Inspiration has the power to propel potential and transform the way students perceive their own capabilities. Each and every day, in our classrooms, practice rooms, and on our playfields, we seek to create a learning environment where students thrive as creators of their future world. May these stories of accolades and accomplishments inspire you. Together we Affirm, Inspire, Thrive. Together we are Bellevue.

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Hour of Code School Activities Complement BSD’s STEM Initiatives This School Year

STEM initiatives at BSD this school year were complemented by Hour of Code activities at our schools during Computer Science Week. The one-to-one computer initiative, made possible by levy funding, gives every student the opportunity to participate, even from home. District-wide initiatives included BSD science teachers implementing a STEM pilot program using robots and critical thinking.Read More

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New Third Grade Social Studies Unit Analyzes Change Over Time Through the Perspectives of Japanese American Families in Bellevue

A new third grade social studies unit, “The Japanese American Experience in Bellevue Before & After World War II,” has been developed to capture the experiences and tell the stories of ten pioneer families in Bellevue through examining census records, oral histories, newspaper articles, letters, maps and more. Read More

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Newport High School Culinary Arts and Pastry and Baking Class Raise Dough for Young Parents

Newport High School’s Culinary Arts and Pastry and Baking Classes baked over 120 dozen cookies for their Cookiefest Fundraiser. They will be making a $1,000 donation to Goodwin Connections, a non-profit organization that connects families to educational opportunities that build financial stability and create generational change. The fundraiser also helps fund the Newport Knives cooking and baking team’s travel and entry into competitions.Read More

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Highlighting Hispanic Heritage Inside BSD Schools

Our schools honored Hispanic Heritage Month in a variety of ways this year, highlighting the impact the Hispanic and Latino/Latinx communities have on our society. From a library display honoring the history, culture and achievements of Hispanic and Latino/Latinx people at the International School, to learning the significance of the phrase “Sí, se puede,” at Phantom Lake Elementary, students and staff grew their cultural competence by learning together.Read More

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International School Honored with Female Diversity Award

Congratulations to International School for receiving the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award! Studying computer science can open doors for students and giving them the tools to excel. College Board is honoring schools for expanding young women’s access to AP computer science classes and for the important steps they’re taking to reach gender parity.Read More

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Odle Middle School Students Win Regional School Science Bowl

Congratulations to the Odle Middle School National Science Bowl Team for winning the Regional Championship in the Northwest Regional Middle School Science Bowl! NSB brings together thousands of middle and high school students from across the country to compete in a fast-paced buzzer styled format quiz program testing the participants’ knowledge in the areas of biology, chemistry, earth and space, physics, energy, and math.Read More

The Bellevue School District acknowledges that we learn, work, live and gather on the Indigenous Land of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Duwamish and Snoqualmie Tribes. We thank these caretakers of this land, who have lived and continue to live here, since time immemorial.