ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
Any student eligible for enrollment in Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools may apply to attend a magnet school. Students must be able to
participate with reasonable expectation of success under the specific criteria
of the magnet programs. The application period begins January 3, 2008.
The Downtown School is open to students from families who live or
work in the central urban area of Winston-Salem
or who work at Reynolds American Inc., the school's primary business partner.
Transportation to the Downtown
School is NOT provided by
the school system.
Ashley, Diggs, Mineral Springs and Moore
elementary schools have spaces available for students who live in the schools'
residential zones as well as magnet spaces for students from throughout Forsyth County. Priority for assignment to these
four magnet schools is given to students and their siblings who live in the
schools' residential zones.
Magnet applications will be dated and numbered according to
the order they are received. A lottery may be held if there are more magnet
applications than spaces available. At least one student at each magnet school
will be selected from each of the county's eight elementary residential zones.
Once assigned to a magnet school, students may complete all
grades provided they attend school regularly and exhibit exemplary conduct. If
a student does not meet these standards, he or she may be reassigned to his or her
residential school at the end of the school year. Students in elementary school
magnet programs will have first preference in continuing in the same program at
the middle school level.
Transportation to magnet schools is provided by the school system to elementary magnet schools, with the exception of the Downtown Elementary School.
If your child lives within the residential zone where the magnet school is located, transportation will be provided through regular bus routes. If your child lives outside the residential zone for the magnet school, he or she child will be assigned to a Magnet Express Stop, most likely within four
to six miles of your home. Buses will pick up your child at these Magnet Express Stops and
take him or her to the magnet school.
These stops are supervised before school starting at 6:30
a.m. and after school until 6 p.m. Supervision is free in the mornings and for
the first hour in the afternoon. Additional supervised time is available for $3
per day or $15 per week.
For more information, call the school system's magnet office
at 727-2519.
ASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme applicant
The teaching philosophy of the IB Primary Years Programme focuses on the total growth of maturing and developing children. The curriculum addresses students' educational, social, physical, emotional and cultural needs while integrating inquiry, internationalism and the experience of international schools with the N.C. Standard Course of Study. Ashley provides a Spanish-English immersion program for grades K-4 that is taught by teachers who are Visiting International Faculty members. The school also offers a pre-kindergarten programs and small class sizes at all grade levels.
Ashley is located at 1647 Ashley School Circle, Winston-Salem. Call 727-2343 for more information.
DIGGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Visual and Performing Arts School
At Diggs Elementary Magnet School, the arts are core parts of the basic curriculum and are thoughtfully integrated into daily classroom instruction to reach every child. This enriched environment is vigorous, challenging and demanding. Students are encouraged to connect, examine, imagine, idealize, test, tinker and adapt their thinking to achieve excellence in all areas. There are high expectations and standards for academic achievement. Instruction is available in visual art, theatre, choral music, dance, music composition and instrumental music such as Suzuki strings, band, orchestra and piano.
Diggs is located at 950 Mock St., Winston-Salem. Call 727-2424 for more information.
THE DOWNTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At the Downtown Elementary School, the school's location is central to its focus on teaching students about the world around them. Community resources are built into instruction to emphasize active, exploratory learning. The school is small, with about 330 students who are ages 3 through grade 5. Students at the Downtown Elementary School are assigned to classes of 15 students with one teacher for two years. Special options include extended day programs, half- or full-day preschool and kindergarten. Parents are required to spend one hour a week at the school.
The Downtown School is located at 610 North Cherry St., Winston-Salem. Call 727-2914 for more information.
MINERAL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Renzulli Academy of Arts and Technology
Joseph Renzulli, a child psychologist, suggested that a wider variety of talents should be identified and nurtured in children from all cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. His "Schoolwide Enrichment Model" is premised on developing children's full potential, instead of concentrating on preparing them for standardized testing. At Mineral Springs Elementary, teachers will use Renzulli's model with the state curriculum to spark students' curiosity and lead them in detailed investigations, often using the arts and technology as avenues. Students work in groups on projects to explore their interests.
Mineral Springs is located at 4527 Ogburn Ave., Winston-Salem. Call 703-6788 for more information.
MOORE MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Moore Magnet Elementary School provides students with life skills by using the theories of multiple intelligences and brain-based instructional practices to teach the state Standard Course of Study. Dr. Howard Gardner, a medical doctor and professor at Harvard University, theorized that there are many forms of intelligences, or "smarts," by which a person knows, understands and learns about the world. At Moore, Gardner's theories are put to use by giving students experience opportunities for learning through the eight "smarts." Students wear uniforms two days a week and their "eight-smarts" shirts on Fridays.
Moore is located at 451 Knollwood St., Winston-Salem. Call 727-2860 for more information.
