Bingham Arts Academy

Jan, 2011- Bingham Arts Academy has added another page to their website. Visit the Curriculum page to view recent Paragon Performances.

Visit WBKB11′s website to review the news story on BAA’s “Girls on the Run” program.

http://www.wbkb11.com/m_articles/c/300/mid/4171

We are currently inviting parents to pre-enroll their children at Bingham Arts Academy for the 2011-2012 school year. Once your pre-enrollment form is received, a school representative will contact you to discuss enrollment options.

Pre-enrollment is now open to all students residing in the respective school district. Bingham Arts Academy can accommodate students entering into kindergarten to 8th grade. It is imperative that parents submit enrollment applications for each student planning to enroll, as early as possible.

Bingham Arts Academy implements a thematic, interactive program that incorporates multiple learning styles. Mornings are dedicated to building solid skills in the core subject areas of reading, writing, math and science. While the afternoons are reserved for foreign language, music, physical education and a daily 90-minute block of Bingham Arts Academy’s Paragon curriculum.

The Paragon curriculum is interdisciplinary, engaging, discovery-based and multi-cultural. The hands-on approach of Paragon addresses the multiple intelligences and individual learning styles. This enhances students’ communication skills, analysis and self-expression.

Bingham Arts Academy also offers an emotionally and physically safe learning environment, access to computers and technology, committed and qualified teachers and staff and encourage parental involvement. Teachers will conduct regular goal setting conferences with individual children and their parents, to ensure the student’s success.

To pre-enroll, click here .

ALPENA, Mich. – During the month of December, Bingham Arts Academy (BAA) will host the Christmas Giving Tree Project. 

The giving tree is located outside the BAA office and decorated with apples. Each apple has a list of goods for a family in need. BAA families choose an apple off of the tree, purchase the items listed on the apple and bring the items to school, where they are wrapped and given to a BAA family. 

BAA is also hosting a bottle drive, to purchase items for the giving tree that are not donated. All food drive items will be donated to the local soup kitchen or be used to create food baskets for BAA families in need. BAA will help 20 families this year.

Alpena, Mich. – The Michigan Association for Public School Academies (MAPSA) recognized Bingham Arts Academy as a “School of Excellence”, during the 13th Annual Michigan Charter School Conference. Bingham received this recognition for making significant gains in closing the academic gap and increasing academic success. The conference held November 1st and 2nd, is one of largest conventions for charter school professionals nationwide.

“We are very proud and honored to receive this recognition,” said Sarah Prevo, Chief Administrative Officer of Bingham. “At Bingham we strive to ensure that every child has an opportunity to succeed. This award symbolizes that we are making great gains, in our mission.”

Bingham Arts Academy serves 204 Kindergarten through 8th grade students. The school is managed by Mosaica Education, Inc. and offers an interactive program that incorporates Mosaica’s proprietary Paragon© Curriculum. The content-rich Paragon© Curriculum offers a college liberal arts core education beginning in kindergarten and building depth through multiple layers up through high school.  Paragon is interdisciplinary, engaging, discovery-based, student centered, and multi-cultural. Paragon’s hands-on approach addresses students’ multiple intelligences and individual learning styles, enhancing their skills of communication, analysis, and self-expression.

About Bingham Arts Academy
Bingham Arts Academy is located at 555 South Fifth Avenue in Alpena, Michigan 49707. The mission of Bingham is to provide a safe, nurturing environment where languages and cultures are valued and taught. The academy is founded on the belief that the arts allow the expression of feelings, fulfill the inherent need to create, and can help to find meaning in our lives.

About Mosaica Education
Mosaica Education, Inc. is a global education company that operates high-performing schools and provides related services in the United States and Internationally. Mosaica has educated over 45,000 children since its inception. The company currently manages 90 school programs in eight states, the District of Columbia and the Middle East. Mosaica-managed schools utilize a unique school design, which combines a proprietary curriculum Paragon®, with state-of-the-art technology. Paragon offers a hands-on approach focused on the multiple intelligences and individualized learning styles through a thematic approach of study that covers multiple subject areas.

ALPENA, Mich. – Bingham Arts Academy (BAA) students will present the Ancient World at the Paragon Night, on October 13, at 6 p.m., at the BAA gymnasium.

Paragon Night is an opportunity for the community to see what BAA students have been studying in Paragon class. The evening will include performances, artwork, and project displays that reflect student’s ideas about the Ancient World.

Students in the Young Five program, Ms. Koproski kindergarten class, second grade and fifth grade will answer essential questions such as, who am I, what do people need, why did people start to farm, how does culture flow from a river, how do we recognize a civilization and how do we unlock the mysteries of a civilization?

Parents should check with teachers, to see if their child show be rehearsing lines or songs for their presentation.

We are currently enrolling students for the 2010-11 school year. Enrollment is open to all returning students and new students.  Since capacity is limited, it is imperative that parents submit enrollment application forms as early as possible. ENROLL NOW!

 For more information regarding enrollment please call: (989) 358-2500.

Bingham Recognized by Department of Education for Academic Success

On October 10, 2008, the State of Michigan Department of Education recognized Bingham Arts Academy for “achieving a unique degree of academic success”. A recent review of 2007-08 MEAP test data has shown that Bingham Arts Academy has achieved “over 60% academic proficiency with populations made up of more than 50% free/reduced lunch students”.

“The success of the academy is attributed to the hard work and devotion of all staff members. The staff at Bingham Arts Academy believes that every child can learn if given the right support, environment and tools. We strive for academic excellence and continually modify programs to ensure that increasing student achievement is our primary goal”, stated Sarah Prevo, Chief Administrative Officer, Bingham Arts Academy.

The State of Michigan Department of Education was so impressed with Grand Blanc and Bingham’s extraordinary success; they expressed interest in replicating the academy’s education strategies in other public schools in the state.