| Neighborhood schools are quickly becoming a thing of | | | | Montessori This program serves Phoenix Schools |
| the past. With such things as school rankings, school | | | | students in PreK through 8th grade. It follows the |
| grades for each school, and the No Child Left Behind | | | | international curriculum developed by Maria Montessori. |
| act, simply sending our children to the grade school | | | | Performing Arts Phoenix Schools students in 7th and |
| down the street is going the way of the dodo bird. | | | | 8th grades have the opportunity to participate in the |
| Today, Phoenix Schools parents have the option of | | | | performing arts throughout the school year with an |
| sending their children to almost any school they wish | | | | emphasis on drama, dance, choir and instrumental |
| within the district serving Phoenix Public Schools. While | | | | music. Kindergarten through 6th grade students also |
| some may indeed choose to stick with the | | | | participate in these disciplines. |
| neighborhood learning institution many, if not most, | | | | Math, Science & Technology Phoenix Schools 7th and |
| parents are enrolling their children in specialty schools | | | | 8th grade students focus specifically on math, science |
| that reflect their childs interests, strengths, or just the | | | | and technology. The science campus at Lowell offers |
| style of education they want for their student. | | | | special benefits to prekindergarten through 6th grade |
| Phoenix Schools now offer various Magnet Schools to | | | | students, as well. |
| meet the growing demand for school choice. Called | | | | Traditional & Balance the Basics Prekindergarten |
| Signature Schools, these Phoenix Schools offer | | | | through 8th grade Phoenix Schools students engage in |
| numerous options for students attending a Phoenix | | | | a heavy emphasis on reading, math and writing. |
| Schools magnet program. | | | | Global Community or Donde Vivo Donde Vivo |
| There is a downside to the Phoenix Schools magnet | | | | students in 7th and 8th explore their global community |
| program. By sending children to schools further away | | | | through an interdisciplinary curriculum. Each year the |
| from home families now need to import playmates or | | | | students have the opportunity to experience their |
| drive their kids across town to visit friends. Families in | | | | global community by traveling abroad. |
| the Phoenix Schools need to balance their desire for | | | | Second Language Acquisition Second Language |
| the strengths of a magnet with the burden of travel | | | | Acquisition is the focus of a program at Herrera |
| time and being more spread out. | | | | School for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. |
| If you are interested in the magnet programs offered | | | | Students are immersed in both Spanish and English in |
| by Phoenix Schools heres a partial list: | | | | all subject areas. |