Northglade Montessori Magnet School

Northglade Montessori Magnet School
Address
1914 Cobb Avenue Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007 United States
Information
School type	Magnet Montessori
Established	August 2001
School district	Kalamazoo Public Schools
School number	02762
Principal	Flora E. Harrell
Teaching staff	14
Gender	Coeducational
Age	3 to 12
Number of students	252
Student to teacher ratio	18.5
Affiliation	American Montessori Society

Northglade Montessori Magnet School is a public elementary magnet school for students grades K-6, operated by the Kalamazoo Public Schools, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. It was established in August 2001 by the restructuring of Northglade Elementary School. The school serves around 250 children, of whom 83% are black and 13% white.^[1] Children learn through the Montessori Method of guided exploration rather than through traditional educational methods. The principal is Flora E. Harrell.

Northglade reorganized and each of its teachers began intensified training to receive a Masters Degree in the Montessori method. It is the first public elementary school in Michigan to become accredited by the American Montessori Society and only the second in the US.^[2]

Northglade Elementary School was Kalamazoo Public Schools' top-performing elementary school in 1996-97 before declining standards prompted the reconstruction.^[2] Each spring term students from the Kalamazoo College Chemistry Department worked with Northglade Elementary School on projects that culminated in the school's annual Science Expo.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Northglade Montessori School", National Center for Education Statistics
2. ^ ^{a b} "Northglade Montessori continues path of progress", Jeff Barr, Kalamazoo Gazette, 20 February 2008
3. ^ "Outreach Programs", Kalamazoo College Chemistry Department

External links

• Official site

Coordinates: 42°18′36″N 85°35′38″W / 42.31°N 85.59389°W / 42.31; -85.59389