“You can buy attention, but you can’t buy trust. You can buy attention with billboards, you can buy attention with radio ads, but you can’t buy trust. Trust is earned through storytelling.” That was the message heard during Sara Mooney,…
I’ll teach until I cannot lift my arms anymore
Some people come and go in our lives. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same. At Creative Montessori Academy, this is Mike Begian. Nothing will get in his way to…
In a World Where You Can be Anything, be Kind.
Kindness binds us. It is the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate. It is a fundamental part of the human condition which bridges the divides of race, religion, politics, gender and zip codes. At Battle Creek Montessori Academy, teachers…
Helping Everyone Thrive in Schools – School Interventionists
If a student seems disengaged or even presenting behavioral problems in class, a teacher may call on the help of an interventionist or literacy coach. Specialized knowledge about external and cognitive variables that impact a student makes a school interventionist…
Third Year of Being Named a Detroit Free Press Top Workplace
Choice Schools is proud to announce it has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2019 distinction by Detroit Free Press. The honor is based on anonymous employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by Energage, LLC, that measures multiple aspects…
Warm Smiles and Even Warmer Hearts
October 18, 2019, was a special day for the scholars of Dove Academy of Detroit. Lake Trust Credit Union partnered with Operation Warm to deliver coats to all 465 students at Dove Academy. Operation Warm is a non-profit organization that…
Our Bus Drivers Pave the Way for Student Success
School bus drivers are dedicated individuals from a variety of backgrounds who have made it their mission to transport students to and from school and school-related activities safely and efficiently. They are trained professionals with immense responsibility. They have specialized…
Our School Nutrition Professionals Provide Essential Ingredients to Academic Success
“It’s more than chicken nuggets, sloppy joe’s, plastic gloves & hairnets,” said Shatara Morris, school nutrition program support at Choice Schools. “The school nutrition professionals are responsible for budgeting, supervising, scheduling, counting, measuring, auditing, sanitizing and heavy lifting. They’re counseling, encouraging…
Student Focused Office Managers Create a Welcoming Environment for All
Office managers play a vital role in a school’s daily success. The work they do varies day-to-day and looks different from school-to-school. Because an office manager’s job is so diverse, it’s often misunderstood or regarded simply as clerical. In reality,…
Sixth-Grader on a Mission to Change the World
“It’s more than just raising money, it’s about changing the world,” Preston Wood, a sixth-grader at Creative Montessori Academy, said. Preston has developed a heart for changing people’s lives and he is on a mission to do so. So, when…