Principal: Dale Hovenkamp, e-mail:
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Assistant Principal: Ryan Huppert, e-mail:
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Secretary: Marissa Gonzalez, e-mail:
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Address: 3143 Milo Ave NW, Grand Rapids MI 49544
Phone: (616) 819-2555 - Fax: (616) 819-5243
Start Time: 8:10 A.M. - End Time: 2:59 P.M.*
Maximum Enrollment: 60
Grades Served: Sixth Grade Only
Transportation: Available to residents of Grand Rapids*
* Trasnportation is available to all residents of Grand Rapids. Students who live outside the Grand Rapids city limits may qualify for transportation to and from Grand Rapids addresses. Students who qualify for transportation will receive letters from Dean Transportation with information about bus stop locations, bus numbers, pickup time and drop off time.
BLANDFORD SCHOOL
Graduates of Blandford say it is the “coolest school” in Grand Rapids because of the unique hands-on educational experience and natural, historic learning environment. Located at Blandford Nature Center, the classroom is as much in the ponds, streams, woods, and fields as it is in the school building. The curriculum is designed to incorporate the school’s natural setting to provide hands-on experiences that fulfill requirements in each subject area. Blandford offers special units of instruction on biology, cartography, computer literacy, rocks and minerals, forestry, Native American culture, the history of pioneers, and so much more. Students also learn how to run their own business by tending to chickens and then marketing and selling eggs.
If you have a child going into the 4th or 5th grade for the 2009-2010 school year and you would like to receive an e-mail when we will have a Parent Information Meeting, school events that are open to the community, or other opportunities to learn about our school, please e-mail our school secretary. You can ask to be added to the e-mail contact list. Please check our FAQ page for more information about our school.
FYI: As of 10-12-2009 there is road construction on Leonard NW between Collindale and Remembrance Road. Please visit www.michigan.gov/mdot for detours or use a driving directions website to find directions coming from Remembrance Road instead of west on Leonard.
website updated 10-12-2009
