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Welcome to EXPO for Excellence Elementary Magnet

EXPO is a vibrant school that balances an extraordinary range of resources with an emphasis on the individual needs of all of our students. Since 1990, EXPO has been a community—a place where students, educators, and parents strive to give children the tools and the skills to become citizens of the world, exploring, solving problems together, growing into active, engaged members of their communities. EXPO is alive with ideas, inquiry, friendship and growth—it is truly a happy place where children are cherished.

Our School offers:

  • All Day Kindergarten , half day 4 year old Pre-Kindergarten and grades 1 - 6.
  • Multi-age classrooms providing continuity of relationships with teachers, students and families.
  • Resource Specialists available for all grades: Music, Science, Art/Humanities, and Physical Education.
  • Inclusion of students from a diverse range of backgrounds, abilities and communities.
  • On site Discovery Club providing before and after school care.
  • An awesome community playground called Treasure Island, built and maintained by our EXPO community.
  • Highly trained and dedicated staff implementing standard based curriculum.
  • Instruction tailored according to children's individual learning styles and abilities.
  • Large and well established parent, local community and family involvement.
  • Life-skills fused with Responsive Classroom, blending social and academic learning.
  • Additional learning opportunities through community education and extended day for learning (EDL).

EXPO's Core Values

  • Child-Centered - We focus on the educational, social, physical and emotional development of our students.
  • Diversity - As a multi-cultural learning community, we learn from and affirm each other.
  • Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles - We recognize that each child is an individual and may learn in different ways.
  • Community - We foster a nurturing learning environment for helping all students be successful.
  • Responsiveness - We listen attentively to our community.

Our Vision
EXPO creates a learner-centered community where each student makes at least one-years academic growth every year and acquires the skills to thrive in a globally connected, multicultural world.


Our Mission

EXPO Magnet School engages students in an active, rigorous curriculum to prepare them for a diverse 21st century. Through multi-age learning, project-based learning, Responsive Classroom practices and differentiated instruction, we provide each learner with child-centered educational opportunities in a safe, supportive community.