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Broadmor Students Spread Kindness Through “Buddy Bench”
At Broadmor Elementary, students and staff have come up with a clever way to promote new friendships and a school culture built on inclusion and kindness through their “Buddy Bench.”
01/11/2018
Students Depict Revolutionary War Wax Museum at Scales Technology Academy
Ryan Vaughan’s fifth-grade classroom at Scales Technology Academy was transformed into a Revolutionary War “wax museum” one afternoon as the class invited family and friends from other classes to view their video presentations on assigned Revolutionary War figures.
01/11/2018
Tempe Neighbors Get Brand New Yard Thanks to Gililland Students
Last semester, eighth-graders in Samuel Wolloch’s geometry class at Gililland MIddle School learned lessons on landscape architecture and implemented designs for local homes in their community.
01/11/2018
Arredondo- Tax Credit Donation Helps You, Helps Kids!
Arredondo is looking to our community and asking them to direct their tax dollars to the school of their choice.
12/27/2017 11:50 AM
Wood Elementary Students Receive Holiday Shopping Spree from Tempe Elks
This year, 30 Wood students were selected for a holiday shopping spree to meet their needs going into the holiday season.
12/14/2017
TIE Foundation Donates 32,000 Pounds of Beans and Rice to TD3 Kids
This year, beans and rice were delivered to all 22 of the District’s elementary and middle schools.
12/14/2017
Aguilar Class Develops Problem-Solving Skills with Breakout Lockboxes
Heather Smalley’s second grade class at Aguilar Elementary was recently assigned a unique holiday-themed assignment, breakout lockboxes.
12/13/2017
Curry Second-Grader Performs as “Little Drummer Boy” at ASU Concert
Susan Dickens, music teacher at Curry Elementary, shared this story about one of her students who recently highlighted his musical talents at an ASU event.
12/13/2017
Cardinals’ Patrick Peterson Donates 221 Thanksgiving Dinners to Tempe Elementary Families
Peterson teamed up with the United Food Bank of Arizona to provide 221 Tempe Elementary families with a full Thanksgiving meal to enjoy with their loved ones.
11/30/2017 2:30 PM
AZ Cardinals Team Up with Carminati Kids for a Morning of Exercise and Fun!
Carminati fourth- through fifth-graders could hardly contain their excitement as teachers led them to their school field on a recent Tuesday morning.
11/29/2017 4:11 PM
Curry Cougars Feel the Love Thanks to Symantec Donation
Thanks to a donation by Symantec, every single student at Curry will now be able to read this important message on the back of their school pride t-shirts!
11/29/2017 12:30 PM
Frank Students Present Design Proposal to School Rebuild Group
On November 21, Frank Elementary gifted students (PACE) shared their own input on how they see the future design of their beloved school.
11/28/2017
Thank You TIE for Funding our Donors Choose Projects!
For more than 20 years, the Tempe Impacts Education (TIE) Foundation has been supporting Tempe Elementary students and teachers.
11/03/2017 1:00 AM
STEM Club Inspires Tempe Elementary Girls to Achieve Their Dreams
On Wednesday afternoons at Wood Elementary, you won’t find all kids lining up to go home after the schoolbell rings.
11/02/2017 12:00 PM
Carminati Introduces New World Language Learning Lab
This year, Carminati Elementary has implemented a World Language Program into their curriculum.
11/02/2017 11:30 AM
PBL Spotlight: Nevitt Students Get Hands-On with Concrete
On October 26, this class of 15 students, ranging from third- through fifth-graders, were brought together for another engaging STEM lesson with members from Concord General Contracting, Inc.
11/02/2017 8:00 AM
Scales Technology Academy Wins Best Video at the 2017 PBISAz Film Festival!
The Fifth Annual PBISAz Film Festival proved that schools continue to inspire audiences with their Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) videos.
11/02/2017
Ward Traditional Academy Reading Buddies Do More Than Read Together
Five years ago two teachers who happen to be sisters, Ashley and Erica Smeltzer, started the Reading Buddy Program at Ward Traditional Academy. They wanted to build a sense of community and camaraderie among their students.
10/05/2017 1:51 PM
Hudson Elementary Students Learn a Lesson in Energy Conservation from SRP
On September 27, two fifth-grade classes at Hudson Elementary learned a real life STEM lesson from SRP about energy usage and conservation that could help their school and their parents save money.
10/05/2017 1:00 PM
Tempe Academy Science Students Engineer Projects
Sixth-graders in Mr. Martin Tuertscher’s class at Tempe Academy of International Studies are inside and outside of the classroom, flying airplanes, building towers, and creating storyboards.
09/28/2017 3:45 PM