COMMITTED TO EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Located eight miles southwest of Greensburg and five miles due south of Hempfield High School in New Stanton Borough,  Stanwood Elementary School is brimming with outstanding classes, activities, teachers, and volunteer parents. Committed to educational excellence, Stanwood serves approximately 600 students in grades Kindergarten through fifth.  Our cadre of teachers and support staff numbers approximately 68.
 

• Average class size in grades K – 3 is 23, and grades 4 – 5 is 23
• 3 full day kindergartens ( 3 sessions – 23 students each), 1 half day kindergarten (PM session), 5 first grades, 5 second grades, 4 third grades, 4 fourth grades, and 4 fifth grade classrooms
• Curriculum provides for 40-minute lessons in the itinerant services of art, library, music, technology education and physical education to students in grades first through fifth. Full day kindergarten receive the same itinerant service with the exception of world language. Half day kindergarten students receive 20 minutes of physical education and library once per 5-day cycle.
• Two learning support classes
• Title I Reading
• Guidance
• Hempfield Enrichment Program
• Speech Therapy
• Instructional Support
• Instrumental Music (for grades fourth and fifth)
• ESL – English as a Second Language
• Full-time health room coverage provided
• Breakfast and lunch programs
• Elaborate computer lab, a library, a full-size gymnasium, a full size auditorium, small meeting rooms and classrooms
• Many classrooms contain personal computers for student use
• The library offers five computers with CD Rom capability and access to the internet
• Technology lab with 30 computers

FULFILLING OUR MISSION
Our mission at Stanwood Elementary is to educate every child to be an academically successful student, a socially responsible citizen, and a life-long learner. By teaching the necessary knowledge and skills, and the appreciation of socio-economic and cultural diversity within a school that fosters mutual respect, creativity, and the joy of learning we are "Committed to Educational Excellence." In addition, the effective, caring, innovative staff in partnership with home and community provide our students with a safe, secure and supportive environment necessary to help meet the needs of all our students.

ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS AT STANWOOD

•  Caring Parents and Teachers - C-PAT
  We are fortunate to have C-PAT, which takes a very active part in supporting school programs and provides many items, events and services to enrich our students' school experiences.
   

• Partners in Education (P.I.E.)
  Our successful parent volunteer program, Partners In Education (P.I.E.), offers parents the opportunity to be more actively involved in their child's education.
   
•  Bully-Free School Program
  All schools, regardless of socioeconomic status, diversity and location, are working to confront the issue of conflict and bullying in our society, and help students cope with the aftermath. Stanwood Elementary began  the district approved bully program  to deter school conflict and violence and bring about peace and a bully-free environment in the hearts and minds of our students.
  
  This initiative in a Bully-Free School works to reduce conflict and violence by teaching students how to discuss and mediate disagreements peacefully. It empowers students, who are still in their formative years, with the important life-skills that promote constructive communication, problem solving, critical-thinking and self-esteem. Through regular classroom meetings, students become active participants in governing behavior in their classrooms. Through this program, conflicts can be settled in a positive manner, benefiting the school climate as a whole. Adults handle all bullying behavior as soon as it is discovered or reported.
   
• Scouting Opportunities
  Boys and girls at Stanwood Elementary can choose from several scouting groups some of whom use our building for their meetings and activities.
   
• Additional Programs
  The YMCA offers morning childcare from 7:00 – 8:30 AM and afternoon childcare from 3:30 – 6:00 PM in the Stanwood Elementary building. Please call 724.834.0150 for more information.
   
• Hempfield Parks and Recreation
  Hempfield Parks and Recreation offer a wide range of evening activities for students. For more information, please call 724.836.7900.

MORE INFORMATION

We encourage parent involvement and work hand-in-hand to provide the best learning opportunities for our children. To learn more about Stanwood Elementary School, you are welcomed to call 724.838.4000 during our operating hours Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, or email Mr. Raymond Burk at burkr@hempfieldarea.k12.pa.us