Zephyr Cove Elementary School
School Hours
Hours: 8:50 AM - 3:10 PM
Breakfast: 8:30-8:45 AM
(supervised recess begins at 8:30 AM)
Minimum Day Hours: 8:50 AM - 12:40 PM
90 Minute Delayed Start Hours: 10:15 AM - 3:10 PM (Supervised recess begins at 10:00 AM and buses will run 90 minutes late on these days.)
Every student, Every lesson, Every day.
- Intimate, small school setting
- Highly Qualified Teachers
- Differentiated Instruction
- Gifted & Talented Instruction
- Music, Art, PE, STEAM programs
- Reading Specialist, Reading Interventionist, ELL Specialist, Resource Specialist
- Tahoe Place-Based Education: Science curriculum aligned to NGSS and adapted to each grade level with hands-on inquiry based instruction and escorted field trips designed to teach preservation and stewardship of Lake Tahoe
- Active and supportive Parent Club
For the latest on winter transportation and school related starting times, please visit the District website - Douglas County School District.
Garden DOMES Are a Work in Progress.
Exciting News!! The garden domes are built at ZCES.
We've had an amazing group of engineers, excavators, contractors, and volunteers work over the Fall Break and get the garden domes constructed. We are working on getting the interiors squared away so we can get things growing in the Spring!
Thank you to all that had a "hand" in getting this accomplished. A HUGE thank you to Amy Cranch for her hard work and efforts to get this idea to a reality!
And, we are off...
The 2019-2020 school year is looking great!
We want to thank all the families who have introduced themselves to us at the beginning of the school year. We are humbled by the hospitality shown.
We are excited to announce that our enrollment has grown overall and have welcomed 21 new kindergarteners to understand what it means to be a Zephyr Cove Cub!
We also want to pass along the message that anyone is welcome to come in and volunteer. You will need to complete and submit a volunteer application found in the Parent Resources section of this site before you can assist in the school. Don't worry, we will work with you in getting that done.
We look forward to working with the incredible students and families of ZCES to make this the best year ever!
6TH GRADE ATHLETICS
At ZCES, 6th grade students can participate in the Middle School Sports Programs at Whittell High School. The sports are as follows:
Cross Country - Sept - Oct
Girls Basketball - Sept - Oct
Boys Basketball - Oct - Dec
Girls Volleyball - Jan - Feb
Track & Field - April - May
Please contact the school for more information regarding these programs.
