Why Choose HWES
- Promotes hands-on meaningful activities that make learning more relevant and engaging
- Offers an emphasis on Healthy Bodies, Food/Nutrition, and Physical Fitness
- Promotes healthy minds and healthy bodies that increase the opportunity for student success
- Creates an awareness of environmental issues such as pollution, global warming, water supply, world wide famine and disease, etc.
Our Goals Are Achieved Through…...
- Motivational hands-on learning experiences that get children involved with real world problems
- Unique enriched instructional opportunities in STEAM lab, Nutrition Lab, and three outdoor classrooms
- Daily morning Step it Up walking program to get students motivated and alert for learning
- Opportunities to participate in Environmental Studies activities such as a recycling station, nutritional studies and experiments
- Breakfast in the classroom for a nutritional start to the day
- Programs that promote health and wellness including Drug/Alcohol Prevention and Health
- Monthly events for families such as Family Reading Nights, hands on math activities and promoting healthy living
Services Available....
- Reading and Math Support for students with academic difficulties
- Interim Assessment to promote ACT Aspire test success in grades 3-6
- ACE/Gifted & Talented services featuring both a pull-out and enrichment program
- School-Based Mental Health services
- 1 to 1 student iPads with internet in all areas of the building
- Current technology (including Interactive projectors, SMART Interactive Flat Panels and Apple TV) available in classroom for instructional use
- STAR/After-school tutoring
- Parent Center
Supportive/Enrichment....
- SWCC Lunch Buddies
- Lunchtime Book Clubs
- Cane Squad
- Character Education
- Robotics Team
- PBIS
- Weekly STEAM classes for all students
- CANE and ACE Enrichment Classes