At Madison Elementary our 1st grade class is brushing up on their hand percussion skills. It is the time of year when we spend a large portion of our music class learning to play the beats we have …

We recently learned that Madison Elementary would be granted $7,500 from Prairie Meadows. The funds will be used to replace the computer lab in our 4th and 5th grade hallway.

It felt like a party this morning in the band room at Madison Elementary School, as students were excitedly opening boxes to see what was inside. In a way, it was a party of sorts as students were opening gifts courtesy of the Des Moines Public Schools Foundation … brand new musical instruments! Click the photo to read and see more about this gift and what it means for Madison.

Madison Elementary is ready to start up our Drama Club after a successful fall session of classes with 40 students. Madison is one of the Turnaround Arts schools in Des Moines and thrilled to have arts integration as …