General Information
Originally established as Coffee Pot Elementary in 1927, North Shore Elementary and has been proudly serving students for nearly 100 years. With small class sizes, a great faculty and staff and active community involvement, North Shore Elementary continues to shine. We encourage all parents to see what North Shore has to offer its community and your family by scheduling a school tour today.
Tours are given by Ms. Stone, and scheduled as needed. Please email Ms. Stone at stonek@pcsb.org or call 727-893-2181 and ask for her by name.
You may also find relevant information on the North Shore Elementary site or on their Twitter feed. A few of the unique experiences North Shore Elementary has to offer are listed below.
Parent Teacher Association
The PTA’s vision is to foster a fully inclusive school community where students are thriving, teachers are supported, families are engaged, and all voices are welcome. Attending a PTA meeting, which take place monthly, is an easy way to get connected to the school community. Additionally, there are a number of committees to get involved with including Fall Festival, Turkey Trot, Garden, and Family Socials to name a few.
In the coming year the PTA is looking to help support teachers and encourage participation in continuing education programs, provide scholarships and free opportunities for after school enrichments, as well as provide on-going program support for school-wide events like the One School One Book, Knight Readers, grade level field trips, and Bully Prevention.
7 th Hour
After School Enrichment
North Shore Elementary has realized that not everything you want included in a school day fits into the 6 hour schedule. Therefore, the school has worked hard to bring in programming as part of the “7th Hour”, or before and after-school enrichment programs. Some programs are free to families (costs covered by PTA), and some are fee for service with scholarships available for families in need. The goal of the 7th hour is to enrich the students’ school day in a way that is accessible to all families and benefiting the entire North Shore Elementary community. Currently, there are 14 after school opportunities:
- Book Club
- Cooking
- Coding
- Art Club
- Science Club
- Dance
- Drama
- Band
- Challenge Island
- Mad Science
- Girlfriends Club
- Yoga
- Soccer
- Spanish
Upon touring North Shore Elementary, we felt an immediate sense of community. This feels like a small school with a staff who knows and cares about all of the kids. Our son is in a class of 17 kids and his teacher has time for all of them. The faculty truly cares and supports all students. His fellow students are our neighbors - we see them out at the park and around town. He is not commuting to a distant school. We have been especially impressed by seeing teachers and other staff members from the car circle to after care address our son by name and ask how he is doing as he transitions from preschool to elementary school.
Castle Apprenticeship
C.A.P. is the acronym for the Castle Apprenticeship Program, previously called the “Schoolwide Enrichment Model” (SEM) that North Shore Elementary piloted in 2016. CAP is a research-based program out of the University of Connecticut that focuses on giving every child exposure to project based learning. This is an opportunity for all students to explore an area of interest in a nontraditional setting. CAP is traditionally experienced as an 8-week session. Every Wednesday morning students report to a “cluster” that they have chosen based on their personal interests. Throughout this 8-week session, each cluster works on creating a final product that they will showcase for parents and families at the end of the session. Previous projects include:
- World Travelers
- Puppeteers Club
- Fairy Tale Theater
- Coding
- Old School Games
- Food Around the World
- Dance
- First Floridians
- Making Music
- Grandparent’s Club
- Caped Crusaders
- Pennies4Pets
- MakerSpace
- Citizen Scientists
- Paper Weaving
Exceptional Student Education
Currently North Shore Elementary has approximately 15% of its students enrolled in its gifted program and houses a full-time gifted Teacher. Students in the gifted program meet for one full day each week with the other students in their grade level and the gifted teacher and engage with an innovative project-based learning gifted curriculum.
Highlights
Just a few of the great programs that can be found at North Shore Elementary.
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Healthy Schools Initiative
North Shore is focused on continuing to promote healthy behaviors for students and staff. As part of this initiative there is Walking Club (one morning a week), teacher participation in the Destress Monday research project, Recycling, and Mindful Minute (school wide collective deep breath to start off the day).
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Gardening
A partnership with Edible Peace Patch allows for both educational and cafeteria gardens on campus. Several grade levels participate in a garden curriculum once a year while other grade levels have access to outdoor learning and our after school Garden Club.
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Knights in the Courtyard
Once a month parents and community members are invited to participate in a morning assembly to recognize our Citizens of the Month, Teacher and Staff Person of the Month, Community Partners, and classes with the highest monthly attendance always ending with our school chant.
Why Choose North Shore?
North Shore Elementary has been proudly serving students for over 90 years and is the alma mater to many of today’s leaders in St. Petersburg. It is a small school with character, compassion, diversity, and ingenuity that continues to define what successful public education should and can look like. With approximately 400 students (between 3 to 4 classes per grade) the small size of North Shore allows for all teachers and staff to know all students, not just the ones in their classes. Continue reading to see everything that North Shore Elementary brings to the table!
EXPLOREQuestions?
What is North Shore's school grade? The school currently rated a C by Pinellas County. We recommend parents understand how it is calculated, and also look into other aspects of the school to ensure the entire education is well rounded. Head on over to our FAQ to read about this and other aspects of North Shore Elementary.
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