Ridgewood Elementary School’s kindergarteners recently took a hands-on field trip around engineering and creativity. Students learned how to plan, design and create their own bridges and doors, making science and problem solving an active learning experience. First graders also took part in a Learning Lab visit and used ChompSaws to design and build bridges. Such activities support Ridgewood’s emphasis on curiosity, collaboration and hands-on learning that allows young students to link classroom concepts to real projects.

Q1. What type of school environment is Ridgewood Elementary School in?

Ans. Ridgewood Elementary school is a neighborhood public school, where children learn classroom habits, friendships, confidence and daily rhythms.

Q2. How does Ridgewood Elementary School keep families connected?

Ans. Ridgewood Elementary School updates, including live feed, family reminders, district tools, registration notices and school communication resources.

Q3. Does Ridgewood Elementary School provide hands-on learning?

Ans. Ridgewood Elementary School offers activities allowing students to explore creativity, teamwork, problem solving, engineering concepts and classroom projects beyond the normal curriculum.

Q4. Why is the East Moline community at Ridgewood Elementary School?

Ans. The neighborhood also contains Ridgewood Elementary School, in District 37, representative of the city’s diverse neighborhood-based public school system.

Q5. Why should parents send their children to Ridgewood Elementary School?

Ans. Ridgewood Elementary School for K-4, district, local elementary route, diverse demographic.