One of our students won second place for 2018’s Midwest Charter Schools K-5 art competition! Also, Midwest Charter Schools K-5 Art has a very successful campaign on social media networks. Check out this site and see how the experts are…
Third Graders Learn About Ecological Succession
Third graders at WMAES learned about ecological succession in Environmental Science and helped collect prairie seeds. Click here to get a closer look at what our third graders are learning.
Special Visit From Kevin Kammeraad
Kiddos from West MI Academy of Environmental Science got a special visit from Kevin Kammeraad and the Cooperfly Puppet Troupe. Click here to read more about WMAES’ story.
Literacy Grant Recipients
CONGRATULATIONS TO LITERACY GRANT RECIPIENTS Great news! All schools within the Choice network have been awarded the Early Literacy Grant! A huge thank you goes out to all of the Literacy Coaches and Carrie Paddock for their hard work to…
We Are Thankful!
#WeAreThankful “I am thankful for the entire WMAES staff. Thank you for the tireless hours you work, the guidance you provide the littles, and the courage to do it all day, every day! #everyonethriveshere”. Click here to read more WMAES…
WMAES Featured in MAPSA Celebration
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science was featured in MAPSA’s 20th-anniversary celebration. Click here to watch the video.
[Alumni Spotlight] Ashleigh Breton – Class of 2018
She started at WMAES as a sixth grader. She took AP Biology as a sophomore with a class full of seniors. By the time she graduated as the 2018 salutatorian, she had her CNA and 13-credits from Kent Career Technical…
Environmental School Goes to the Rogue River! Data-collecting remote-controlled boats, aquatic critters, and more!
65 WMAES students (mostly freshmen) headed to the Rogue River in downtown Rockford in May to test custom-made data-collecting remote-controlled boats, race oranges & watercraft, investigate aquatic critters, test water quality, and scope-out local birds. Big shout-out to Shawn Wessell,…
New Freedom for Willow
Meet Willow the wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta). She arrived at Blandford Nature Center in 2004 and is likely at least 20 years old. In captivity, wood turtles can live more than 50 years. Wood turtles are very fond of…
Winter Weather is Here
As we begin to experience some of the more “normal” winter weather for West Michigan, please make the necessary safety arrangements to get your children to school. Keep your eyes and ears open for cancellations that will be posted on…