Elementary

Curriculum guides provide more information specific to the content in each grade level and ways that you can support at home.

• Kindergarten 
• First Grade
• Second Grade
• Third Grade
• Fourth Grade 
• Fifth Grade

Career and Technical Education programs help students gain academic and technical knowledge, skills, competencies and attitudes required in college and careers.

Career and Technical Education programming in elementary school includes:

• Get Ready Program (an early intervention college awareness program)
• Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Launch Program: Building a Strong Foundation for Middle School, High School and Beyond

Learn more about Career and Technical Education in Osseo Area Schools.

Kidstop (before- and after-school child care) is offered at many elementary sites through the district's Community Education program.

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District 279 magnet schools allow students to deepen their learning in special focus areas. There are three elementary magnet schools in Osseo Area Schools:

• Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts, where core curriculum is integrated with music, dance, drama and visual arts for daily classroom instruction.
• Weaver Lake Elementary: A Science, Math & Technology (STEM) School, where students who discover answers and solve challenges through reading, research and investigation become lifelong learners.
• Zanewood Community School: A Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) School, where scholars are taught to be problem solvers, creators and collaborators, and where learning activities are designed to be inclusive of all scholars’ cultures.

Applying to magnet schools

Submit your completed magnet school application online starting Oct. 15; the priority deadline is Dec. 31. For help with the application, please call 763-450-1300.

Within district guidelines, free transportation is provided to magnet school students who enroll through the Northwest Suburban Integration School District.

Services for students with special needs are offered at every school. Learn more about the district's Special Education program.

Students deserve and need challenging learning opportunities that help them discover their unique interests and strengths. Our Talent Development, Academic Challenge and Gifted Support programming is designed to meet the needs of all students, including those who have demonstrated high performance or show the potential for high performance relative to others of their age, experience or environment. Learn more

Thanks to a supportive community, our digital learning plan promotes personalized learning, which means students receive instruction that is delivered at the appropriate pace, is tailored to their learning styles, and motivates them based on their individual interests. The plan includes a one-to-one mobile device program (grades four through 12) and other levels of technology access in lower grades.

Learn more about the district’s Digital Learning Plan.