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The K-8 school is designed for 600 kindergarten through 8th grade students. It sits on 5.49 acres.
To view Gordon Parks school web site, click here.
To view the video of the progress on the construction of the Gordon Parks Academy, click here.
The school will be a neighborhood magnet with half of the seats reserved for neighborhood students and the other half will be required to apply through the Magnet Admissions Office.
The district intends to apply to have the Primary Years and Middle Years Program through the International Baccalaureate organization at the Gordon Parks Academy. The curriculum will be delivered to all students who attend the school.
On the first floor are three kindergarten, first grade, second grade third grade and fourth grade classrooms. There is also an art room, two music rooms, a cafeteria, a FEMA shelter, gymnasium with bleacher seating, boys and girls dressing rooms, a media center (library) and associated computer room.
The second floor has three math, language arts, and fifth grade classrooms as well as a computer lab a science classroom, a social studies classroom and a FACS lab. Connected to the southeast side of the school is a clinic building with exam, dental, immunization, and records rooms as well as office spaces. Click here for an informational flier and school blueprint.
Compton Construction Corporation is the general contractor for the $9,424,000.00 complex. Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey is the architect.
Required substantial completion date for the school portion is July 31, 2008. Top
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Directions
From Kellogg merge onto I135N, take the 21st Street exit, turn right onto E. 21St. N., turn left onto N. Piatt, turn right onto E. 25th St. N. Top
Mission
It is the mission of Gordon Parks Academy to create self-directed learners by providing a holistic educational experience with high expectations for all students.
Beliefs:
- Providing students the opportunity to work with a diverse population provides them with a sense of community, a global understanding and acceptance of others that will make them a positive, contributing member of society.
- We believe that all students will be active participants in their learning by developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- We believe that when students' natural curiosity and questioning are encouraged, students develop a deeper understanding of concepts.
- When connections between parents, students, staff and community are made, bonds are formed that enrich and support the learning experience.
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Campus Improvement Program
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Site Council Information
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Programs
Curriculum includes:
- Skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to participate in an increasing global society
- Spanish instruction in the primary and middle years program
- Integrated use of technology
- Critical thinking through inquiry
- Responsible citizenship
- Community service
- Global themes such as: "Who We Are", "How the World Works," and "How We Express Ourselves"
- Exploration of subjects in depth and how they are interconnected
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Student Activities
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