Timber Drive Elementary School

Located in Apex, N.C., Olive Chapel Elementary School offers classes from grades kindergarten through five and has an enrollment of more than 950 students. Its curriculum offers opportunities for advanced studies, creative exploration and extra-curricular activities. It offers programs, such as core knowledge, thinking maps, cognitively guided instruction and developmental spelling. The school also offers lap top computers to its staff. The school s parent-teacher association supports programs, opportunities and equipment beyond the core curriculum. Its counseling center teaches skills of coping, problem-solving, friendship making, social and conflict resolution. Olive Chapel Elementary School is a part of the Wake County Public School System that serves more than 128,000 students and operates over 145 educational institutions.

Located in Hillsborough, N.C., Hillsborough Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The school offers a variety of cocurricular activities, including the school chorus, a running club and student tech team. In addition, it offers a tutoring program, Kids on Kids, which is operated by the students and for the students. The school also organizes Dolphin Camp, which is a recreational and educational day care program. Hillsborough Elementary School operates a parent-teacher organization that sponsors projects and events. Its library and media center is an instructional support center for its students and the staff. The school includes various subjects in its curriculum, such as reading, spelling, speech, language arts, physical education, math, science, social studies and English. Hillsborough Elementary School is governed by Orange County Schools.

Vandora Springs Elementary School serves more than 450 students in pre-kindergarten through grade five. The school has received the School of Distinction and the Honor School of Excellence awards. It offers English as a Second Language and accelerated reader programs. Vandora Springs Elementary School provides instruction in music, art, computer science and physical education. The school also offers a range of academic programs in mathematics and reading. It provides psychological and guidance counseling services. Vandora Springs Elementary School operates a parent-teacher association that organizes several fundraising events. The school hosts bingo nights and talent shows. It is governed by the Wake County Public School System, which administers elementary, middle and high schools.