The partner sponsors the child both personally and financially. The personal component includes four partner mornings each school year. Cornerstone's Partnership Program is the first of its kind in the nation. While striving for excellence, Cornerstone has developed many other innovations. It is one of only a handful of schools nationwide with an eleven-month academic year.
Students go to both winter and summer camp.
Foreign language education begins in kindergarten, and homework is mandatory. Since opening in 1991, Cornerstone has expanded to three elementary schools and one middle school in 1997 and serves as a model for schools around the country. This year, Cornerstone Schools celebrates our tenth anniversary with much to rejoice about. We have opened three more schools in the Detroit area for 700 students in grades K-8, with a waiting list of 200 for admission.