Innovative/Elective

The Denn John Middle School Dragons breathe F.I.R.E., which stand for Focus, Integrity, Respect, and Engaged in Learning. The goal is to provide a learning environment that promotes both academic and social growth. The students have the opportunity to earn high school credits through acceleration courses. Denn John Middle is a PBIS school that rewards positive behavior that creates a culture focused on doing the right thing.

Harmony Middle School is the newest middle school in Osceola County, opening its doors in August of 2019. Located in the east side of Osceola County, Harmony Middle prides itself in the rich heritage of Osceola County, providing the only middle school Agriscience program in the district. Harmony Middle School inspires young minds to cultivate individual talents and achieve lifelong success by providing innovating programs which prepare students for the future while strengthening community relationships.

Horizon Middle School is a Title I school where multiculturalism is not only recognized but also celebrated. The staff works as a team to nurture and develop the minds of our students, so they can become the critical thinkers and problem solvers in the global community. At Horizon, the focus goes beyond high-quality instruction in the classroom; the staff also pushes the students to become pillars in their community through programs like Best Buddies, athletics, and the arts.

Kissimmee Middle School takes pride in serving the most diverse student population in Osceola County with equally diverse and talented faculty and staff. Together, we work toward our school's vision of "preparing our students emotionally, socially, and academically for college and careers beyond high school." We accomplish our mission by offering rigorous academic courses with high school credits and providing a unique opportunity to explore a variety of fields, from Robotics and Hospitality to Computer Graphics & Animation, Design & Marketing. We want all Jaguars to make informed decisions when choosing their pathway to success. For those students interested in the Fine Arts, KMS provides a tiered approach to Band, Arts, and Drama, so students can finish middle school ready to apply for a high school program as an advanced student. Our successful Dual Language Program promotes biliteracy, bilingualism, and multiculturalism among Jaguars; and the new Latinos In Action Program offers opportunities for leadership and service.

Narcoossee Middle School is an AVID National Demonstration School. The Narcoossee Middle School Community will empower stakeholders to relentlessly pursue success through collaboration, a growth mindset, and a safe environment. Our learners ill be entrusted with the skills necessary to excel in high school and beyond. Narcoossee Middle utilizes the tools of academics, the arts, athletics, exceptional student education, and a school-wide commitment to writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading to produce well-rounded students that are prepared for high school and post-secondary education. Narcoossee Middle's pride is real and if you are fortunate enough to become a Black Bear then you will experience it for yourself.

“Excellence for all, whatever it takes”, the motto of Neptune Middle School (NPMS), reveals the commitment to providing quality education for all students. This public school for grades six through eight continues to be a receptive, warm, and friendly school where all are welcomed and students are given a sense of belonging. NPMS believes that parental involvement improves student achievement, and is very conscious of parent-school communications.

St. Cloud Middle School strives to be a collaborative group of learners with student achievement being the first priority. The core beliefs of the school are to teach students how to lead by example, encourage others, always show respect, and exhibit dedication to excellence in all they do. By teaching these expectations and providing a solid and viable academic foundation, we are preparing our students to become productive servant leaders within their communities.

Boggy Creek is an AVID Showcase School, designed to engage the learners and provide them with the critical skills to become confident, independent thinkers and self-directed learners. Students learn to collaborate productively for learning and develop skills necessary to succeed in the 21st Century. Additionally, Boggy Creek is a Dual Language School that encourages students to develop a second language. Boggy Creek provides students with the skills necessary to enter a competitive international workforce. Inspiring all learners to reach their highest potential as responsible, productive citizens.

As the global economy continues to change with the introduction of new technology, career paths, and avenues of communication, we have the opportunity and responsibility to train our brains to think in the most innovative way possible. At Deerwood Elementary School of Innovation, young scholars will be exposed to future-forward pathways through the lens of STEAM(Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics). Scholars will use the critical thinking, literacy, technology, and collaboration skills acquired to become the next generation ready to choose their future pathway of Enrollment, Enlistment, Employment, or Exploration. Deerwood Innovation Scholars will be prepared to head to the next step of their education journey with background knowledge including but not limited to flight principles, manufacturing, electricity, nutrition, and ecology.

East Lake Elementary strives to create a warm and welcoming environment for anyone who may walk through its doors. East Lake Elementary works hard to connect with its community, values the importance of discourse in the classroom, engagement, and fosters a life-long love of learning. Students are inspired by its dual language program and cultural arts focus which encourages all to be a part of an everchanging world as bilingual, bi-literate, and bicultural individuals. Learners research other cultures and languages to learned about their roots, way of living, customs, and arts. Using a variety of academic and enrichment activities, these programs promote a high level of academic achievement, cultivate talents and interests, develop the creativity of the mind and body, refine feelings and reflect and represent the customs and values of its diverse community.‍

Harmony Community School is a family of Shorthorns that leads by example through personal responsibility, contribution and hard work. Harmony Community is an institution of learning that practices the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Students to continuously improve socially, academically, physically and emotionally. The school encourages students to set goals and work toward accomplishing and monitoring those goals; additionally, fosters a healthy culture by encouraging each person to sharpen his/her leadership skills. Harmony is a community that teaches, inspires, respects, celebrates and values everyone, every day.

Hickory Tree Elementary is on a mission to provide a unique educational opportunity for all students while building a solid foundation in sports and leadership. Students will engage in lessons and enrichment activities that increase team building, critical thinking, real-world connections, self-awareness, and behavioral control. The goal is to create life-long learners who embrace the lessons and values learned from individual and team sports like perseverance, cooperation and personal integrity while achieving high levels of learning that will impact their life, both academically and socially, to be college and career ready. Hickory Tree is drafting the best Team, “Team players not benchwarmers!” ‍

Island Village Elementary shares the vision that every child has a gift or talent. We are committed to identifying and developing the talent and gift of all students in academics, the visual/performing arts, or athletics. Our mission at Island Elementary School is commitment to creating a collaborative environment that fosters diversity and inclusion to ignite the JOY of lifelong learning. Every individual will feel safe and inspired to achieve their full potential by unlocking unique gifts and talents while cultivating academic, social and emotional growth.

Kissimmee Elementary School is a high-performing educational institution designed to develop and nurture successful and independent critical thinkers through Innovation, Diversity and Opportunity (I Do). The ‘I DO’ initiative cultures the respect for our society’s diversity through innovative project-based and student-centered instruction. Students will learn about real world career pathways in the areas of the environment, philanthropy, journalism/media, government, and the health industry by creating opportunities to experience hands-on, interactive lessons that will create wonder and build pathways to future career choices. The school is a cohesive learning community that promotes the development of entrepreneurship skills in various real-life environments through enriched and rigorous learning within a diverse community where all children succeed.

Lakeview Elementary is a traditional Kindergarten to Grade 5 elementary school in the heart of St. Cloud. The school has been a part of the St. Cloud community for over 30 years. The administration at Lakeview believes that all children can learn at high levels in a rich and rigorous atmosphere where all staff collaborate to meet their needs academically and socially. Lakeview strives to be an all-inclusive school that recognizes and supports family involvement through various community connections and events for students, parents, and community members.

Michigan Avenue Elementary is a collaborative community of students, parents, and teachers who ensure all can learn and grow into creative well-rounded individuals. The highly qualified staff seek to create a challenging learning environment that encourages high expectations for success while promoting a safe, caring, and supportive environment for all learners. We are the Bullpups!

The Mill Creek Gators is a student-centered family of learners, working together to ensure every student is safe and has the best opportunity to succeed in our diverse community. Following the Environmental Management and Energy Program, students engage in eco-friendly activities focused on understanding the structure and the functioning of the environment, the Earth, and how humans fit in. The goal is to inspire students to be conscientious about their background, reflect on their everyday actions, and develop the ability to make thoughtful decisions to create an environment that allows all to live the best quality live. The energy and environmental focus promotes outdoor learning experiences, project-based enrichment opportunities and increased real-world connections while igniting the student’s innovative thinking skills.

Narcoossee Elementary is a school that revolves around building leadership capacity within the students, staff, and community. Narcoossee Elementary teaches and practices the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People based on secular principles and practices of personal, interpersonal, and organizational effectiveness.

Partin Settlement Elementary School is a community designed to create a safe, secure, and nurturing educational environment in which every student is an active learner. The school's mission is to inspire all to their highest potential, develop the whole child and believe in the Pioneer Three: To be Respectful, Responsible, Positive Problem Solvers.

Pleasant Hill Elementary is a community of leaders committed to cultivating a safe and caring learning environment that enables all students to become college and career ready through a rigorous curriculum that challenges students at all levels. The staff at Pleasant Hill is a dedicated group of educators with the common goal of reaching students at their academic level and maximizing their growth potential. Pleasant Hill Elementary will equip students with the tools necessary to be successful today, tomorrow, and in the future.

Reedy Creek Elementary cares about meeting the individual needs of every student. Through its challenging Choice program of Sports Medicine, supplemented with the integration of environmental science, students are educated on the importance of wellness, fitness, modern medicine, medical research and how our environment and our daily decisions may affect our health. In alliance with family and community, Reedy Creek will provide lessons on teamwork and sportsmanship, along with a positive, safe environment where children will be challenged academically to become critical thinkers, lifelong learners of the sciences, and contributing members of an ever-changing, diverse society. ‍

St. Cloud Elementary is a school which provides a rigorous and safe learning environment for all students. St. Cloud Elementary teachers and staff have a shared vision of the following belief statements:• All learning should focus on the child;• Expect success to promote lifelong learning;• Lead with vision; and• Education must be a shared responsibility between the home, student, school, and community.

The agriculture science program promotes a better understanding of the living environment, research, and training on the development of the agricultural productivity and farming. Students will study animals - their habits, their traits, and their roles in the environment. Learners become critical thinkers, make cross-curricular connections, and increase supplemental experiences while creating a positive and safe school environment to ensure that our students are successful academically and emotionally. The agri-animal science program allows students to have direct interaction with nature when growing and harvesting crops and raising and caring for animals as part of their curricular activities. Sunrise Elementary is harvesting the future zoologist and botanists of our community.

The teachers and staff at Ventura Elementary work diligently to promote a positive, student-centered learning environment, focusing on helping students grow academically, behaviorally, and socially. Lessons are focused on college and career readiness and designed to make learning hands-on, collaborative, and inquiry based. Ventura provides students the opportunity to prepare for college and career through our AVID program (Advancement Via Individual Determination) and become bilingual and bi-literate through our Dual Language Program. This school year, we are adding a Medical Science and Technology learning track so that all students, K-5, can learn about fitness, wellness, sports medicine, coding, cybersecurity, and robotics. Our goal is to foster a love for learning and guide students in preparing for college and careers.

Canoe Creek K8 is Osceola County's premier Environmental STEM school. Through a hands-on, minds-on approach to learning, students at CCK8 will develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary for the 21st century. Our on-site nature preserve and gardens allow opportunities for student exploration and inquiry. The E-STEM focus at Canoe Creek K8 will prepare students for the future and give them tools to help build sustainable, informed communities that are environmentally sound. The school is a cohesive learning community in which students are given the opportunity to grow academically and emotionally. The staff is committed to providing an enriched and rigorous education through exploration within a diverse community where all children succeed beyond the K-12 system.

Celebration School is committed to creating a compassionate community of learning, exploring, and creating. The staff takes great pride in challenging each student to reach his or her highest potential. Celebration School focuses on providing a rigorous, student-centered curriculum to prepare students for college and careers.

Our school is a professional community characterized by a shared vision of achievement, collaborative work and the collective responsibility of all stakeholders. Additionally, we aim to provide a safe and creative culture by building relationships, resulting in high academic and social achievement for ALL students.

Voyager K8 is Osceola County’s brand new Environmental STEM school. Through a hands on, minds on approach to learning, students at Voyager K8 will be immersed in experiences that will develop the knowledge and skills needed to make an impact on the world.

Westside K-8 is a caring school family that puts students first in all decisions. We strive to nurture and support our students to develop individuality, independence and critical thinking. The diverse faculty and student body makes Westside an inclusive environment giving the students a global perspective to succeed. The K-8 setting allows staff to develop strong long-term relationships with families through the elementary and middle years.