Located within Lincoln Elementary are facilities and personnel to greatly enrich the education of the students. I Reading Program, Speech and Language Development, PACE, Art, Library, Physical Education, and Music. Lincoln has special rooms to accommodate the before mentioned programs and also has a well supplied science lab and a fully equipped computer lab. Lincoln also has an outdoor classroom with a 1800 s model log cabin, raised bed gardens and an archeological dig site. The school s proximity to Indianapolis allows for easy access to the Children s Museum, Indianapolis Zoo, Eiteljorg Museum, Marian College, Butler University, Circle Theatre, and the Eagle Creek Park and Nature Center for a variety of cultural learning experiences.
Parent involvement is a vital part of the educational program.
Volunteers tutor students, help teachers, assist with bulletin boards, count Campbell Soup labels, and keep tabulations of Box Tops for Education. Lincoln Elementary Parent Support Group sponsors an annual Fall Festival, Book Fair, a Kris Kringle Korner for students to purchase gifts for families, and a spring Art Show and Spaghetti Supper. They raise funds to buy extras for individual classrooms and assist in providing other needs of the school. The staff of Lincoln believes in good communication with parents. A publication called the Lincoln Log is sent home each Friday to keep parents informed of events, programs, and policies of the school.