Founded in 1969, the Wellington Elementary School is a part of Jefferson County and emphasizes on integrating an academic program with health education. Based in Louisville, Ky., it is one of the Jefferson County schools offering the health/fitness for accelerated learning program. The school focuses on reading recovery with regular classroom instruction in reading, writing, math, and other basic subjects, along with fitness activities, such as gym, funrobics, dance and kickball. It has a family resource center and encourages the involvement of parents in their child's education.