We see it, too.
The Boise School District is excited to announce Full Day Kindergarten at each of our 32 district elementary schools. Registration takes place March 3, 2021.
“We know that students’ literacy, math, and social skills are much improved with a full-day of kindergarten. Full-day kindergarten supports the schedule of working parents and teachers love the fact that they have more time for both instruction and intervention.” - Coby Dennis, Superintendent - Boise School District
We nurture your child through a high-quality, comprehensive education. Our students grow together and build community at almost 50 neighborhood schools, where all are welcomed and provided the opportunities to become thoughtful citizens of our state and beyond. As a parent, you see your child’s potential. And we see it, too. Everything’s possible.
Mountain View Elementary
“My favorite animal. So, my favorite animals are black and white animals, but my most favorite animal is the orca whale. People call it the killer whale, but I think they’re just judging it by what it’s done in the past. It’s been more friendly to humans further through the future, as of what I know.”
Boise High School
“Extracurricular activities have impacted my life just by bringing me closer with my Boise High community. It’s always great, whether I’m going to a basketball game or football game or any other sports game to be in that student section and really feel like all the students are coming and supporting fellow Braves, as well as when I’m playing tennis and others are coming to my match, it really feels like I’m being supported by my Brave community.”
Mountain View Elementary
“I want students to basically have courage. Once they leave my classroom, there are two things that I want them to be able to do. One is to be a self advocate and be able to ask for help when they need help with a social situation or an academic situation. I want them to understand that they can help themselves by requesting that help.”
Mountain View Elementary
“My favorite teacher last year was Ms. Jarvis. I liked her because she reminded me of myself. She is very artistic and I really loved all the art projects we did. I also really loved all the science projects we did, too. Sadly the year was cut short, but she’s still my favorite.”
Boise Online School
“Right now, I’m most grateful for Boise’s parents and students. I think they have encountered this difficulty with grace. They’re ready to show up and work really hard, and they’re engaged. They’re motivated despite everything that’s gone on this last eight months, they are still here to be learners. They’re supportive, they’re helpful, and they’re compassionate.”
North Junior High
“This generation is our digital native. So they’re so tech savvy, and that’s a great asset to them, but it’s also extra important along with that, that we teach them to be critical thinkers so that they can distinguish and navigate what’s real and realistic versus what’s not and be smart consumers of that information.”
Whittier Elementary
“To distill it down to its simplest form is, as a teacher, we deal in humanity. No matter what I teach at what level, no matter the content, no matter the people, in the end, what we teach and what we deal with is humanity. We want to help our students become better and to achieve their fullest potential.”
Frank Church High School
“Diversity is different people in the same environment. Whether it’s culture, whether it’s what you like to do, whether it’s what you like to wear, what your favorite color is, whatever it is. Just a bunch of different people, put together to see how they interact together.”
Boise Online School
“Diversity to me means acknowledging each other’s differences, whether that be race, ethnicity, ideologies, etc, and learning from these differences to unite as a community and grow together. Simply pointing out differences we have between others is not diversity, it’s when you are open-minded and willing to accept these unique perspectives others have.”
North Junior High
“At my school, there’s a lot of different people, there’s Mexicans, Hispanics, Asians, Black, White, and everybody comes together. It doesn’t matter what you look like, who you are, how you dress. Everyone comes together and still talks to each other … It’s amazing how people can come together and fight for one thing. I really love it.”
Hillside Junior High
I really like when I can see the difference I’m making in the world. At my school, one thing that I’ve been working on these past few months is getting more compost. So I started a program called The Green Team, and it is a student-led group that meets every other week and we take care of compost bins and doing all the announcements.
Taft Elementary
“I either want to be a Lego engineer or an astronaut. I’ve always wanted to work on space stations and learn if there are other planets or life forms. I want to be an engineer, and I always get these crazy ideas, but I don’t have time to make them so I want to have a job dedicated to making those ideas so other kids can use them.”
Borah High School
“I have this friend. His name’s Zach, and he’s one of the nicest kids I know. There’s this other kid in our school who doesn’t have a lot of friends. Zach talked to him for five minutes, and that kid had the biggest smile in the world. Just that little, ‘Hi, what’s up?’ can really make someone’s day . . . and their life.”
Timberline High School
“All of my teachers have been fantastic. They’ve significantly impacted my life in different, distinct ways. I had a physics teacher last year who was one to push you really hard, but he also recognized that it’s okay to not be perfect and screw up, but that you have to get back up and do your best no matter what situation you’re put in.”
Timberline High School
“Kindness to me is the little things we do in our day that make people happy. One thing I’ve observed here at Timberline are the programs for kids who have special abilities, children dealing with autism and hearing and visual issues. That’s something I didn’t have in my old school.”
Capital High
This year was my first year at Capital. Our wrestling team had a lot of freshmen and a lot of new guys. I took some pride in being a good upperclassmen, helping them out with technique and making sure they know they can talk to us, the upperclassmen.
Roosevelt Elementary
“I moved here from Texas last year, and I was used to a big, crowded school. Roosevelt is the best school ever. It is small and calm. Mrs. Mills is the best teacher that I’ve ever had because she is funny and nice. She has a compost bin with worms in the classroom as a part of our science unit because we are learning about vermicompost. Mrs. Mills has inspired me.”
Timberline High School
“My favorite teacher is the geology and astronomy teacher here at Timberline. His name is Mr. Yeggy. What I love about him is that he’s very people-oriented. He’s going to care about you as a person before anything else, and if you are struggling, he wants to help you out. He’s willing to adapt to your style of learning, and that’s a big deal. He knows everybody’s a little bit different. Going the extra mile like that really, really means something.”
Taft Elementary
Ms. Michelle has helped us a lot. On International Women’s Day, I got the opportunity to be on the news, which was really inspiring. We met with a senator and a few other women speakers, and it was just a fun day of women’s rights and activities.
Roosevelt Elementary
“My aspiration is to be a NASA scientist and guide the first person to land on Mars, and if I do well in math and science I will be able to achieve my goal. I also want to be a creative director or veterinarian because I love art and I would love to help the needy or sick pets and animals in the world.”
Roosevelt Elementary
“I’d like to be a zoologist because the job sounds awesome, and you get to work with animals of all kinds, land or sea, everyday. My goal this year is to keep reading and keep making relationships in my class and continue to keep my grades up and just have a good school year altogether.”
Roosevelt Elementary
“My biggest dream is to be an automotive engineer and LEGO Star Wars designer. I love art because I’m good at it, and it makes me feel good. I also like science experiments. My favorite teacher is Mrs. Greenwood because she has a pet turtle and is really funny.”
Taft Elementary
“I believe that what I’m teaching in my classroom is the foundation to what they’re going to be learning in the future, so if I can get them excited about learning and get them excited about reading and writing, I feel like I’m setting them up for a future that is positive, and full of growth and excitement.”
Jefferson Elementary
“My teaching philosophy is trying to build better people, as well as all the academics. I think teachers can get a little bogged down with math and science and stuff, and I think that just helping kids navigate their lives is an important part of being a teacher. So I really focus on the positive aspect of impacting the student as a whole.”
Timberline High School
“While you’re talking to students, try to make even a 1% positive difference in their lives. As they carry on through life, that impact will grow. I want to help people become better versions of themselves, and whatever difference I can make in their lives, that’s my passion.”
Hillside Junior High
I want my students to have integrity. That’s huge for me, and I just want them to show kindness to each other and make this world a better place. I ask them, ‘How are you going to make your community a better place because of what you learned here?’
Trail Wind Elementary
“I’m a lifelong learner, and I thrive on gaining more information. This is mostly because I want to be the best teacher I can be for my students. I know that best practices evolve, change, and grow, and I want to stay on top of what these are. I also want to learn more about who I am as a person and as a learner so that I can make and have better connections with my students.”
Monroe Elementary
“I think what I primarily focus on here in the library is just getting kids excited about learning. I feel like as humans, we’re just naturally curious. I want to build upon that natural instinct and just try to expose kids to so many different things. I really encourage them to think outside the box and try to learn about the world around them.”
Capital High
“I think sometimes students forget there are other post-secondary options besides college. There are apprenticeships, there’s military, there are so many opportunities out there. But I certainly let students who have the vision of going to college know it’s possible and help them get there.”
Amity Elementary
“I love to teach reading, especially to 5 year olds, because I like emergent learning. If you can think it, you can say it. If you can say it, you can write it. If you can write it, somebody can read it. And it’s just all so brand new.”
Taft Elementary
“When students come back to see us, it fuels our fire, fills our cup, and makes our bucket full to just keep going. And even when they don’t visit, we have a book with all their pictures and all their letters over the last 10 years. I know that they’re walking away with a little bit of us, but we’re walking away with all of them.”