Event to showcase LR magnet schools

The Little Rock School District will showcase its distinctive schools and educational programs Saturday for students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grades during the LRSD Magnet School Fair at Park Plaza Mall.

The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on all three levels of the mall, with student performances occurring on the second level and informational booths located throughout.

Families will have an opportunity to hear firsthand about school and educational options from district students, staff members and administrators.

Educational programs to be featured at the fair include Little Rock’s districtwide tuition-free pre-kindergarten program; the science, technology, engineering and math program at Forest Heights STEM Academy for grades kindergarten through eighth grades; Advanced Placement courses in the district’s high schools; the AVID or Advancement Via Individual Determination college preparation program in middle and high schools; and the district’s new Excel career education program covering teacher preparation, construction, technology and medical fields.

Besides Forest Heights STEM Academy, schools to be featured at the event are Booker Arts Magnet Elementary; Gibbs International Studies/Foreign Languages Magnet Elementary; Carver Math and Science Magnet Elementary; Williams Traditional Studies Magnet Elementary; Dunbar Gifted and Talented /International Studies Magnet Middle School; Horace Mann Arts and Sciences Middle School; Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High; and the international studies magnet program at Central High.

Guests who visit school booths will be eligible to win door prizes throughout the event. More information is available from Pamela. Smith@lrsd.org or at (501) 447-1030.