*Parkview Center School is a Roseville designated school of choice with innovation, high achievement and global education at its heart. This K-8 public school was established in 1989 and
- Respects diversity,
- Encourages active learning,
- Promotes communication between school and family, and
- Fosters interage connections.
The PCS Mission Statement - All for Learning, Learning for All - supports our belief that everything we do is designed to enhance learning, and that all community members are learners.
The school's unique program attracts students from throughout the Roseville School District, as well as from St. Paul and neighboring suburbs.
Enrollment forms are accepted on a space available basis. To request a form, call PCS at 651-487-4360 or e-mail us for more information.
To schedule a tour: call or e-mail Kathy Farrell at 651-487-4381.
Our hours for the School Year are:
7:35 am to 2:00 pm
AM Kindergarten: 7:35 am to 10:10 am
PM Kindergarten: 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
As a school of choice, PCS is committed to:
- Welcoming families within and beyond our district boundaries
- Supporting a K-8 school
- Challenging ourselves to achieve the highest academic standards
- Nurturing parent and community involvement
- Listening to and respecting all voices in our community (staff, parents, students)
- Piloting new ideas using action research and data
- Openly sharing ideas with others
- Teaming and collaborating to improve student achievement
- Supporting flexible grouping
- Decreasing transitions and increasing long term relationships
- Utilizing community as our classroom
Parents and community members add a tremendous value to the overall Parkview school program. Volunteers provide support for classroom learning, for special events, and field trips, and for various projects at all levels.
PCS PTSA
PCS Site Council
We offer:
Multiage and Flexible Grouping for K-8 Students
Teacher Directed Instructional Teams
7th & 8th Grade Program
Self-Directed, Respectful Learner
Interdisciplinary Thematic Learning Experiences
Service Learning
AESOP
(Global Education Program)
Environmental Education
For more in-depth information please click on the programs listed below:
AESOP Program History
PCS School Forest
Multiage and Flexible Grouping for K-8
Students stay with the same teacher for two-year periods during grades 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6. The curriculum
and teaching staff make extensive use of:
- Mixed Age Learning Groups
- Cooperative, Exploratory Learning
- Continuous, Individual Student Progress
Teacher Directed Instructional Teams
Parkview's teachers and staff work as a team. Teaching teams at the Kindergarten, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, and
7-8 level work together to:
- Plan, Exchange, and Implement Curriculum Ideas
- Share Subject Expertise
- Stimulate Creative, Successful Learning and Teaching
- Every Student has a Homeroom Teacher
- Students Work with Many Different Adults During the School Day
- Aides Used in the Classroom to Support the Learning - Teaching Process
- Teams Include:
- Teachers
- Paraprofessionals
- Parents
- Community Volunteers
- The school team includes specialists in:
- Art
- ELL
- Environmental Science
- Gifted/Talented
- Media
- Music
- Physical Education
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Technology
7th and 8th Grade Program
The 7th-8th grade program was added to the school in the Fall of 1995 as a way to provide an environment
that extends Parkview’s commitment to middle level learners. The program includes:
- Small community with flexibly grouped students
- High expectations
- Emphasis on individual growth
- Exploratory curriculum in all areas
- Adult advocacy for all students
- Integrated learning – team projects
- Service Learning Curriculum and opportunities integrated into curriculum
- Leadership Opportunities
- Exploratory curriculum in all areas
- After School Athletics (athletics, academic, enrichment)
- Instructional Staff Work as a Team to:
- Coordinate Programs
- Provide Support to Students
- Develop Unique Learning Opportunities
Self-Directed, Respectful Learners
The school program includes many programs and projects that encourage students to internalize a sense of
responsibility for their own education:
- Organization and Study Skills
- Creative, Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Good Citizenship and Courtesy Curriculum
- PEACE Program and Conflict Resolution Training
- Destination Imagination
- Student Leadership Team
- Gifted and Talented Opportunities
- J-Term, Gr. 5-8
- After School programs, Gr. 5-8
- Drama/Plays, Gr. 5-8
Interdisciplinary Thematic Learning Experiences
Teachers weave classroom, grade level, and all school learning themes into the curriculum throughout the
school year. For example, if a class or grade level is studying pollution, students will complete art,
math, science, reading, writing, and health activities related to this theme. This philosophy emphasizes:
- Learning Experiences Allowing Personal Choice and Interests
- Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum
- Learning Experiences that include:
- Touching
- Feeling
- Seeing
- Hearing
- Tasting
Service Learning
Parkview is a Service Learning "Generator School". Service learning helps students to plan and carry
out volunteer projects both within the PCS community and for the community at large. The program includes:
- Grant Funding for Program and Training
- Teachers Integrate Service Learning Projects into the K-8 Curriculum
- Students Develop Their Own Service Learning Opportunities
AESOP
(Global Education Program)
As a school with global education at it heart, PCS is committed to:
- Affirming diversity - Accepting everyone
- Environmental stewardship - Earth friendly
- Service to ur community - Serving people
- Ownership as responsible citizens - Our responsibility to others, places, and ourselves
- Peace in our world by
- infusing a school wide experiential, multicultural arts program
- sustaining a strong Spanish program beginning in kindergarten
- Events include:
- Kick-Off Celebration/Assembly in the Gym
- Numerous Learning Activities Built into the Regular School Curriculum
- Special Options Days with Staff-Designed Elective Activities
- Special Programs Highlighting Music, Dance, & More from Around the World
- Giant End-of-School-Year Party on the School Grounds
The program provides a world community focus to the entire PCS program.
For more background information, please view the History of the AESOP Program.
Environmental Education / PCS School Forest
Parkview has teamed with the University of Minnesota School of Forestry and has been designated as a Minnesota School Forest Site. University of Minnesota staff and student interns work with PCS teachers to provide numerous environmental education activities throughout the school year. A Green Team offers students, parents, and teachers special opportunities to work on more in-depth projects. The School Forest project includes planting and landscaping projects on the school grounds.
Please take a look at our original School Forest Web Page.
Parkview was one of the first schools on the web due to the School Forest project. Steve Lyme, a forestry graduate student, developed Parkview's first web site back in 1994. The U of M's Forestry School actually hosted the page on their web server. We have heard that Steve has gone on to be webmaster for Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources.
Please visit our School Forest Web Site.
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*Thanks to Miguel Lindgren (PCS Parent) for the Pictures
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