Bellingham School District

Bellingham School District No. 501 is a public school district in Whatcom County, Washington, USA and serves the city of Bellingham.

As of October 2004, the district has an enrollment of 10,763 students.

In 2006, the Center for Digital Education named the Bellingham School District 6th in the nation for districts with 2501-15000 students.^[1][2]

Schools

High Schools

Grades 9 - 12

• Bellingham High School[1]
• Options High School[2]
• Sehome High School [3]
• Squalicum High School[4]

Middle Schools

Grades 6 - 8

• Fairhaven Middle School[5]
• Kulshan Middle School[6]
• Shuksan Middle School[7]
• Whatcom Middle School[8]

Primary Schools

Grades K - 5

• Alderwood Elementary School [9]
• Birchwood Elementary School [10]
• Carl Cozier Elementary Schoo [11] l
• Columbia Elementary School [12]
• Geneva Elementary School [13]
• Happy Valley Elementary School [14]
• Larrabee Elementary School [15]
• Lowell Elementary School [16]
• Northern Heights Elementary School [17]
• Parkview Elementary School [18]
• Roosevelt Elementary School [19]
• Silver Beach Elementary School [20]
• Sunnyland Elementary School [21]
• Wade King Elementary School (Open Fall 2008) [22]

Science Curriculum

Bellingham School District is a partner district in the North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership (NCOSP) and as such has made a substantial commitment to science education for its students. Each school has a science teacher leader who has been trained in Science Education Reform pedagogy. The teacher leaders work within the district to select, align, and maintain a coherent and articulated science curriculum.

Middle School Curriculum

Grade 6

• Earth History (FOSS)
• Populations and Ecosystems (FOSS)
• Proposed: Energy Machines and Motion (STC/MS)

Grade 7

• Catastrophic Events (STC/MS)
• Earth in Space (STC/MS)
• Proposed: Light and Optics (STC/MS)

Grade 8

• Properties of Matter (STC/MS)
• Organisms, Macro to Micro (STC/MS)
• Proposed: Human Body Systems (STC/MS)

References

1. ^ *Center for Digital Education 2006 survey.
2. ^ *Bellingham School District reporting of the 2006 Digital Education Survey award.

External links

• Bellingham School District No. 501
• Bellingham School District Report Card