EVENT: Codwell Elementary Hosts Curriculum Carnival to Celebrate National School Choice Week - January 29

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Jan 28, 2014, 08:35 ET

HOUSTON, Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Students, parents, teachers and community organizations will celebrate National School Choice Week at John E. Codwell Elementary School with a Curriculum Carnival. Representatives from NASA, The Houston Public Library, The Boys and Girls Club and other local businesses and organizations will come together with Codwell students and staff to celebrate educational options. The event will be just one of 5,500+ independently-planned ones taking place during National School Choice Week 2014 – the nation's largest-ever celebration of educational opportunity.

WHO:	Students, teachers, parents and community members.

WHAT:	Curriculum Carnival
	Come join Codwell parents and students, along with vendors from The Houston Public Library, EZ Pediatric Speech Therapy, ABC Dental, Sugar Bunch Creations, The Santana Dotson Foundation, Poparzzi Popcorn, Kay's Kettlecorn, The Boys and Girls Club, and the Texans YMCA to celebrate National School Choice Week.

WHEN:	Wednesday, January 29 from 5 to 7 p.m.
	Note: Media are invited to attend

WHERE:	John E. Codwell Elementary School
	5225 Tavenor
	Houston, Texas 77048

Codwell Elementary is a magnet school for Fine Arts and Physical Development serving students in grades PK-5. For more information, visit http://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/8375.

"National School Choice Week gives Codwell Elementary an opportunity to celebrate our students, their parents, and our teachers," said Aiesha Odutayo, Magnet Coordinator at Codwell. "We hope the entire community will celebrate National School Choice Week, and the successes of our school, along with us."

"We're thrilled that Codwell Elementary School is participating in National School Choice Week," said Andrew Campanella, NSCW president. "We hear a lot about education in the news, but the students, teachers, and school leaders at Codwell Elementary remind us that every single day, there are great things happening in schools of choice across America."

National School Choice Week shines a positive spotlight on effective education options for children – including traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, online academies, and homeschooling. For more information, visit www.schoolchoiceweek.com

CONTACT:
Aiesha Odutayo
[email protected] | 713-732-3580

SOURCE National School Choice Week