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Middle School Redesign
Learn how we are changing our middle schools to be the most innovative in the state
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Innovation Spaces- Where Imaginations Run Wild!
New Castle, DE- From dismantling outdated household items like telephones to creating something… anything out of pieces of pool noodles, straws, or egg cartons, students will do it all in two Innovation Spaces created at Castle Hills Elementary School. The brightly...
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Colonial School District - New Castle, De shared William Penn High School's photo.
William Penn Annual "Friday Night Lights" Home Football Event will be Friday, September 30th. Presale tix during lunches next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (11am - 1230pm). Go Colonials and see you there!!!!!
William Penn Football "Under the Lights"
Friday, September 30th @ 7:00 PM
Tickets on sale Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at William Penn.
Colonial School District - New Castle, De shared Delaware Department of Education (DDOE)'s photo.
Congratulations to Nicholas Baker, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction at the Colonial School District - New Castle, De, for winning the national Mel Miller Outstanding Social Studies Leader Award! This annual award, given by the National Social Studies Supervisors Association, which is affiliated with the National Council for the Social Studies, honors one supervisor or leader in the country for promoting the common interest of social studies, encouraging improvement of social studies instruction, and bringing together state and local affiliates of social studies supervisors and leaders. Congratulations, Nick Baker!
Starting Monday, October 3rd, the Colonial School District will be hosting a Book Drive. We hope you will be able to donate at one of the many drop-off locations. Thank you for your help and support of the literacy of all our students in Colonial!
The Colonial School District is a grades K through 12 public school district located in New Castle, Delaware. The district was formed on July 1, 1981 and is one of four districts established when the New Castle County School District was reorganized. The district serves approximately 10,000 students and has 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, one high school and two special needs schools.