Valparaiso Community Schools

Fourth grade students at Memorial Elementary had the opportunity to connect with Indiana's geography in a unique way. A giant map of Indiana created by Ken-Simmons and sponsored by the Geography Educators' Network of Indiana was rolled out onto the...

Written By: Jill Higgins, Title I Teacher, Central Elementary School, Valparaiso, IN Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Everybody can be great because anybody can serve.” At Central Elementary School, we take these words to heart. We strive to...

Written by Jennifer Hurley, Media Center Specialist at Thomas Jefferson Middle School Award-winning Native American author Sherman Alexie begins his essay “Superman and Me” with a simple, declarative statement: “I learned to read with a...

Are you looking for an area of study that will help you land a high paying career right after high school or college? What if that same course of study could also help you in the arts, get you into fashion design, the medical field, or even the...

Philanthropy Boot Camp is an all new program coming to Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin Middle School. This program is a comprehensive approach to educating youth about philanthropy and the nonprofit industry. Students are engaged in lessons taught...

The First Grade team at Central Elementary in Valparaiso​​ ​sees technology usage in the classroom as a very important aspect for these 21st Century learners. Jenny Arledge said, “Technology can become the ‘wings’ that will allow the...

Recently, the hallways and classrooms of Northview Elementary School have been buzzing with the chatter of young students interacting with their grandparents and creating memories they can share for a lifetime. Grandparents came from down the street...

Written by: Megan Warren, 5th Grade Teacher & Nicole Vowell, 4th Grade Teacher Aesthetically. Connoisseur. Odoriferous. Many adults cannot pronounce, let alone spell, these incredibly difficult words. Fourth and fifth grade students at Cooks...

In elementary schools all across the world, teachers are working tirelessly to get kids excited about reading. We try everything under the sun to evoke the love of reading. In this day and age with all of the gizmos and gadgets technology has...

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to live in another country for a short period of time to learn about their customs, speak their language, and to immerse yourself into every aspect of a foreign culture? This past summer four students from...