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Partnerships
Community partnerships strengthen Ludlow-Taylor. Our partners provide programs, services, and resources that support student achievement. We appreciate the unique opportunities, like gardening in our schoolyard and attending Kennedy Center performances, that partners provide for our students.
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City YearThrough our partnership with City Year, Ludlow-Taylor host volunteers who will support our teachers and students. City Year volunteers provide small group instruction, support student's social-emotional growth, and staff our afterschool program and clubs. Meet this year's volunteers and Senior Impact Manager. The City Year team's office is located in room 219.
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EverybodyWins DC!Through a partnership with Everybody Wins! Power Lunch program, Ludlow-Taylor students are paired with Reading Mentors to instill a love of reading and learning and foster a sense of self-esteem.
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FoodPrintsLudlow-Taylor is one of just eight DC Public Schools to partner with the FreshFarm FoodPrints program. FoodPrints integrates gardening, cooking, and nutrition education into the curriculum. As part of the updated outdoor space, Ludlow-Taylor hosts the largest FoodPrints garden in Washington, DC. Recipes are available to make at home too!
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GeoplungeThrough GeoPlunge, Ludlow-Taylor students learn general knowledge about all 50 states, such as capitals, flags, populations, and their geographical relations to each other. They learn about landmarks, mountains and US history related questions while playing this fun and interactive game.
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Girls on the RunGirls on the Run inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Ludlow-Taylor girls in grades 3-5 can participate in this afterschool program.
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The Kennedy CenterEach year, select classes participate in the Kennedy Center’s DC Partnership Schools Initiative. Ludlow-Taylor teachers are led through a planning process to develop a customized arts education program. It includes artists in schools, professional learning for teachers, and attendance at Kennedy Center performances and events.
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RiverSmart SchoolsDC Department of Environment and Energy’s RiverSmart Schools program helps to reduce stormwater runoff that harms the District’s waterways and the Chesapeake Bay by installing new schoolyard green space at Ludlow-Taylor. The program also provides our teachers with the training and resources they need to use our green space to teach lessons based on the DCPS Standards.
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Washington Tennis and Education FoundationLudlow-Taylor students in grades 1–5 can participate in the The Arthur Ashe Children’s Program (AACP) afterschool program, combining academics, tennis and life skills activities to help youth living in DC’s neediest neighborhoods. External studies have proven that children in the AACP have significantly higher school promotion rates and significantly lower absence rates than students in the general school population.
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