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Brooks Elementary
Museums
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Calendar: Traditional

Information for the: 2011 - 2012 school year.

For information about Magnet Programs and how to apply for them, visit our online Magnet Programs Center.

If you are planning to visit this school to enroll your child for the 2012-2013 school year, please visit their Website or contact them using the information below for their enrollment schedule. School staff will have times set up to receive your forms and walk you through the process.

Principal, Grades & Calendar

Principal - Felecia M. Locklear

Grades - k - 5

2011-12 Bell Schedule - 9:15 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Instructional Calendar

Brooks Elementary runs on the Traditional calendar. Currently, the following Traditional calendars are available for download:

2011 - 2012 Traditional Calendar (Adobe Reader File)
2012 - 2013 Traditional Calendar (Adobe Reader File)

Before School: WCPSS

After School: Third party provider

Contact the Brooks Elementary directly for full information about its before- and after-school care programs. For general information about before- and after-school care programs across WCPSS, go here.

Contact

Phone - (919) 881-1350

Fax - (919) 881-1349

Website - http://brookses.wcpss.net

Location

Address - 700 Northbrook Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609

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Description

The Brooks Museums Magnet Elementary school community believes that students learn best in an environment that engages students, stimulates understanding,and encourages students to take responsibility for their own learning.

At Brooks, we believe that students are the "Architects of Their Own Learning".

Our museums approaches to learning are grounded in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study which encourages and utilizes children's natural curiosity. At Brooks Museums Magnet Elementary School, students demonstrate their understanding and integration of curricular objectives through exhbited projects, Paideia Seminars, and real world community connections.

Curriculum: Museums

Theme Essentials

1.Collaboration and interaction with area museums, professionals and experts

2.Project and Paideia-based museums approach to learning, including the application of a variety of technology tools

3.Student seminars conducted and Paideia principles applied throughout the curriculum

4.Grade level museum field experiences as part of basic instruction

700 Northbrook Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609 (919 ) 881-1350

Important: Bus Routes are subject to change, based on actual student distribution, parent appeals and other factors. The information here will be updated regularly, but updates may lag changes by several days.

Route Information Last Updated: 8:20 AM, Mon, Dec 5, 2011