Curtis Michigan School - The Three Lakes Academy

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Three Lakes Academy
P.O. Box 159
Curtis, MI 49820
Phone: 906 586-6631
Fax: 906 586-6573

Three Lakes Public School Academy
of Curtis Michigan

Our Curriculum
Three Lakes Academy offers field studies to enrich our curricula with hands-on
experiential learning in a variety of outdoor settings. These fun, engaging programs are designed to stimulate a student's natural curiosity and to provide real world learning in every subject. All programs are fully aligned with Michigan Benchmarks. 

Partnering with: 
Seney Wildlife Refuge (Main office out of Seney)
National Park Service
Michigan Department of Natural Resources

These groups are helping us bring the environmental curriculum into our school.  Please visit our links area below to visit our their websites.
 Curtis Michigan - Welcome to the Three Lakes Academy Kindergarten through 6th Grade no tuition school.
Environmental Studies:  emphasizing environmental studies with a real effort to connect children with the lakes, forests and natural world. Our Studies
All studies are tied into the State of Michigan Benchmarks as will the environmental studies. Some of the studies are coming directly from the National Park Services, Department of Natural Resources and the Seney Wildlife Refuge.

David Kronk – National Parks Service / Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, he has developed a lot of our environmental curriculum and has partnered with the DEQ.

Environmental Studies:  emphasizing environmental studies with a real effort to connect children with the lakes, forests and natural world. Teacher Workshops
The Three Lakes Academy provides 5 workshops for our Michigan Certified Teachers: math, reading, writing, environmental studies, and intergration of core classes with environmental studies.  This extensive training will further enrich our environmental school atmosphere.



Featured Curriculum Highlight:

DNR Salmon in the Classroom

Imagine you're a newborn, surrounded by an immense family with thousands of siblings. You flourish and grow among one another through the comforts of familiar sights, sounds and smells of home. As time passes, you and the others begin moving away from your small safe existence, exploring larger, colder and darker environments. Suddenly, you find yourself all alone, everyone you knew is gone. Your world seems bigger and you seem smaller. 

Salmon in the Classroom - Salmon, Curtis Curriculum
Important Links:

Seney National Wildlife Refuge
www.fws.gov/midwest/seney

National Park Service
www.nps.gov

The Chatfield School of Lapeer  - A wonderful example of an Environmental Curriculum.
www.chatfieldschool.org

Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District
www.eupisd.com/eup/site/default.asp


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