{"id":3911,"date":"2013-08-13T21:14:55","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T04:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=3911"},"modified":"2013-08-13T21:14:55","modified_gmt":"2013-08-14T04:14:55","slug":"isabella-bird-already-way-too-serious-to-be-elementary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=3911","title":{"rendered":"Isabella Bird Already WAY too Serious to be Elementary School"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>The new elementary school in Stapleton, Isabella Bird<\/a>, plans to be a tremendous school for mathematics, reading, and science, but also plans to be much more than that. \u201cWe want to be a leader in technology, world languages, arts, and even discuss social justice as well as environmental sustainability,\u201d said new Principal Sue Ackerman. \u201cWe want our kids to come in as kindergartners, but leave in sixth grade with the knowledge of a first year grad student.\u201d\n\nMany Stapleton parents are eager to get their child the education they will need to succeed in today\u2019s world. \u201cWe can\u2019t just blindly send our kids off to school anymore and trust the school systems,\u201d said resident Danielle Scott. \u201cWe need to be involved in their curriculum, and need to know that it is better than opportunities other kids are getting. It is great to know that my child will be in a better position than some of their friends who attend say Bill Roberts<\/a>, Swigert<\/a>, or Westerly Creek<\/a>.\u201d\nFor other parents, the curriculum seems like a little much for five to 11 year olds. \u201cHonestly, I just want my kid to get some good math and reading skills and lots of recess,\u201d says resident Joe Boesen. \u201cI think it is great that they have these goals, but I want to give my kids a little time to enjoy life and develop on their own.\u201d North Central Park resident Dana Potter agrees. \u201cI definitely want my kids to have advantages in life, which is why we moved to Stapleton in the first place. But, I don\u2019t want to be super-involved with the school curriculum, nor do I think my kids need to be talking about race relations at the age of six.\u201d\nHowever, for many, the school offers just another elementary curriculum for residents from which to choose. \u201cWe are trying to raise intelligent, well-rounded kids,\u201d says Scott. \u201cNot every parent wants their kid to be smart and successful, which is fine. We do, so we are choosing to send our kids to Isabella Bird.\u201d Isabella Bird will have roughly 100 students this fall at the Samsonite building before moving to the Bluff Lake area in August 2014.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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