Clonlara School
| Clonlara School | |
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| 1289 Jewett Ann Arbor, Michigan, Washtenaw, 48104 United States |
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| School type | alternative private school |
| Established | 1967 |
| Founder | Pat Montgomery |
| Principal | Martha Rhodes |
| Teaching staff | 6 |
| Grades | K–12 equivalent |
| Number of students | Campus ~ 43, HBEP ~ 650 |
| Classrooms | mulit-age Youngers (5–10) Middles (10–13) Olders (14–18) |
| Accreditation(s) | AdvancEd (1); National Collegiate Athletic Association (2) |
| Website | www.clonlara.org |
Clonlara School is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. The school operates a campus school and a Home Based Education Program as alternative education.
Since 1967, Clonlara School has operated a private campus school that students attend daily. In 1979, our Home Based Education Program was established to serve students all over the world. Both the Campus and the Home Based Education Program serve students in Kindergarten through high school graduation. Clonlara School’s Home Based Education Program is accredited by AdvancED.
Clonlara School’s approach to education is guided by a unique philosophy. Each Clonlara student pursues a personalized education which is developed through collaboration between a Clonlara Advisor or teacher, the student and a parent or mentor. Curriculum materials and experiences are selected based upon the goals, learning strengths, and interests of each student individually. Coursework is undertaken with the primary responsibility for progress and completion set by the student.
The 2010-11 enrollment for the campus school was 43 students, with approximately the number of elementary and middle school students equaling that of the high school students. The campus program serves five through eighteen-year-olds who reside in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.
The Home Based Education Program enrollment was 632 students, approximately two-thirds of whom were enrolled in the high school program. They hailed from all over the United States and 25 foreign countries including: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Namibia, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
There were 154 students in our 2011 graduating class. Graduates go on to many different endeavors and each individual diploma represents a student’s particular preparation to reach those goals. Clonlara School students go on to colleges, entrepreneurial, athletic, artistic or military endeavors.
Clonlara School is accredited by AdvancED.[citation needed] In addition to this accreditation, Clonlara School has core course approval by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[citation needed]
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Clonlara was founded by Pat Montgomery in 1967 as a private day school. A second program was established in 1979, the Clonlara Home Based Education Program, which serves home schooling families in each of the United States and in over 24 countries worldwide.[citation needed]
Clonlara School's mission is to provide programs and services that recognize and support a learner's curiosity, strengths, interests and talents as the foundation of his/her educational experience.
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