An Afternoon of Art

Sixty five Edmunds students took part in the Annual Des Moines Art Center Tour for 4th graders in April, touring both the Art Center on Grand Avenue and the Pappajohn Sculpture Park located at the Western Gateway Park …

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4th & 5th Graders Learn “Zentangle” in Art

Art classes at Edmunds are learning about “Zentangle,” a style of art that uses images over and over again in executing a drawing with dramatic patterns. These patterns are used in broad or detailed designs throughout the student’s …

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Morning Meetings at Edmunds

Every school day at Edmunds Elementary the busses unload, parents drop off their kids and neighborhood students walk to school, greeted by Dean of Students Jody Kerchal and Edmunds staff members. The students file into the gym for …

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IELC: Intensive English Language Center

Edmunds Elementary is also the home to the Intensive English Language Center (IELC) for Des Moines Public Schools. The IELC is a program for children who are new to Des Moines and who have limited to no English …

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