RAVENSWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Q. How many of the teachers at Ravenswood have Advanced Degrees and are any Board Certified? Over 95% of our highly qualified and dedicated teachers have Advanced Degrees. Our teachers are also highly regarded in their individual fields as we have Golden Apple Award winners and finalists, an Art Educator of the Year, a Teacher of the Year, and four Nationally Board Certified teachers. Discover the importance of National Board Certification.
Most of the questions you have can hopefully be answered throughout this site but to help make it a little easier, we've added a quick FAQ overview for questions we most commonly hear on our tours:
Q: What type of reading and literacy programs do you offer? Ravenswood School supports an academic program centered on Best Practice Principals which takes the needs of individual students at various levels into consideration. This type of programming, including Balanced Literacy and Differentiated Learning, helps our students feel challenged and rewarded across the board from Special Education to the general education population to our gifted students. Please see our Academics Overview page for more detailed information on this and more about our reading, literacy, math and science programs.
Q: Do you have a gifted program? We don't have a gifted program persay, but due to the academic standards that we set as stated above, our gifted students are equally academically enriched.
Q. Do you offer pre-K and before and after school options? Yes. This information is provided throughout the site and is labeled clearly on the navigation buttons to the left for your convenience. Our Pre-K students also have the before and after school and summer camp options available to them.
Q. Do you offer full-day kindergarten? Yes. More information can be found on our Admissions Info page.
Q: What about daily recess? Ravenswood School curricula includes a daily recess program. We firmly believe that physical fitness is the cornerstone to a happy, healthy lifestyle. Sports and P.E. are necessary components of a child's life. Ravenswood also offers a variety of sporting fun through our fairs and events and after school programming. For more on our physical fitness programming, please see our Sports & P.E. page.
Q: Do you offer lunch and if necessary, how do I participate in the free and reduced lunch programs? Yes, Ravenswood School offers students the option of choosing a daily hot lunch. More information is coming on how to participate in the lunch programs.
Q: What is the school's stand on fine arts programming? Fine arts is an integral and vital component of Ravenswood School as evidenced by our Fine & Performing Arts Magnet Cluster Status. We integrate our fine arts programming throughout the curriculum. Through various grants and partnerships, we have successfully joined forces with a host of artists and art enrichment programs that have afforded our students the benefits of a highly developed artistic sense and given them opportunities of expression that can only be found through the arts. We have the finest of professionals heading our art and music departments and integrating the arts throughout our curriculum. Fine arts are incorporated into every grade level, including Pre-K, and infused throughout our fairs and events, workshops and clubs, field trips, after-school programming, spring break and summer camps, and so much more. Please see our About Us page to learn more.
Q: Do you offer Foreign Languages? Yes. As part of our after-school programming, we offer Language Stars Spanish for Pre-K through 5th grade students. Our goal is to continue to add more foreign languages including Mandarin Chinese and French classes in the future. Please see our Before & After School page for more information.
Q: How easy is it to get involved? It is incredibly easy to get involved. Ravenswood School is a very warm and welcoming place to be. Anyone who would like to offer help on any level is welcome to join a committee of their choosing or perhaps start one of their own! For more information on how to become a part of Ravenswood School, please visit our How To Get Involved or our Fundraising page.
Q: Who should I contact if I have questions or need more information? If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact our Principal, Heather Connolly at HDConnoll@cps.k12.il.us or call
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