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- Health, Wellness & Environmental Studies Magnet
 - Why Choose HWES
 
Why Choose HWES?
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- Promotes hands-on meaningful activities that make learning more relevant and engaging
 
- Offers an emphasis on Healthy Bodies, Food/Nutrition, and Physical Fitness
 
- Promotes healthy minds and healthy bodies that increase the opportunity for student success
 
- Creates an awareness of environmental issues such as pollution, global warming, water supply, world wide famine and disease, etc.
 
Our Goals Are Achieved Through…...- Motivational hands-on learning experiences that get children involved with real world problems
 
- Unique enriched instructional opportunities in STEAM lab, Nutrition Lab, and three outdoor classrooms
 
- Daily morning Step it Up walking program to get students motivated and alert for learning
 
- Opportunities to participate in Environmental Studies activities such as a recycling station, nutritional studies and experiments
 
- Breakfast in the classroom for a nutritional start to the day
 
- Programs that promote health and wellness including Drug/Alcohol Prevention and Health
 
- Monthly events for families such as Family Reading Nights, hands on math activities and promoting healthy living
 
Services Available....
- Reading and Math Support for students with academic difficulties
 
- Interim Assessment to promote ACT Aspire test success in grades 3-6
 
- ACE/Gifted & Talented services featuring both a pull-out and enrichment program
 
- School-Based Mental Health services
 
- 1 to 1 student iPads with internet in all areas of the building
 
- Current technology (including Interactive projectors, SMART Interactive Flat Panels and Apple TV) available in classroom for instructional use
 
- STAR/After-school tutoring
 
- Parent Center
 
Supportive/Enrichment....
- SWCC Lunch Buddies
 
- Lunchtime Book Clubs
 
- Cane Squad
 
- Character Education
 
- Robotics Team
 
- PBIS
 - Weekly STEAM classes for all students
 - CANE and ACE Enrichment Classes
 
 
