Our school goals align with those of both the Grand Rapids Public Schools and Goals 2000, the National Education Goals. We have made significant progress toward these goals this past year as we did the previous year. If you would like a copy of our school improvement plan of a copy of Goals 2000, please call our school office. These schools offer the core curriculum with special focus on a theme or a particular teaching and learning method, such as Montessori. In fact, the Grand Rapids Public Schools is one of the few districts in the country able to offer families a K-12 Montessori experience, thanks to its citywide school program.
Citywide schools fall into several categories.
Citywide academies are elementary programs that select all of their students based on a computer lottery. Modified citywide schools are elementary schools that accept a limited number of students from throughout the city based on enrollment. Some citywide centers or schools accept students based on references and interviews. For more information about the citywide program, please call the Grand Rapids Public Schools at 771-2018. During the summer of 1998, one sophomore participated in advanced mathematics classes on campus at Michigan State University.