Chinook Montessori Charter School
School District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Principal: Michele Halbrook
Phone: 452-5020
Website: www.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/chn/Home.htm
Students Enrolled: 155
Grade Levels: K-8
Type: Montessori
State Board of Education Approval: April 16, 1996
Date Charter Expires: July 1, 2011
Mission: Chinook Montessori Charter School, a school of choice, will strive to create a dynamic educational environment, which fosters educational excellence and cultivates personal, intellectual, and emotional growth and esponsibility. We will provide this through an alliance formed through a seamless web of educators, parents, businesses and community members.
Purpose: The philosophy of Chinook Montessori Charter is grounded in the belief that learning is interwoven with life. The community serves as our campus with Chinook Montessori School acting as our headquarters. The school offers a nurturing multi-age environment, which supports a highly rigorous academic program. Integrated teaching encourages students to make connections between ideas and concepts in different content areas. Chinook Montessori School values time. The flexibility of time allows for small group seminars, grand conversations and investigations with teachers and students. Chinook Montessori is a professional development site, which values innovation, teacher research and excellence in teaching.