Niche, a leader in connecting schools with students and families with in-depth profiles on every school in America, has ranked West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science as one of the best charter high schools in the state of Michigan. Their…
WMAES Earned an MTSS Award for the 2021-2022 School Year
A Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) is a framework that schools across the state participate in, and consists of research-based strategies created to meet the specific needs of children. The goal is to assess and intervene with students early-on so…
A Message From our Principals
Back to school season is one of my favorite times of the year. The stores are stocked with supplies, teachers are decorating their classrooms, and families are soaking up the last few precious moments of summer. As we gear up…
WMAES Wins 2022 Best and Brightest Award
Here at West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science, we are enjoying what has been an incredible summer as we prepare for the next school year. Between summer camps, summer school and open houses, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed seeing our families! We…
The Thrive Scholarship at WMAES
We are close to wrapping up another incredible school year here at West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science, and for several of our students, that means many faces will be leaving our campus as high school graduates. We could…
Celebrating National Charter School Week at West Michigan Academy for Environmental Science
This National Charter School Week, we are honored to celebrate the staff and families at our school for the work they do to serve every child. We set out to not only support our students in fulfilling their callings, but…
What Earth Day Means for our Students and the Environment – Holly Orian
“Invest in our Planet” is the theme for this year’s Earth Day. As an educator, I can’t think of a better way to invest in our planet than to provide students with the opportunities to interact with and…
5 Ways to Make Reading Month into a Reading Habit
March is Reading Month! That means encouraging our students to see reading as more than just class work. We set out to promote a love for books outside of school, and we couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve seen in…
What We Do Different at West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
Learning may begin in the classroom, but our students move from desks to dirt, planting seeds in the soil, and tending to our gardens to see what happens afterward. Students at West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science wonder, explore and…
The Capstone Experience Project at West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
At West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science, we pride ourselves on providing unique environmental-science focused education to our students. As a K-12 school, our students are instilled with the necessary character traits and environmental themes from beginning to end. For…