“Family members of children accepted into the new Imagine Andrews Charter School attended atown hall meeting April 14 at the base theater to receive updates about the school and to ask questions regarding the process going forward. Pat Crain, Imagine Schools Maryland Regional director, expressed confidence to families on-base on the kindergarten and first-grade waiting lists that their children will …
Imagine to take over Queen Anne School in Upper Marlboro
“An Upper Marlboro charter school is on track to move into the nearly 50-year-old Queen Anne School building in Upper Marlboro next academic year, leaving parents of current Queen Anne students feeling betrayed and scrambling to enroll their children into a new educational facility before September. The nearly completed deal between the vestry of St. Barnabas Episcopal, which founded the …
Coolidge second-grader competes in robotics event with CAC squad
“Once a week on Tuesday nights Jackson Benedict attends his robotics class at Central Arizona College like any other student. But unlike any other student at CAC, Benedict is 8-years-old. It’s true, Benedict, a second grade student at Coolidge Imagine Schools has been involved with robotics for quite some time, according to his mom, Kristen Benedict. Things began when young …
Imagine Frick Park showcases the value of healthy lunches
This recent WPXI.com story highlights the values of serving healthier lunch selections to students. Watch the news feature story.
Parents support charter schools because they work
Western Michigan University’s recent study on KIPP, a widely known public charter school network, shouldn’t deter legislators from encouraging charter school growth and replication. The study questioned KIPP’s effectiveness because KIPP raises substantial private funds to supplement government funding and does not enroll new students to fill openings when students leave a KIPP school. These should be viewed as points …
Marietta Charter to Find New Life as Wright Prep Academy
“Owner Imagine Schools will front tuition for school, which faced closure after losing its charter with Marietta City Schools. At one point facing certain closure at school year’s end after losing its charter, the Marietta Charter School will remain open, albeit under a new name. Imagine Schools, which operates the charter school, announced today that it will keep the campus …
Surprise eighth graders sending 1,000 paper cranes to Japan
SURPRISE, AZ – Three Valley eighth graders are doing what they can to bring hope and happiness to Japan. The students saw the devastation Japan sustained over the past few weeks and decided they could help. They decided to make 1,000 paper cranes to send overseas. “I thought it was a good idea to show support because the tsunami just …
Imagine hosts Big Bad Wolf Trial (IN)
“The Performance Arts Center at Imagine Schools on Broadway was filled with giggles Thursday as elementary students watched a play performed by Bishop Luers High School’s theater production class. It was the high school students’ third visit to the school. In recent days, they had given a workshop on pantomime and improvisation and a lesson on stage makeup. The earlier …