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Assisting with academics and developing character
Academy redefines learning specialist role for the benefit of students: character, time management and ‘executive function’ are stressed alongside academic assistance. For Jamie…
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A floor for the fieldhouse
New university-grade, parquet-wood flooring in the Tracy Fieldhouse is latest upgrade to the nearly 30-year-old facility. The Grosse Pointe Academy’s Tracy Fieldhouse, originally…
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Rock-solid foundation
Academy alum returns to the Detroit area to work on the city’s burgeoning growth and prosperity; also loves that his children are able…
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Elementary excellence
Academy’s foundation of academics and tradition important to finance executive and alum. Grosse Pointe Academy alum Elizabeth Myers was named one of the…
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GPA 7th grader nominated for metro area diversity advocacy honor
Third year in a row that a member of the GPA community has been honored by local nonprofit. Mallory Childs, a seventh grader…
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Math mastery
New math program introduced in 2017 is proving beneficial for Academy students in lower to middle school. At the start of the 2017-18…
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Outside the norm
Unique “real-world” elective program at The Grosse Pointe Academy is becoming de rigueur (and fun) for middle-school students. On March 12, during The…
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The importance of empathy
Noted expert on early learning and best-selling author Bob Sornson, Ph.D., to speak at Academy’s 2019 McMillan lecture on April 29. When national…
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Empowering excellence
Academy teacher says empowering her students to be lifelong learners is of paramount importance to her. When Grosse Pointe Academy third-grade teacher Vanessa…
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‘Global-minded’ citizens
New initiatives recently introduced at The Grosse Pointe Academy encourage greater diversity and cultural awareness for the student body. According to Trevor Clor,…
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