North Woods Elementary selected as International Baccalaureate school
April 7, 2021 10:01 AM Jourdan Vian
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) North Woods International School in the School District of La Crosse will now offer the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program, making it one of only 14 elementary schools in the state to have the distinction.
“It is so exciting to have been selected as an IB school,” said North Woods International School Principal Keri Holter. “We strive to have students see connections everywhere and see differences as strengths and opportunities for positive change in the world. We use a rigorous curriculum and weave overall instructional best practices like equity and social/emotional learning throughout. Learning at North Woods is a celebration of all the very best elements education has to offer.”
North Woods Elementary granted international baccalaureate status
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - North Woods International School is now one of only 14 other elementary schools in the state to offer the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program.
The La Crosse School District said the Primary Years Program is for students between the ages of 3 to 12. According to the district, It focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. It is a framework guided by six transdisciplinary themes of global significance, explored using knowledge and skills derived
from six subject areas, as well as transdisciplinary skills, with a powerful emphasis on inquiry.