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Learn more about PSD schools - attend open houses, information nights

Published: October 28, 2024

A kindergarten classroom with tissue paper art decorating the window.

Whether your child is enrolling in Poudre School District for the very first time or moving up a level to a PSD middle or high school, attending an open house is a great way to get acquainted with the people and programs at schools. 

Open house events and information nights will take place across PSD in November and December 2024. Registration for schools and the first-round school choice application period for the 2025-26 school year begin Monday, Nov. 4.

Families can register children for kindergarten online starting on Monday, Nov. 4, or register in-person at their neighborhood elementary school on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Online registration and in-person registration at schools is also available for families throughout the rest of the school year.

Open Houses and Information Nights

School contact information and websites are available on the PSD Schools Directory web page. 

Elementary Schools

 

  • Bacon Elementary School, 5844 S. Timberline Rd., Fort Collins​​​  
    • Kindergarten Information Night, 6-7 p.m., Nov. 19.
    • School tours are given at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays.
  • Bamford Elementary School, 6055 Traverse Stakes Way, Loveland​​​
    • Kindergarten Information Night, 5:30 p.m., Dec. 9. 
  • Bauder Elementary School, 2345 W. Prospect Rd., Fort Collins
    • Open House, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Nov. 12 
  • Beattie Elementary School, 3000 Meadowlark Ave., Fort Collins:
    • Kindergarten Information Night, 5-5:30 p.m., Dec. 5 
    • Kindergarten Vistation Day, 9:15-10:15 a.m., May 2
  • Bennett Elementary School, an IB World School, 1125 Bennett Rd., Fort Collins
    • Open House, 5:30  p.m., Dec. 11
  • Bethke Elementary School, 5100 School House Dr., Timnath
    • Open House, 6:30 p.m., Dec. 12. Classroom tours will be given during the open house. 
  • Cache La Poudre Elementary School, an IB World School, 3511 W. County Rd. 54G, Laporte
    • Kindergarten Information Night, 5-6 p.m., Nov. 14
    • A video will be posted on the CLP website for incoming families.
  • Dunn Elementary School, an IB World School, 501 S. Washington Ave., Fort Collins 
    • Kindergarten Information Night, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dec. 2
    • Open House tours, Dec.3 - 6, during school hours.
  • Eyestone Elementary School, 4000 Wilson Ave., Wellington: 
    • Open House, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Dec. 16  
  • Harris Bilingual Immersion Elementary School:  501 E. Elizabeth St., Fort Collins
    • English Open House, 5 p.m., Dec. 4 
    • Spanish Open House, 5 p.m., Dec. 5
    • Tours, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Dec. 12 and 13
    • Spring tour, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Feb. 5  
    • Harris FIESTA celebration and welcome to new families, 5-8 p.m., May 9
  • Irish Elementary Escuela Bilingüe, 515 Irish Drive, Fort Collins
    • Contact the school for information.
  • Johnson Elementary School, 4101 Seneca St., Fort Collins
    • Kindergarten Open House, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dec. 5 
  • Kruse Elementary School, 4400 McMurry Ave., Fort Collins
    • Kindergarten Open House, 5-6:30 p.m., Nov. 20 - Bring your incoming kindergartener and learn about Kruse. Themed activities and snacks will be available in our classrooms. 
    • Kindergarten Tour, 3:25-3:45, Nov. 19 and Nov. 21. 
  • Laurel Elementary School of Arts and Technology,1000 Locust St., Fort Collins
    • Open House for all grades and kindergarten presentation, 6 p.m., Dec. 2
  • Linton Elementary School, 4100 Caribou Dr., Fort Collins
    • Kindergarten Information Night, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Nov. 20
    • For personal tours, please call the office at 970.488.5854
  • Livermore Elementary School,360 Red Feather Lakes Rd., Livermore
    • Open House, 2:15-2:45 p.m., Nov. 14 
  • Lopez Elementary School, 637 Wabash St., Fort Collins
    • Kindergarten Open House, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dec. 3 
  • McGraw Elementary School, an IB World School, 4800 Hinsdale Drive in Fort Collins  
    • Kindergarten Information Night, 6 p.m., Nov. 19
    • Schools tours: 8-10 a.m., Nov. 13 and Dec. 11. Call the front office to schedule a time slot.
  • O’Dea Core Knowledge Elementary School, 312 Princeton Rd., Fort Collins 
    • Open House, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Nov. 19
  • Olander School for Project-Based Learning, 3401 Auntie Stone St., Fort Collins
    • Open House, 5:30 p.m., Dec. 12. Bring the whole family and learn about Olander! We will have pizza, student-led tours, and Q&A with teachers and principals.
    • School Tours: Anytime - call the school office to schedule.
  • Polaris Expeditionary Learning School, 1905 Orchard Place, Fort Collins
    •  Kindergarten Information Night (parents only), 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dec. 3
  • Putnam Elementary School,1400 Maple St., Fort Collins
    • Open House, 1 p.m., Nov. 20
    • Personal tours welcome - contact the office.
  • Red Feather Lakes Elementary School, 505 N. County Road 73C, Red Feather Lakes
    • Open House, 3-3:30 p.m., Nov. 14 
  • Rice Elementary School, 7000 Third St., Wellington 
    • Kindergarten Orientation, 6-7 p.m., Dec. 5
  • Riffenburgh Elementary School, an IB World School, 1320 E. Stuart St., Fort Collins
    • Open House, 5:30 p.m., Nov. 21
  • Shepardson STEM Elementary School, 1501 Springwood Drive, Fort Collins
    •  Open house, 5:30 p.m., Nov. 12 

  • Stove Prairie Elementary, 3891 Stove Prairie Road, Bellvue  

    • Open House, 2:30-3 p.m., Nov. 14

  • Tavelli Elementary School, 1118 Miramont Drive, Fort Collins. 
    • Kindergarten Informational Meeting, 6 p.m., Nov. 12
    • Drop in tours 1-2 p.m., Nov. 19
    • 9:30-11 a.m., Nov. 20
  • Timnath Elementary School, 3909 Main St., Timnath
    • Kindergarten Information Night, 5-6 p.m., Dec. 12 
  • Traut Core Knowledge Elementary School, 2515 Timberwood Dr., Fort Collins
    • Open Houses, 6- 8 p.m., Nov. 4 and Dec. 2. Please call 970-488-7500 to RSVP.
  • Werner Elementary, 5400 Mail Creek Lane, Fort Collins 
    • Kindergarten Information Meeting (parents/guardians only), 5:30-6:30 p.m., Nov. 14
    • For school tours, please contact the office at 970-488-5550.
  • Zach, 3715 Kechter Rd., Fort Collins
    • Open House, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dec. 3 (parents/guardians only, please)
    • For school tours, please sign up on our SignUpGenius.

 

Middle Schools

  • Blevins Middle School, 2101 S. Taft Hill Rd., Fort Collins 
    • Open House, 5:30-7 p.m., Nov. 19
  • Boltz Middle School, 720 Boltz Dr., Fort Collins:
    • Open House, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Nov. 13.
    • Call 970-472-3700 for information about Boltz.
  • Cache La Poudre Middle School, an IB World School, 3515 W. County Rd. 54G, Laporte
    • Open House, 5:30 p.m., Nov. 21
  • Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School, 3002 E. Trilby Rd., Fort Collins
    • Open House, 6 p.m., Nov. 14. Learn about the Core Knowledge curriculum sequence, Kinard culture, and more. 
  • Lesher Middle School, an IB World School, 1400 Stover St., Fort Collins
    • Open House, 6-7:30 p.m., Nov. 7 
  • Lincoln Middle School, an IB World School, 1600 Lancer Dr., Fort Collins
    • Open House, 5 p.m., Dec. 5
    • Individual tours welcome - call 970-488-5700 to schedule one. 
  • Polaris Expeditionary Learning School, 1905 Orchard Place, Fort Collins
    •  Open House, 5-7 p.m., Dec. 10 
  • Preston Middle School, 4901 Corbett Dr., Fort Collins
    •  Open House, 6 p.m., Nov. 19. Explore Preston, a neighborhood Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) school.
  • Webber Middle School, 4201 Seneca St., Fort Collins
    • Open House, 6-7:30 p.m., Nov. 21 

Middle-High Schools

  • Timnath Middle-High School, 4700 E. Prospect Road, Timnath 
    • Incoming 6th grade night, 6-8 p.m., Nov. 13
    • Incoming 9th grade night, 6-8 p.m., Dec. 4
    • High school curriculum fair, 6-8 p.m., Jan. 23
  • Wellington Middle-High School: 2856 Cleveland Ave., Wellington.

    • Open House, 5-7 p.m., Dec. 3, in the Commons

High Schools

  • Centennial High School, 330 E. Laurel St., Fort Collins
    • Hexter 4 orientation, Nov. 19,1:30 and 5:30 p.m.
    • Hexter 5 orientation, Jan. 28, 1:30 and 5:30 p.m.
    • Hexter 6 orientation, March 11, 1:30 and 5:30 p.m.
  •  Fort Collins High School, 3400 Lambkin Way, Fort Collins
    •  Open House, 6-7:30 p.m., Nov. 20. Event starts in the McNeal Auditorium, then families can visit classrooms, talk with current students, and learn about FCHS programs. 
  • Fossil Ridge High School, 5400 Ziegler Road, Fort Collins
    • Open House, 6 p.m., Dec. 5
  • Polaris Expeditionary Learning School, 1905 Orchard Place, Fort Collins
    •  Open House, 5-7 p.m., Dec. 10 
  • Poudre Community Academy, 2540 Laporte Ave., Fort Collins
    • Q3 orientation, 3:45 pm, Dec. 5
    • Q4 orientation, 3:45 pm, Feb. 26
  • Poudre High School, 201 S. Impala Drive, Fort Collins
    •  Open House, 5:30 p.m., Dec. 4 
  • Rocky Mountain High School, 1300 W. Swallow Road, Fort Collins 
    • Open House and curriculum fair, 6 p.m., Dec. 9

Hybrid Learning (combination of campus and online learning)

  • PSD Global Academy, 703 E. Prospect Rd., Fort Collins
    • Information Sessions, 9 a.m., Tuesdays
      • Q2: 10,29, 11/12, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17
      • Q3: 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/18, 3/4, 3/11
      • Q4: 3/25, 4/1 (if assessment hasn't started), 4/29, 5/6, 5/16