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The Glade Park
Community School
will open Fall of 2009!
Dear Glade Park
Families,
We are
pleased to inform you that the Glade Park Community School is currently
enrolling its inaugural class of 20 Kindergarten through Second Graders
for the 2009-10 academic year. Below is an update on the school for all
community members and registration instructions for those interested in
enrolling.
About the School
The Glade
Park Community School will support the school district mission by
providing a sound, foundational elementary education for Glade Park
children that draws from local environmental, agricultural, and
community resources.
Getting Started
Class will be held in a temporary
facility for the 2009-10 academic year with a permanent facility planned
to be ready for use in Fall 2010. The temporary facility will be
located near the Glade Park Fire Department, accessed through the ground
recently cleared for future postal services. One full-time teacher and
teaching aide will staff the school. An additional grade will be added
in future years until the school enrolls approximately fifty
Kindergarten through Fifth Grade elementary students.
Academics
Students attending Glade Park Community
School will experience challenging academics that relate to their real
world experiences, inspiring a sense of inquiry and joy. Instructors
will teach standard Colorado and School District 51 curriculum, with
emphasis on:
◦ An active, hands-on
approach to teaching and learning
◦ Lessons that engage
students in their local history, community and environment
◦ Small, multi-age classes
that provide for individualized instruction and peer
mentoring
◦ A rich environmental and
agricultural setting to explore and apply classroom concepts
◦ Frequent interaction with
and appreciation for the arts and foreign languages
The curriculum will also allow for
thematic-based learning. Each year, the Glade Park Community School
teachers and students will explore a theme in depth. This annual theme
will allow for a more interdisciplinary approach to teaching all
subjects and help relate curriculum to the students' real world
experiences.
School
Services
◦ Class will be held Monday through
Thursday from approximately 8 AM-4 PM.
◦ Extended care needs will be
assessed at the family registration meeting on May 7 to determine what
early drop off or late pick up services might be offered.
◦ No lunch service will be
provided in the 2009-10 temporary facility. A volunteer community
assistance program will be available for students unable to bring their
own sack lunches.
Should more than twenty responses be
received from Glade Park families, a lottery system will be used to
determine enrollment. Should less than twenty students be enrolled,
remaining spaces will be made available to families outside of Glade
Park after the May 7 registration meeting.
If you have questions about the school,
registration procedures, or being able to attend the May 7 meeting,
please contact: Karyn Bechtel, Parent Volunteer, 245-7277, karynadam@yahoo.com.
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