Bellevue’s Open Window School fifth grade students Julia Stewart and Jacob Park have won the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision national prize in the grades 4-6 category for their Coagulation Filtration System to provide clean contaminated water.
Authenticity
We challenge, support, and trust students to do real work that matters and has an impact beyond the classroom.
Love of Learning
We engage our students' curiosity, cultivate their passions, and encourage intellectual risk-taking within a supportive peer group.
"Open Window has taught me far more than math, science, Spanish, and humanities. At Open Window, I’ve learned to be a leader, listen to other’s ideas, and ask for help. I’ve learned how to be a risk-taker, an adequate anthropologist, an advocate for myself and others, and a good friend. I’ve learned that my voice matters and that I can make a difference. It has been positively drilled into my mind that if I see a need for change, I can make change."
"I’m grateful to our teachers for leading us through the year—as mentors, they have been incredible in knowing when to get involved, as well as to take a step back and let us figure it out."
"I love how I was taught to embrace challenges, to enjoy struggles and overcome hardships. Over the past years, I have learned not to see these as obstacles but as opportunities for growth."
Open Window School provides a challenging academic curriculum blended with nurturing support from teachers that prepares students for long-term success.