About Our School
DoDEA Mission
Educate, Engage, and Empower each student to succeed in a dynamic world.
DoDEA Vision
Excellence in Education for Every Student, Every Day, Everywhere
Mid-Atlantic District Purpose Statement Vision
To ensure the college and career readiness of our military-connected students, the Mid-Atlantic District is committed to building the capacity of all educators to increase the effectiveness of instructional practices.
Heroes Purpose Statement
At Heroes, our heads solve problems and are always learning, our hearts are respectful and considerate, and our hands work together for the good of all.
Heroes Elementary School opened in school year 2011-2012 as the result of the need for an additional elementary school aboard Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. Children from Berkeley Manor, Heroes Manor, and Paradise Point housing areas attend Heroes Elementary School.
Heroes Elementary School is built to serve approximately 770 students in PK through 5th grade. Our school has 38 classrooms with other classrooms designed for special areas and curriculum support.
In addition to traditional PK-5 grade level classrooms, Heroes ES offers:
- Special Education LIMS
- Special Education LIMM
- Special Education LISP
- Gifted Program
- Reading Intervention
- Math Intervention
- Art
- Music
- PE
- Guidance
- Media Center/Library
- Technology/Computer Lab
- Multi-media recording studio
- Nurse
- Counseling services
- MFLC services
- School Psychologist
- Speech and Language services
- English as a Second Language
- Adaptive PE
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Free and Reduced Breakfast and Lunch
In addition, para-professionals(educational aides) support the educational program in preschool, kindergarten, and special education programs. They are essential to the implementation of curriculum and care the staff provides our students.
The daily schedule for Heroes Elementary is built to enable students and teachers to have large amounts of blocked time to facilitate uninterrupted instructional time. Wednesday afternoon, early release time, is an opportunity for the staff to participate in a professional learning community to collaborate, purposefully plan instruction, and look at school data to focus on continuous improvement and student achievement.
The staff of Heroes Elementary School is proud to serve the military community of Camp Lejeune by providing a school environment that is safe and gives students the opportunity to learn and be successful.
School Improvement Goals
Goal 1: Heroes Elementary students will improve in phonological and morphological awareness.
Goal 2: Heroes Elementary students will improve in mathematical procedural and operational fluency.
