North Park Montessori Academy

North Park Montessori Academy is a public Montessori school located in the northeast corner of Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving students from Pre-K to 8th grade. The school is committed to providing a comprehensive and well-rounded education, with a focus on growth, curiosity, joy, and community engagement. The academy's educational approach is based on the Montessori method, which emphasizes hands-on learning, self-directed activity, and collaborative play. The school offers a range of programs and features, including a Montessori program for students from PK-8, a scholar-led and managed gardening program, middle school Theatre, Community Service Learning, and Self Expressions programs, and a strong Music program from kindergarten to 8th grade. North Park Montessori Academy has two campuses: the Cheney Campus (1st-8th grade) and the Wellerwood Campus (Pk3, Pk4, and Kindergarten), and a unique 12-acre forest used to teach plant and animal identification, remove invasive species, and make room for endangered species. The school's staff is comprised of highly competent and well-trained Montessori-certified teachers, and it has a dynamic, culturally diverse, and engaged parent community.