Welcome to Grand Rapids Public Museum High School (9-12)
Welcome to the Grand Rapids Public Museum High School! Formed in partnership with the Grand Rapids Public Museum, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, and Grand Valley State University College of Education, our unique learning approach focuses on community-based projects incorporating design thinking and place-based education. Everything we do is geared toward empowering scholars to become leaders and change-makers in their communities.
Scholars at Museum High School enjoy regular access to museum archives, high-tech tools, and numerous downtown community partners. Graduation requirements include proficiency across twelve (12) core competencies and an independent Senior Capstone Project.
Principal
Christopher Hanks, Ph.D.
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School
School Hours
Breakfast 8:00 a.m.
Start Time 8:15 a.m.
Dismissal 2:57 p.m.
Half Day Dismissal 11:25 a.m.
School Transparency
Bringing community to the classroom and the classroom to the community.
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School serves scholars in grades 9 through 12 with programming that combines design thinking, place-based education, and museum methods and environmental learning. Scholars experience integrated content across subject areas and blend classroom activities with community-based experiential projects. Embracing the XQ Institute Learning Goals, we pursue a mission “to inspire, develop, and educate the next generation of confident, creative thinkers, doers and leaders.”
Our Mission:
The mission of Grand Rapids Public Museum School is to use place-bacsed design thinking and the museum context to create learning experiences that develop confident, creative, and competent thinkers, doers, and leaders.
Here, all learners will: master fundamental competencies, improve through iteration, enrich their communities, and understand and pursue their best selves.
Core Competencies: Read Critically; Reason Quantitatively; Learn Independently; Lead Inquiry; Explore Social Phenomena; Communicate Effectively; Collaborate on Teams; Build Community; Design Solutions; Develop Self-Knowledge; Cultivate Well-Being; and Think and Act Globally
True Community Innovation
The Public Museum High School was one of ten schools internationally to receive the XQ Super School grant. This funding has allowed for GRPS and the Museum School to continue to innovate. At Museum School, we are reinventing high school.
Scholars are part of small cohorts that work collaboratively, co-taught by teachers, creating a culture of community of learners. Greater emphasis is placed on community, as the school recognizes downtown as an extension of the classroom, providing scholars the opportunity to further build on place-based learning principles. Housed in the Grand Rapids Public Museum Archives downtown, scholars quickly learn that the community IS their classroom.
Our teachers are dedicated and enthusiastic about our scholar's education. More words....
Meet Our Teachers
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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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14 Jan
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FAFSA Workshop at Southwest Middle High 5:00 PM to 7:00 PMFAFSA Workshop at Southwest Middle HighDate: Jan 14Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PMLocation: Southwest Middle High School - Academia Bilingue, 327 Rumsey St SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USACalendar: GRPS District CalendarTranslation services available in Spanish.
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16 Jan
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FAFSA Workshop - Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy (UPREP scholars only) 5:30 PM to 7:30 PMFAFSA Workshop - Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy (UPREP scholars only)Date: Jan 16Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PMLocation: Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy, 512 Division Ave S, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USACalendar: 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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22 Jan
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FAFSA Workshop - Union High School (Union scholars only) 5:00 PM to 7:00 PMFAFSA Workshop - Union High School (Union scholars only)Date: Jan 22Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PMLocation: Union High School, 1800 Tremont Blvd NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, USACalendar: GRPS District CalendarTranslation services available in Spanish, Kinyarwanda and Swahili.
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