After Giddens School: Our graduates attend a wide variety of independent and public middle schools in the greater Seattle area including: • Billings Middle School • The Bush School • Explorer West Middle School • Lake Washington Girls Middle School • Lakeside School • The Northwest School • Seattle Academy • Seattle Girls’ School • Seattle Public Schools • University Prep
Giddens School provides an academically excellent curriculum enriched with a commitment to critical thinking and social responsibility. Staff and families create a community that nourishes diversity, sense of self, and love of learning.
620 20th Avenue South, Seattle WA 98144 www.giddensschool.org Main Office Phone: (206) 324-4847 Admissions: (206) 324-4847 ext. 30 admissions@giddensschool.org
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Giddens School at a Glance Enrollment: 175 Grades: Preschool – 5th grade Age requirements: Children must turn 2 by March 1st to begin in September. Average Class Size: 16 Families receiving financial aid: 35% Awards range from $1,000 to $18,000. Students of color: 50% Staff of color: 30% Student/Teacher ratio: 8:1 Hot Lunch Program: varying monthly rate of $4.75 per day School Hours Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Kindergarten-5th grade: 8:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Extended Day Hours All grades 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Giddens Approach to Ambitious Teaching and Learning At Giddens School, we believe deeply in each and every student’s capacity to learn. Giddens School students leave with the ability to use academic knowledge when facing challenges. They graduate able to share their own point of view while considering diverse perspectives. They become citizens who can think critically about justice and who can commit to improve the world in which we live.
• We treat students as sense makers. • We know students socially, emotionally, and intellectually. • We engage students in rich content learning that is rigorous and deep. • We seek to address issues of equity within and beyond the classroom and school.
Giddens students are: Leaders and advocates
Kind and empathetic
Intellectually curious
Thoughtful and innovative