Pleasant Hill Elementary School

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.

Thacker Avenue Elementary School for International Studies, Osceola County’s ONLY Primary Years Program International Baccalaureate School, home of the WILDCATS, has a long-standing tradition of excellence. We strive to meet and exceed the needs of every learner on their journey to greatness. Our curriculum model is rich with inquiry-based thematic units that utilize rigorous tasks to help every child develop the critical thinking skills needed to be successful on their path to becoming a college or career ready 21st century citizen. We focus our work together using a strengths-based framework, that emphasizes a commitment for all students and staff through our IB learner profiles and attributes which encourage our learners to create lasting connections and new wonderings about our world and their place in it. The students at Thacker not only demonstrate a commitment to their own learning, but also a commitment to their peers and their community in a way that strengthens their own social, emotional, and academic development. We pride ourselves on being a kind, tolerant and inclusive community of achievers.The students here at Thacker not only demonstrate a commitment to their learning, but also a commitment to their peers and their community in a way that strengthens their own social, emotional and academic development. We pride ourselves on being a kind, tolerant and inclusive community of achievers.