A Student’s Advice on How to Bring a Project to Life
Off-campus student Jack M. knows from experience what it takes to bring an idea from dream to reality. In this blog post, he shares some practical, hard-won advice to help his fellow students do the same! Hi, my name is Jack. I’m a 15-year-old elite-level athlete playing football (soccer) in the first division in Portugal. […]
Learning to Read as a Self-Directed Student
Clonlara School offers a personalized approach to learning. This means that Clonlara families use a wide variety of methods; some use set curricula for their students, while others follow a self-directed learning approach. These self-directed learners may have very different experiences when it comes to learning to read! In this blog post, Rosenrot Mireille Schülpke, […]
A Parent’s Perspective: Finding Community at Clonlara’s Ann Arbor Campus
What is it like to attend Clonlara’s Ann Arbor campus? The best way to find out is to hear from campus families themselves! We interviewed Bonnie, parent to Joan, age 7, to learn more about her family’s experience at Clonlara. Clonlara: Why did you choose Clonlara? Bonnie: We always had an ideal for what our […]
2024 Global Art Show
Oh, what a show! With over 500 works of art contributed by nearly 280 students and staff from 37 different countries, Clonlara School’s 2024 art show was truly a global celebration. Our six galleries showcased a range of artistic techniques using a variety of media, including acrylic paint, crayon, pencil, and watercolor, as well repurposed […]
Découvrez Sofia Gallis, notre directrice exécutive
Quels adjectifs vos enfants utilisent-ils pour décrire leur parcours éducatif ? Excitant, exaltant ou captivant ? Selon la fondatrice Pat Montgomery et notre ancienne directrice exécutive Chandra Montgomery Nicol, sa fille, ces mots devraient décrire le cursus de chacun. Sous la tutelle de Sofia Gallis, la première directrice qui n’appartient pas à la famille Montgomery, nos élèves […]
Résolution de conflit
Par Pat Montgomery, fondatrice de Clonlara Note de l’éditeur : Parfois, nous ressortons de nos archives des articles dont la pertinence est tout autant d’actualité qu’à l’époque où ils ont été publiés. Dans ce papier initialement paru dans le numéro d’août 2002 de The Learning Edge, la fondatrice de Clonlara offre des conseils pratiques pour […]