Bellingham School District No. 501 is a public school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 in Whatcom County, Washington

Whatcom County, Washington

Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city...

, USA

United States

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 and serves the city of Bellingham

Bellingham, Washington

Bellingham is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the twelfth-largest city in the state. Situated on Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia...

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As of October 2004, the district has an enrollment of 10,763 students.

In 2006, the Center for Digital Education named the Bellingham School District 6th in the nation for districts with 2501-15000 students.

High Schools

Grades 9 - 12

• Bellingham High School
  Bellingham High School
  Bellingham High School is a public high school in the Bellingham School District located in Bellingham, Washington. The school serves students primarily from the Whatcom Middle School and Kulshan Middle School attendance areas.-History:...
  
  http://wwwbhs.bham.wednet.edu/
• Options High Schoolhttp://wwwopt.bham.wednet.edu/
• Sehome High School
  Sehome High School
  Sehome High School is a public school in Bellingham, Washington, located approximately north of Seattle and south of Vancouver, B.C.. The school serves students mainly from the western and southwestern sections of the City of Bellingham and is a part of the Bellingham School...
  
   http://wwwshs.bham.wednet.edu/
• Squalicum High School
  Squalicum High School
  Squalicum High School is a public school in Bellingham, Washington, and is part of the Bellingham School District. The school serves the northeast population of Bellingham, including the area surrounding Lake Whatcom...
  
  http://wwwsqh.bham.wednet.edu/squalweb/index800x600.htm

Middle Schools

Grades 6 - 8

• Fairhaven Middle Schoolhttp://wwwfms.bham.wednet.edu/
• Kulshan Middle Schoolhttp://wwwkms.bham.wednet.edu/
• Shuksan Middle Schoolhttp://wwwsms.bham.wednet.edu/
• Whatcom Middle School
  Whatcom Middle School
  Whatcom Middle School, home of the Wildcats, is a middle school located in Bellingham, WA. With enrollment of 606 students in 2006-2007, it was the largest of four middle schools in the Bellingham School District. It was also the oldest existing school building in the Bellingham School District. ...
  
  http://wwwwms.bham.wednet.edu/

Primary Schools

Grades K - 5

• Alderwood Elementary School http://wwwald.bham.wednet.edu/
• Birchwood Elementary School http://wwwbir.bham.wednet.edu/
• Carl Cozier Elementary Schoo http://wwwcoz.bham.wednet.edu/ l
• Columbia Elementary School http://wwwcol.bham.wednet.edu/
• Geneva Elementary School http://wwwgen.bham.wednet.edu/
• Happy Valley Elementary School http://wwwhap.bham.wednet.edu/
• Larrabee Elementary School
  Larrabee Elementary School
  Larrabee Elementary School is a public school within the Bellingham School District 501 located in Bellingham, Washington. It is a six year school serving students in grades K-5.The school has an enrollment of 195 students.-History:...
  
  http://wwwlar.bham.wednet.edu/
• Lowell Elementary School http://wwwlow.bham.wednet.edu/
• Northern Heights Elementary School http://wwwnhe.bham.wednet.edu/
• Parkview Elementary School http://wwwpar.bham.wednet.edu/
• Roosevelt Elementary School http://wwwroo.bham.wednet.edu/
• Silver Beach Elementary School http://wwwsil.bham.wednet.edu/
• Sunnyland Elementary School http://wwwsun.bham.wednet.edu/
• Wade King Elementary School (Open Fall 2008) http://wwwking.bhamwednet.edu/

Science Curriculum

Bellingham School District is a partner district in the North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership (NCOSP) and as such has made a substantial commitment to science education for its students. Each school has a science teacher leader who has been trained in Science Education Reform pedagogy. The teacher leaders work within the district to select, align, and maintain a coherent and articulated science curriculum.

Grade 6

• Earth History (FOSS)
• Populations and Ecosystems (FOSS)
• Proposed: Energy Machines and Motion (STC/MS)

Grade 7

• Catastrophic Events (STC/MS)
• Earth in Space (STC/MS)
• Proposed: Light and Optics (STC/MS)

Grade 8

• Properties of Matter (STC/MS)
• Organisms, Macro to Micro (STC/MS)
• Proposed: Human Body Systems (STC/MS)

External links

• Bellingham School District No. 501
• Bellingham School District Report Card