Clonlara School

This article is about the American school of that name. For the Irish village of that name, see Clonlara.

Clonlara School

Address
1289 Jewett Ann Arbor, Michigan, Washtenaw 48104 United States
Information
School type	Private School, Alternative School, Home Based Education Program (HBEP)
Established	1967
Founder	Pat Montgomery
CEEB code	230-082
Director	Martha Rhodes, Campus Director
Grades	K–12 High School Diploma
Number of students	Campus ~ 40, HBEP ~ 701
Classrooms	Multi-age: Youngers (5–10), Middles (10–13), Olders (14–18)
Accreditation	Accreditation International, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, National Council for Private School Accreditation
Website	www.clonlara.org

Clonlara School is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. The school operates a Campus Program and a Home Based Education Program as alternative education.

It has operated a private campus school since 1967. This campus is attended by students daily. In 1979, its Home Based Education Program (HBEP) was established to serve students all over the world. Both the Campus Program and HBEP serve students in Kindergarten through high school graduation. Clonlara School is accredited by Accreditation International (Ai), Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA-CESS), and the National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA).

Enrollment

In 2013, there were 741 students enrolled in the school. The campus enrollment was 40 students, while the home-based program enrollment was 701 students, approximately two-thirds of whom were in grades 9–12. Campus students reside in the Ann Arbor and surrounding areas, while home school students reside in regions across the United States and 25 additional countries including: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Namibia, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.

Graduates have gone on to various pursuits including college, entrepreneurial, athletic, artistic or military endeavors.

Accreditation

Clonlara School is accredited by the following organizations: Accreditation International (Ai), Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA-CESS), and the National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA).^[1]

History

Clonlara was founded by Pat Montgomery^[2] in 1967 as a private day school. A second program was established in 1979, the Clonlara Home Based Education Program, which accommodates home schooling families in the United States and over 24 other countries.

References

↑ http://www.clonlara.org/home/accreditation
↑ Milwaukee Journal, April 22, 1985, p42

External links

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Education

Primary and secondary schools	Ann Arbor Public Schools Huron High School Pioneer High School Skyline High School Community High School Clonlara School Greenhills School Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor

Colleges and universities	University of Michigan Concordia University Washtenaw Community College (in Ann Arbor Township)

Other

Landmarks	The Ark Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Blind Pig Briarwood Mall Burton Memorial Tower Michigan Theater Performance Network Theatre State Theatre St. Patrick's Parish Complex Sunward Cohousing Tower Plaza University of Michigan Health System C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

Culture	Ann Arbor Art Fairs Ann Arbor Film Festival Hash Bash Shakespeare in the Arb

Transportation	Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority Ann Arbor Amtrak station Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (in Pittsfield Township, owned by the City of Ann Arbor)

This list is incomplete.

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