Welcome to Pioneer Elementary School
we are MISSION driven
At Pioneer, our learning environment exists beyond the classroom walls in socially embedded communities that promote choice and self-advocacy. Through personalized inquiry based projects and authentic experiences, learners will collaborate with multi-aged peers to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and mindsets needed to identify and solve our most pressing global issues.
Address
8502 Skansie Ave
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
Phone
Main Office: (253) 530-3500
School Hours
M, T, TH & F: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Pioneer Elementary News
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K-8 students will be released early every day, and there will be no late start for all K-12 grades on Wednesday, October 27.
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Pioneer is one of a handful of most recently awarded schools in the state of Washington and received a grant in conjunction with the STEM Lighthouse School Award.
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A new early learning option in the Peninsula School District. This free program is available for children who are not currently enrolled in an early learning program and demonstrate financial, academic, and/or social-emotional needs.
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Please consider participating in this short survey. PSD is partnering with the Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO) to improve broadband access to communities in the district, especially those on the Key Peninsula.
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An important onboarding tip to ParentSquare for families is setting post delivery preferences. Choose to receive all posts instantly, or choose to have all non-urgest posts included in one nightly digest email.
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The PSD Community Update features ParentSquare tips, Superintendent Bahr's recent monthly message, free meal info, YMCA Care info, and COVID-19 health and safety info.
Pioneer Elementary School Calendar
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