School options revealed

School Choice Week highlights programs

 

February 1, 2018



Last week the world’s largest celebration of educational choices took place. National School Choice Week’s (NSCW) Director of Communications Shelby Doyle reported that 32,240 events and activities, with an estimated 6.7 million participants, took place nationwide to raise awareness about K-12 educational options.

According to Elsie Arntzen, Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction, Montana has more than 800 schools and 400 districts. Many of these districts are “creating new programs outside of the traditional school model that prepare students for the future.”

Montana currently has two charter schools in operation, but that number is expected to grow. Bozeman is home to Bridger Charter Academy, and Lincoln County Vocational School of Innovation is located between Libby and Troy.

“Our current education system allows local districts like Bozeman, Libby and Troy to create innovative schools within their district that foster opportunity for all of their students. Added flexibility allows parents and local school districts to provide individual students a valuable education, while maintaining the importance for local control,” stated Arntzen.

In Montana’s northwest region, 29 events took place presenting multiple schooling ideas ranging from public to charter schools, online options to homeschooling, and private schools to public magnet schooling.

“NSCW provides parents with an opportunity to research the options available for their children, and it provides schools and educational organizations with a chance to celebrate their success in a positive, fun way,” stated Doyle.

One local educational option will be holding information meetings this Thursday.

Trout Creek’s Amanda Hammond is a sub-contracted director for Classical Conversations, a Christian based homeschooling program. According to Hammond, “The curriculum is directed toward teaching parents to become successful at home” by incorporating classical teaching tools. Classical Conversations has 120,000 enrolled students, is a world-wide program (Antarctica is the only country not represented) and just celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Hammond will be holding informational meetings about Classical Conversations at Cabinet Mountain Bible Church, Trout Creek on Feb. 1 at 2:30 p.m. and March 2 at 6:30 p.m.

For more information contact Hammond at (406) 827-2918 or email her at [email protected].

More information on Classical Conversations is available at http://www.classicalconversations.com.

 

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