KEENE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:
179 Maple Avenue
Keene, NH 03431-1616
Telephone: 603-352-8012
FAX: 603-357-3329
Principal: Patricia Yoerger, M.Ed.
e-mail: pyoerger@sau29.org |
422 Elm Street
Keene, NH 03431-1820
Telephone: 603-352-1245
FAX: 603-357-9031
Interim Principal: Paul E Huggins, M.S.
e-mail: phuggins@sau29.org
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217 Washington Street
Keene, NH 03431-3110
Telephone: 603-352-1712
FAX: 603-357-9015
Principal: William W. Harris, M.Ed.
e-mail: wharris@sau29.org
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79 Park Avenue
Keene, NH 03431-2399
Telephone: 603-352-3405
FAX: 603-357-9018
Principal: Richard Cate
e-mail: dcate@sau29.org |
24 Adams Street
Keene, NH 03431-4132
Telephone: 603-352-2244 FAX: 603-357-9028
Principal: Gwen S. Mitchell, M.Ed.
e-mail: gmitchell@sau29.org
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Student enrollment in Keene's five elementary schools (kindergarten through grade 5) is 1,187. Enrollments in the schools range from 327 students at Symonds School to 166 at Wheelock School. The average student teacher ratio at the elementary level is under 17:4.
Because the neighborhood school concept is very important to the community, each of Keene’s five elementary schools is located in a different part of the city and serves the families that live in that area. This system has encouraged each school to develop its own individual character, but because each teaches the same subject areas and comparable skills, all Keene elementary school children enter the middle school (at grade 6) with a similar academic background.
Recent initiatives at the elementary level that have enhanced the learning environment for children in Keene’s elementary schools include full-day kindergarten, an emphasis on the use of technology in the classroom, an Everyday Mathematics initiative, a core reading program, world language instruction, the Collins Writing Program, the introduction of the social curriculum and peer mediation, and after school programs.
Close collaboration with Keene State College and Antioch University New England for pre-service and teaching experiences, continued volunteer efforts and strong community support contribute to the success of Keene's elementary schools.
Each of the schools is committed to providing a quality educational program to each child in a positive and highly-motivating environment. |
