Maurice Hawk Elementary School
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Maurice Hawk Elementary School is a neighborhood public lower elementary school
in Princeton Junction
, Mercer County
, New Jersey
, and is part of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
. It serves students from Kindergarten
to Grade 3
.
Maurice Hawk Elementary School was recognized during the 1993-94 school year with the Blue Ribbon Award
from the United States Department of Education
, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.
The New Jersey Department of Education
's Best Practices/STAR Program has recognized it in the area of educational technology. Maurice Hawk is also a participant in the E=mc2 program developing inquiry-based, constructivist science programs. 2003-04 enrollment was 732 students with an average class size of 18.8 students.
Maurice Hawk is in a relatively diverse neighborhood with 64.9% of students speaking English
as a first language
. 16.0% of students speak Hindi
as a first language. In 2003-04, 5.7% of students were considered "Limited English Proficient". The playground is used by local residents for recreation outside of school hours.
At the end of each year every grade takes part in the Ronald McDonald Walk.
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
in Princeton Junction
Princeton Junction, New Jersey
Princeton Junction is also a New Jersey Transit and Amtrak station on the Northeast Corridor line.Princeton Junction is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within West Windsor Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey...
, Mercer County
Mercer County, New Jersey
As of the census of 2000, there were 350,761 people, 125,807 households, and 86,303 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,552 people per square mile . There were 133,280 housing units at an average density of 590 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, and is part of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District is a regional school district in New Jersey, serving students from West Windsor Township and Plainsboro Township ....
. It serves students from Kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
to Grade 3
Third grade
In the United States, third grade is a year of primary education. It is the third school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 8 – 9 years old, depending on when their birthday occurs....
.
Maurice Hawk Elementary School was recognized during the 1993-94 school year with the Blue Ribbon Award
Blue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
from the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.
The New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
's Best Practices/STAR Program has recognized it in the area of educational technology. Maurice Hawk is also a participant in the E=mc2 program developing inquiry-based, constructivist science programs. 2003-04 enrollment was 732 students with an average class size of 18.8 students.
Maurice Hawk is in a relatively diverse neighborhood with 64.9% of students speaking English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as a first language
First language
A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity...
. 16.0% of students speak Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
as a first language. In 2003-04, 5.7% of students were considered "Limited English Proficient". The playground is used by local residents for recreation outside of school hours.
At the end of each year every grade takes part in the Ronald McDonald Walk.
External links
- Maurice Hawk Elementary School website
- Maurice Hawk Elementary School PTA
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
- E=mc2 Program
- Science not so square: Newsclipping on Maurice Hawk's Science program