Field School has students in grades K-5 and is one of twelve schools in the district. Our school's mission reflects a dedication to educating the whole child by understanding the academic, social and emotional needs of each individual. Through cooperative efforts of staff, parents and the community, students will experience a sense of worth, achieve academic success and foster attitudes of a lifelong learner.

Field School provides quality curriculum and instruction that reflects best practices while meeting the needs of all students. Each student is viewed as a unique individual where differences are understood and embraced. We acknowledge that learning opportunities occur beyond the classroom, and we use connections to students' lives and experiences in the learning process to help children construct new knowledge.

Eugene Field School was "born" in time to greet the 1964-65 school year. There aren't many left in District #21 who witnessed her conception. A few of us remember her 25th anniversary party in 1989. But most regard her as a "matriarch" of the school district, which as School #6 in line of succession, she is indeed.

Our school has been under the direction of seven principals in 40 years, the longest term at nine years and the shortest at just one. Her classrooms have seen both homogeneous and heterogeneous grouping, reading groups ranging from traditional to flexible, whole-group instruction, straight-age and multi-age formats. She's seen old math, new math, and hands-on math. She's seen science instruction go from a a textbook to a building called the Discovery Center, to the famous blue kits delivered to the front door. She's proud of her students who at all grade levels can often outdo their elders on the computer. She reaches back in time and remembers a reading series where a helpless Jane stood by while brave brother Dick rescued a frightened kitten named Puff from a tree where she had escaped from a notorious dog named Spot. Present reading instruction is usually literature-based and thematic in nature, with females on an equal footing with their male counterparts, and, most important, all ethnic and racial groups represented. This latter aspect becomes a real-life situation when one examines the diversity of our school population. Many classroom and all-school activities now center around respecting each others' differences, using them to learn about various countries and peoples and bring us together as the "Field Family".