Wishing Well Preschool of Strongsville

Chapman Elementary School on Drake Road in Strongsville is home to nearly 375 students in kindergarten through fifth grade, plus two preschool classrooms, and is one of five SCS elementary schools. Preschool meets four days a week in a morning session (8:10 to 10:45 a.m.) or an afternoon session (11:40 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.), and a half-day morning kindergarten option is also offered. All students receive instruction in language arts, math, science and social studies, plus encore classes in art, music, physical education, and media and technology. Starting in fifth grade, interested students can join band or orchestra. Students can join student council and the student newspaper club, and our building uses Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). A school counselor and a school psychologist work on site, our clinic handles daily health needs, and district buses serve the school. Families gather for events like Bingo Night, the Chapman PTA supports the school, and fourth graders head out on field trips.

About 500 students in kindergarten through fifth grade attend Muraski Elementary School on Royalton Road, one of five elementary schools in Strongsville City Schools. Classes cover language arts, math, science and social studies, and students rotate through encore classes in art, music, physical education, library and technology on our Red, White and Blue schedule. Starting in fifth grade, students can join band or orchestra through our instrumental program. Clubs include choir, Tech Club, Mindful Movement Club and Student Council. Our media center pairs its book collection and research databases with a MakerSpace. A school counselor and a school psychologist work in our building, and we use Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) across the school. District bus transportation serves our families, and our PTA supports events throughout the year.

Strongsville Academy focuses only on kindergarten, first and second grade, so our small classes, teachers and resources all center on the years when children learn to read, count and work together. Any Ohio student can attend our tuition-free public charter school in Strongsville, which is managed by ACCEL Schools and sponsored by Charter School Specialists. Students learn through hands-on, project-based lessons in reading, math, science and social studies, with art, music, daily physical education and an enrichment class built into the week. Every classroom has Chromebooks, and social-emotional learning runs through the whole school day. School-based counseling is available through Guide Stone, and a positive behavior system lets students earn points for good choices and attendance. We share our building with Creative Playrooms, which provides before and after school care and summer programs. Breakfast and lunch are prepared on site, transportation is available to qualifying families, and the year brings field trips to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, a fall festival, field day and kindergarten graduation.