Having two years together as a class allows you to know not only the child, but the family as well. As a result, you can really teach the whole child. Nutrition is an intregal part of learning at LeConte. LeConte is at the forefront of developing programs to support students and families. This is the second year of a new ambitious nutritional science program, funded by a national grant.
Children often talk about how good the food is and eat second servings.
Also this year, students eat from their own salad bar as a daily lunch choice in the cafeteria. To further develop the science program, LeConte has applied for Magnet School funding. The mission of the program is for children to acquire the awareness, knowledge and skills that will equip them, even at an early age, to be full and active participants in running a recycling center and undertaking other projects aimed at protecting the environment. On this day, teachers focus on subjects they are most passionate about. Classes rotate through these enrichment classes in such subjects as leadership training, drama, community chorus, Spanish, arts and crafts, and drawing.