Bellingham School District

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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

Middle Schools

Grades 6 - 8

Fairhaven Middle School
Kulshan Middle School
Shuksan Middle School
Whatcom Middle School

Elementary Schools

Grades K - 5

Alderwood Elementary School
Birchwood Elementary School
Carl Cozier Elementary Schoo l
Columbia Elementary School
Cordata Elemantery School
Geneva Elementary School
Happy Valley Elementary School
Larrabee Elementary School
Lowell Elementary School
Northern Heights Elementary School
Parkview Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School
Silver Beach Elementary School
Sunnyland Elementary School
Wade King Elementary School (Open Fall 2008)

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

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- Center for Digital Education 2006 survey.
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- Bellingham School District reporting of the 2006 Digital Education Survey award.

External links

Bellingham

People History Newspaper Waterfront District Court Library Mall Amtrak Airport Transit Fairhaven Sehome Sudden Valley

Landmarks	Aftermath Clubhouse Bellingham National Bank Building B.P.O.E. Building Flatiron Building Lairmont Manor Leopold Hotel Mount Baker Theatre Old City Hall Pickett House T. G. Richards and Company Store

Parks	Bloedel Donovan Boulevard Park Cornwall Park Larrabee State Park Maritime Heritage Park Whatcom Falls Park Sehome Hill Arboretum

Geography	Chuckanut Mountains Lake Padden Lake Samish Lake Whatcom Sehome Hill Route 11 (Chuckanut Drive) Route 539 (The Guide Meridian)

History	Bellingham riots C. X. Larrabee Julius Bloedel George Pickett George Vancouver Sir William Bellingham

Museums	American Museum of Radio and Electricity Bellingham Railway Museum Whatcom Children's Museum Whatcom Museum of History and Art

Education	Bellingham High School Bellingham School District Bellingham Technical College Sehome High School Squalicum High School Western Washington University Whatcom Community College Whatcom Middle School

Stations	KAFE KBCB KGMI KISM KMRE-LP KPUG KUGS KVOS-TV

Sports	Bellingham Bells Bellingham Mariners Bellingham Slam Bellingham Sportsplex Whatcom Pavilion

Places of worship	Christ the King Community Church Congregation Beth Israel Cornwall Church

Companies, organizations, and events	Bellingham Festival of Music Bellingham Theatre Guild Bluewater Productions Clickpop Records Estrus Records Frequency Linuxfest Northwest Mount Baker Theatre The Pickford Cinema Port of Bellingham Ski to Sea Race Whatcom Film Association Whatcom Peace & Justice Center

Coordinates: 48°46′N 122°29′W / 48.767°N 122.483°W / 48.767; -122.483

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