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Us / Profile - Wingate Elementary School is a Preschool -
8th
grade Day and
Boarding School located adjacent to Interstate Highway I-40 in Ft.
Wingate, New Mexico.
The school is 10 miles
east of Gallup,
New Mexico
and 120 miles west of Albuquerque, New
Mexico. We recently moved into our
new school
for our 700 Native American students and 200 staff.
Wingate
Elementary School staff
strive to
provide “Success For All” our students. We create opportunies for
success for
all our students. Our mission
is to empower each student to learn and excel in
a safe and supportive environment in an ever-changing world. Our Philosophy is
based on the belief that American Indian Children are in the process of
becoming productive, self-sufficient, and responsible citizens who have
cultural, physical, social, spiritual, and educational needs that must
be met
to insure success. Parents and community
are always welcome and are invited to attend our monthly Parent Advisory Council meeting.
Our school is
located on a historical site
dating back to 1846 and our educational institution
began in 1926 with the Charles
H. Burke
School,
founded by the Office of Indian Affairs / Fort
Wingate Vocational
High School. We have many
educational programs and activities for our students. Most of our
students
reside in the school dormitories
and some are day students. Our academic, athletic, cultural, club, health, food
service, recreational and fellowship
programs are
conducted for our day and dorm
students 7 days a week and we have staff on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week
to provide for a safe and supportive environment.