Battle Creek Montessori Academy Snapshot: Students Served: 170 Grades Served: Preschool – 8th Grade Year Established: 2013 Head of School: Jessica Eldridge Board Members: Mike Coykendall Elizabeth Turner Jennifer Beam Angela Kreger Odell Miller Michael Lounds Ray Yager Website: battlecreekmontessori.com Students at…
Jessica Eldridge Named Head of School at Battle Creek Montessori Academy
We’re pleased to announce Jessica Eldridge as the new Head of School for Battle Creek Montessori Academy. A natural born leader, Jessica has been with BCMA since the doors opened in September of 2013, serving as the 7th and 8th…
Character Education: Respect / September 2015
During the month of September our focus character trait was respect. Students have learned respect through of variety of experiences at our schools this month. Battle Creek Montessori Academy Our students in the middle school traveled to Grand Rapids for ArtPrize, while…
Back-to-School 2015
Back-to-School 2015 was a huge success! On the morning of Tuesday, September 8, a welcome back celebration was taking place all throughout Michigan at each of our 14 schools. From rolling out the red carpet, to capturing those first day…
Power of One Awards 2015
Each year, Choice presents the The Power of One Award to one staff member at each school. Winners are nominated by their colleagues as someone who always goes above and beyond, is a team member, and an inspiration to others.…
Character Education: Citizenship
Citizenship was the character trait of the month in April. All of our schools do a fantastic job incorporating character education into their school culture. Students from all of our schools found creative ways to care for our environment and school…
School Choice Week 2015 Highlights
School Choice Week 2015 was jam-packed with celebrations! More than 11,082 School of Choice events across all 50 states happened throughout this week. This makes it the largest-ever celebration of opportunity in education. And we were part of it! Take a look…
Natural Playground at BCMA
Battle Creek Montessori Academy started construction on its natural playground. The idea came from kindergarten teacher Jess Rasmussen who believed that a natural playground fit perfectly with the Montessori philosophy. Families, friends and community members donated wood, flowers, trees, tires,…