North School

At North, we believe our students can and will learn, and we have high expectations for their academic and social achievement.  We believe: 

• Fostering confidence and competence in our students and educators will lead to growth and innovation.
• Cultivating compassionate and respectful relationships within our learning community will lead to a safe and healthy learning environment.
• Encouraging our students to pursue multiple interests and extra-curricular talents will lead to well-rounded lifelong learners. 
• Our differences are a major strength and we praise each person's unique attributes as these differences enrich teaching and learning experiences within our school family.

• Our students, our families, and our community partners are a large part of what makes North a rich learning environment.

• We implement culturally responsive positive behavior intervention supports to teach expectations and help students find the positive rewards in navigating their way to success.

• All students have reading interventions such as System 44 and Read 180 and/or enrichment groups.

• MSU Partnerships such as 4-H, student tutors, and the Canvases for Communities art after-school program

• Project Unify/Special Olympics

• Student Government

• Reaching Higher's after-school tutoring and enrichment program

• Family literacy, math, and project-based learning nights

• One-to-one technology for students

• North's School Garden and greenhouse and partnership with the Greater Lansing Food Bank

• The School Improvement Grant which has provided extensive support for improvements in professional development for staff, project-based learning, one-to-one technology for students, improvements for our gardening programs, and support for many, many more sustainable improvements for students!