Topics related to education and instruction in Petoskey, Michigan are the focus of this part of our guide.
This is true regardless of whether the program or institution is public, religious, or private in nature.
Appropriate topics for this category include childcare centers, preschools, pre-kindergartens, and nursery schools, Montessori schools, homeschooling programs, and tutoring services, as well as K-12 programs, vocational training programs, and specialized instruction, such as driver training programs, dance studios, and classes in art, music, drama, or voice, as long as they are located in the city of Petoskey, Michigan.
Educational institutions headquartered elsewhere may be listed here if they have a campus in Petoskey. For example, North Central Michigan College is headquartered in Petoskey and will be listed here, but it could also be listed in the applicable Cheboygan and Gaylord categories, as NCMC has centers in these locations, as well.
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North Central Michigan College
Established in 1959, as Michigan's 12th community college, NCMC is a public community college headquartered in Petoskey, Michigan, with learning centers in Gaylord and Cheboygan. Featured is a college catalog, a Petoskey campus map, and other publications, including a dual enroll/early college handbook and procedures guide, a student handbook, and an emergency procedures guide. Its academics and athletics programs, admissions policies, student services, and an event calendar are included.
https://www.ncmich.edu/
Petoskey Montessori Children's House and Elementary School
Founded as a non-profit corporation in 1973, the educational facility in Petoskey, Michigan promotes the total development of children according to the philosophical and educational principles of Dr. Maria Montessori. Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) accredited, the school provides childcare for infants and toddlers, preschool for those 3-6 years of age, and extended day, as well as an elementary classroom for K-5th graders, that is considered part of Petoskey Public Schools.
http://www.petoskeymontessori.org/
Offering improvement in the quality of life through fitness education and implementation, the Petoskey, Michigan facility offers science-based training for overall fitness improvements and caloric burn in its high-intensity circuit, as well as functional fitness, one-on-one training, and young athlete training, which teaches the fundamentals of proper form and function. Located on Howard Street, the facility is open Monday through Friday by appointment only. Contacts are posted.
https://www.petoskeystrengthandfitness.com/
The public school district offers a PK-12th-grade program through Central Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Ottawa Elementary School, Sheridan Elementary School, Petoskey Montessori School, Petoskey Middle School, and Petoskey High School, each of which is highlighted here, with locations, schedules, and contacts. The school board is introduced, along with district logos, enrollment policies, athletics programs, departments, and employment opportunities.
https://www.petoskeyschools.org/
St. Francis Xavier Catholic School
The PK-8th-grade Catholic School is in Petoskey, Michigan. The school began in 1883 as a one-room school housed in the priests' home. Its history, location, a map, and directions are posted, along with a parent-student handbook, dress code and uniform policy, safety program, faith programs, and staff contacts and links. Its affiliations, accreditation, parent-teacher organization, school schedules, and volunteer requirements are highlighted. A faculty and staff directory is included.
http://petoskeysfxschool.org/
Affiliated with the Chesterton Schools Network, St. Michael was founded in 2013, using a Classical Catholic education model, in which students progress chronologically from antiquity to the modern age in the humanities, learn math and science by first concentrating on observation and basic schools, advancing to greater complexity and abstraction, and encouraging students of the fine arts to refine their creative natures and develop the tools and techniques in which to express them.
https://stmichaelchesterton.org/
