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Nichols
Hills Elementary School is a Specialty School of International
Studies and Fine Arts.
For
more than sixty years, Nichols Hills Elementary has provided
thousands of children with the finest education available in
Oklahoma. Many notable civic leaders are products of Nichols Hills
Elementary, as well as athletes, actors, artists, educators, and
scientists.
Nichols Hills Elementary is the school district's first magnet
school for International Studies and Fine Arts. International
Studies is taught through an accelerated curriculum known as Core
Knowledge. Core
Knowledge is a curriculum rich in history, geography, American
civilization, World civilization, fine arts, and great literature.
Our students have the benefit of a full-time art and music teacher
who support and extend the curriculum. We were also the first school
to have 100% compliance with our uniform
policy for students.
Nichols Hills Elementary is also a Great Expectation School. The
Great Expectations philosophy, based on educational research, is, as
the name implies, an instructional approach offering a variety of
curricular methods based on high expectations. We believe that all
children can learn. We will not accept failure as an option as we
plan educational programs or interventions for children.
One indication of our success is our high standardized test scores.
While our scores are some of the highest in the district, we
continue to score higher than schools in surrounding districts. We
also realize that test scores are only one measure of a school's
success. Our students have one of the highest attendance rates in
our district. Attendance in our extracurricular academic and
athletic programs also indicates interest and achievement. Our
students have won local, state, and national competitions. Our
continuing goal is to offer our children an education that will
allow them to compete successfully and enhance their prospects for
higher learning.
Parent participation and PTA
membership are high and we have many parents who take an active
role in the school through volunteer work. The parents worked hard
to get the school reopened and continue to give their time to help
students succeed.
Nichols Hills
Elementary has a splendid history of success and caring for
children. The community supports this success with a loyal
and helpful partnership.
Nichols Hills Elementary has accepted the challenge to continue to
prepare children for their future challenges and leadership roles. |
