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Kindergarten students and their families recently gathered right after school at Carson Elementary for a fun and meaningful family engagement event centered on learning, play and connection. The event gave kindergarteners the opportunity to proudly share their new skills while spending quality time playing games with their families.
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Redmond, Wash. - Lake Washington School District (LWSD) is honored to have been selected as one of 25 award-winning school districts for the State Superintendent’s Award for Educational Excellence in Student Achievement.
The State Superintendent’s Award for Educational Excellence recognizes the 25 top-performing school districts in educational achievement in the previous school year and the 25 top-performing school districts in progress over the last three school years.
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Choose LWSD! Lake Washington School District’s free all‑day kindergarten program provides a nurturing, engaging environment where young learners build strong academic and social foundations.
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EcoBeyond is a student-led sustainability initiative focused on increasing the availability of recycling opportunities for commonly discarded school supplies such as pens, markers and crayons. Led by Aarav Gumber, a junior at Tesla STEM High School, EcoBeyond empowers students to act against plastic waste in the form of school supplies through recycling drives.
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Recognition from State Board of Education, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee
Redmond, Wash. – The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has announced that 20 different LWSD schools have been recognized through the Washington School Recognition Program for the 2023-24 school year.