{"id":48,"date":"2012-08-22T16:38:09","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T21:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/trowbridge\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2025-11-20T15:59:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:59:23","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/trowbridge\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"metaslider-id-863\" style=\"max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-106-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-863 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Home Page\" data-height=\"375\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_863\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_863\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3109 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2025-10-02 19:53:14\" data-filename=\"trowbridge-pe-bike-day-2025-01-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/trowbridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/10\/trowbridge-pe-bike-day-2025-01-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Kids on a playground riding bikes.\" class=\"slider-863 slide-3109 msDefaultImage\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Our 4th graders enjoy learning all about bikes in PE classes.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1387 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2017-01-23 09:54:11\" data-filename=\"IMG_3235-640x342.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/trowbridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2017\/01\/IMG_3235-640x342.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-863 slide-1387 msDefaultImage\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>US Coast Guard Volunteers from Station Milwaukee<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"display:block; padding-top:20px\" href=\"http:\/\/mpsmke.com\/enroll\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Summer-Academy-Banner.gif\" alt=\"Enroll Now\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1873\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2794\" src=\"https:\/\/mpsschoolwebsi.wpenginepowered.com\/trowbridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/mask-optionalAsset-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"Trowbridge logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/trowbridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/mask-optionalAsset-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/trowbridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/mask-optionalAsset-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/trowbridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/mask-optionalAsset-1.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Closer to Lake Michigan than any other MPS school, Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies weaves ecology, Great Lakes, and freshwater lessons into its entire curriculum. Students here take a hands-on approach to learning, through the science and hydroponics lab, butterfly garden, and perennial rain garden.<\/p>\n<p>Trowbridge works with community organizations to teach science beyond the school walls, through partnerships with private and public entities such as the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences and the U.S. Coast Guard.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Great Lakes and freshwater studies are blended into daily lessons<\/li>\n<li>Dedicated science lab, where students learn hydroponics (growing plants in enriched water)<\/li>\n<li>A Comprehensive Academic Unit (special education) for grades 5 to 8<\/li>\n<li>English Language Arts instruction emphasizes reading proficiency<\/li>\n<li>Community partners enrich education through theater, dance, and visual arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #055160;background-color: #cff4fc;border: 1px solid #b6effb;padding: 1rem 1rem;margin: 2rem 0;border-radius: 0.25rem\"><i class=\"fa fa-info-circle fa-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Would you like some more information about our school, or how to enroll your children in this great school? <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc0ti7dCHTYWmc5nG-LTVVIYP1MOnYcsVsLHNOg8pb6IZwBJA\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complete the Trowbridge School of Great Lakes Interest Survey<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 We will gladly get in touch with you to fulfill your needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Closer to Lake Michigan than any other MPS school, Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies weaves ecology, Great Lakes, and freshwater lessons into its entire curriculum. 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