Stepping out of the box is more than a cliche at Canton Charter Academy — it’s an act that’s strongly encouraged, said Principal Catherine Henkenberns, who gives her teachers room to stretch themselves as educators. “I want them to feel free to take risks and to really do what they think is going to be best […]
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A push and helping hands aid science success
Talk to Ned Milne, science teacher at Woodland School, and it becomes clear how that Traverse City charter school earned its success in teaching the subject. For starters, all science classes are electives. Where students at other schools may be herded into general grade-level classes, at Woodland they choose among ecology, biology, chemistry and earth […]