Durham School Service

Located in Durham, Southwest Elementary school serves students in prekindergarten through grade five. The school offers social workers, counselors, behavior specialists and therapists providing occupational and speech therapies. It offers lessons in science, math, English and social studies; physical education, technology, character education and healthful living and music. The school offers a cafeteria, computer laboratory, counseling center, and media center and library. It offers various programs, such as Spanish Immersion and Exceptional Children's Program. The school operates a parent-teacher association that plans various activities for the students. Its Web site provides alphabetical children s links that offer fables, fiction, current events and curriculum-related information. Southwest Elementary school is operated by Durham Public Schools.