Munroe Elementary School

School Description

Munroe Elementary School is located at 3440 West Virginia Avenue. The school is bordered by Irving Street, West Custer Place, South Knox Court, and West Virginia Avenue and situated in the Westwood neighborhood within District 3. Munroe is one of three elementary schools in the Focus Neighborhood Initiative in the Westwood area that will benefit from the city of Denver’s commitment to revitalization of the community while enhancing human services, encouraging community capacity building and facilitating a reduction in crime.

Six hundred and eighteen children attend Munroe within the Early Childhood Education (ECE) to fifth grade programs. Munroe offers GED and English as a second Language classes to parents during and after school as a community outreach program. Munroe’ staff is composed of sixty-five teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators and support personnel.

Learning Landscape Description

This design emphasizes the telling of time through a sun dial garden and uses ancient south American cultures to celebrate the predominantly latino school and neighborhood population.