New this year at Cowles Montessori, every seventh and eighth grade student will take the first two STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) classes.  Students will spend half of the school year learning Design and Modeling using AutoDesk Inventor.  Students will spend the other …

The new DMPS mobile app is designed to provide up-to-date and helpful information about the school district and all schools right in the palm of your hand. Now you can connect with Cowles and every school in Des Moines from anywhere and everywhere. Click the photo to learn more about the app and download to your Apple or Android smartphone.

Cowles staff and families spruced up the gardens this summer. When students return to Cowles Aug. 20th, they will start planning upcoming garden projects and this fall’s “Healthy Harvest” celebration. The gardens provide hands-on botany, hydrology, nutrition, math and language lessons. Click the image to see and read more.