{"id":1344,"date":"2023-02-28T20:11:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/pratt\/?page_id=1344"},"modified":"2025-11-13T17:56:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:56:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mps.school\/pratt\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]Our goal as an International Baccalaureate school: bring the world to Marvin E. Pratt Elementary scholars so they are ready for the world. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]Pratt\u2019s International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) provides a premier K4-5 education that includes math and science, Spanish, and the visual arts. Schools worldwide choose the PYP because it challenges scholars today and prepares young people for a lifetime of learning and global citizenship. 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Our teachers plan lessons and projects that engage diverse learning styles and encourage independence. During guided lessons, research, and field trips, scholars ask questions, share ideas, and see others\u2019 perspectives. Art, music, physical education, and Spanish classes promote creative and intercultural expression and mind-body awareness.<\/p>\n<p>When the school day ends, the lights stay on at Pratt Elementary\u2019s Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center. Scholars enjoy the center\u2019s enrichment opportunities and activities; parents appreciate reliable after-school support. Family engagement and community partnerships strengthen our school, whether you\u2019re a member of our School Engagement or District Advisory council or a classroom volunteer. Superfans and volunteer coaches are welcome. The Pratt Rockets compete in basketball, cheerleading, and soccer.<\/p>\n<p>Open the door to lifelong learning and global mindedness for your child. Start strong at Marvin E. Pratt Elementary School, where knowledge takes you places.<\/p>\n<h2>Mission<\/h2>\n<p>Marvin E. Pratt Elementary School provides a premier learning experience for serious scholarship that inspires the development of a learner worldview that is relevant, engaged, challenging and significant. Our school will foster a strong foundation for lifelong learners who will have a competitive edge, wherever life takes them, in the pursuit of knowledge.<\/p>\n<h2>Goals<\/h2>\n<p>Together, we are improving the academic and social success of ALL scholars by developing the IB learner profile attributes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inquirers<\/li>\n<li>Knowledgeable<\/li>\n<li>Thinkers<\/li>\n<li>Communicators<\/li>\n<li>Principled<\/li>\n<li>Open-Minded<\/li>\n<li>Caring<\/li>\n<li>Risk-Takers<\/li>\n<li>Balanced<\/li>\n<li>Reflective<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>After School Program<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"..\/families\/after-school-program\/\">Nita M. Lowey 21st Community Learning Center<\/a> at Marvin E. Pratt Elementary School provides after-school programs to K4-5 scholars in partnership with Milwaukee Recreation and Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee. The Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center at Pratt Elementary provides academic enrichment, homework help, social emotional learning, arts programming, and nutritious meals or snacks to scholars.<\/p>\n<h2>School Community Partnership for Mental Health<\/h2>\n<p>Since 2009, the School Community Partnership for Mental Health (SCPMH) has provided intensive, on-site mental wellness programs and mental health services to scholars and families in Milwaukee Public Schools. The partnership began in just four schools and has expanded to nearly 40 schools, including Marvin E. 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Pratt Elementary School provides a premier learning experience for serious scholarship that inspires the development of a learner worldview that is relevant, engaged, challenging and significant. 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