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Douglas Elementary
Creative Arts & Science
Calendar: Traditional

Information for the: 2011 - 2012 school year.

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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 - Donna Susan Spivey

Grades - k - 5

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

Instructional Calendar

Douglas 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: WCPSS

Contact the Douglas 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) 881-4894

Fax - (919) 881-4896

Website - http://douglas.wcpss.net

Location

Address - 600 Ortega road, Raleigh, NC 27609

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Description

The Mary P. Douglas Creative Arts and Science Magnet School is committed to using the interdisciplinary approach allowing every child to use their multiple intelligences or varied learning stylets to become successful lifelong learners.

The A+ Schools Program is an integral part of the Creative Arts and Science Magnet Program. It is an approach to teaching and learning grounded in the belief that the arts can play a central role in how children learn. A+ schools combine interdisciplinary teaching and daily arts instruction, giving teachers multiple opportunities each day to recognize the special skills and learning styles of students.

The NC Standard Course of Study at a Creative Arts & Science Magnet School is delivered through a collaborative interdisciplinary approach that integrates the arts into daily classroom instruction. A four member arts team is employed full-time in the areas of music, dance, drama, and visual arts. The A+ approach to learning is based on Howard Gardner's extensive research on multiple intelligences and is also supported by recent brain research.

In addition to the Arts program, Douglas also has a well-equipped science lab and science specialist who provides instruction based on experimentation and exploration.

Douglas was recognized as a 2004 Magnet Schools of America School of Excellence and a 2005 Magnet School of Distinction at the MSA National Conference on Magnet Schools.

Curriculum: Creative Arts & Science

Theme Description

1.Daily instruction enhanced by visual and creative arts

2.Discovery-based science with a science specialist

3.Instruction based on Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

600 Ortega road, Raleigh, NC 27609 (919 ) 881-4894

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