Welcome to Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy (PK-6)
Sherwood Park is an authorized IB World School - one of only two in West Michigan! At Sherwood Park, we strive to promote Agency, Awareness, and Action. We nurture our scholars to become agents of their own learning, global citizens who are aware of the world around them, and activists within their communities.
For more information about our learning community, please call 616-819-3095.
Principal
Tamika Henry
Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy
School Hours
Breakfast 8:50 a.m.
Start Time 9:10 a.m.
Dismissal 4:08 p.m.
Half Day Dismissal 12:20 p.m.
School Transparency
At Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy, our mission is to provide scholars with opportunities to investigate the world.
Our scholars are taught to recognize perspectives, create questions, communicate ideas, take action, and value differences. We conduct inquiry-based learning, engage in service learning projects, and promote life experiences that enhance global awareness. We encourage scholars to be lifelong learners.
Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy is an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) World School offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP). Sherwood promotes the learning of new knowledge and skills through a commitment to high-quality, challenging, and inquiry-based education. As an IB World School, each grade level, pre-K-6th, explores our world through six transdisciplinary units that focus on the development of the whole child (academic, social, and emotional):
- Who we are
- Where we are in place and time
- How we express ourselves
- How the world works
- How we organize ourselves
- Sharing the planet
These units are taught with an emphasis on collaboration, global mindedness, digital literacy, and scholar agency. In addition to the six transdisciplinary units, each scholar has an additional Spanish and Global Studies class elective. To learn more about our International Baccalaureate World School Programme at GRPS, check out our Points of Pride or request a tour of our school.
We have incorporated distance learning for years and are poised to be a leader in the district as a blended model of new technologies and old practices, giving our students the best of both worlds. Our 1-to-1 student technology device approach ensures that every student has the opportunity to learn inside and outside the classroom.
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27 Novthru Nov 29
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No School; No LOOP Programming | Thanksgiving BreakDate: Nov 27 - Nov 29Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
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18 Decthru Dec 20
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Half Day for Scholars | Exams (am); No School (pm)Date: Dec 18 - Dec 20Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
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20 Dec
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End of 2nd Marking PeriodDate: Dec 20Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
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23 Decthru Jan 3
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No School | No LOOP Programming | Winter BreakDate: Dec 23 - Jan 3Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
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6 Jan
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School Resumes | Start of Second SemesterDate: Jan 6Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
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20 Jan
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No School | No LOOP Programming | Martin Luther King Jr. DayDate: Jan 20Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
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29 Jan
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GRPS School Choice Expo 4:30 PM to 6:30 PMGRPS School Choice ExpoDate: Jan 29Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PMLocation: GRPS University, 1400 Fuller Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, USACalendar: GRPS District Calendar
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6 Febthru Feb 7
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No School for Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) Scholars Only | Parent-Teacher ConferencesDate: Feb 6 - Feb 7Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
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The final countdown is on to the 32nd annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning in downtown Grand Rapids.
Meet Imara Skyers and Anna Wetzel, seniors at City High Middle School.
This email was sent to all GRPS families and staff on November 19, 2024.