▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁nine ▁elementary ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁Still water ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁ 8 3 4 . ▁Stone bridge ▁hosts ▁gr ades ▁k - 6 ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁has ▁approximately ▁ 4 6 0 ▁students . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁website , ▁Stone bridge ▁" ac com mod ates ▁student ▁learning ▁styles , ▁develop s ▁independence ▁for ▁students , ▁prom otes ▁responsibility , ▁and ▁implements ▁full ▁inclusion ▁of ▁all ▁special ▁needs ▁children ." ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁organized ▁into ▁a ▁unique , ▁open - sp ac ed ▁environment . ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁split ▁into ▁four ▁separate ▁" colon ies " ▁that ▁host ▁either ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁gr ades . ▁Col ony ▁one ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁kind erg arten ▁and ▁first ▁grade , ▁col ony ▁two ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁grade , ▁col ony ▁three ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁fourth ▁and ▁fifth ▁grade , ▁and ▁col ony ▁four ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁sixth ▁grade . ▁Because ▁the ▁students ▁are ▁not ▁in ▁class rooms , ▁they ▁have ▁much ▁more ▁freedom ▁to ▁move ▁around ▁and ▁study ▁subjects ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁desire . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁nearby ▁stone ▁bridge ▁that ▁passes ▁over ▁a ▁small ▁cre ek . ▁The ▁bridge ▁is ▁a ▁local ▁historic ▁land mark . ▁ ▁Mission ▁statement ▁Stone bridge ' s ▁mission ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁seven ▁different ▁belief ▁statements : ▁We ▁believe ▁in ▁providing ▁students ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁quality ▁educ ators ▁and ▁education . ▁We ▁believe ▁in ▁making