PATHFINDER SCHOOL INC
11930 WEST BAY SHORE DRIVE, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684 www.thepathfinderschool.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE PATHFINDER SCHOOL IS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SERVING CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH 8TH GRADE. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER INTELLECTUAL CURIOUSITY AND LOVE OF LEARNING WHICH IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH SMALL CLASS SIZES, DEDICATED TEACHERS AND AN ENRICHING, RIGOROUS CURRICULUM. PAHTFINDER DRAWS FROM THE FIVE COUNTY GRAND TRAVERSE REGION. APPROXIMATELY 33% OF THE STUDENTS RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. PATHFINDER ALSO HOSTS A SEVEN WEEK SUMMER CAMP THAT IS EXPERIENTIAL AND CHILD-CENTERED.

PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO FOSTER INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY AND LOVE OF LEARNING.

EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. 125 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED. THE PATHFINDER SUMMER DAY CAMP WAS HOSTED FOR SEVEN WEEKS DURING JULY AND AUGUST. THE CAMP PROVIDES A DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PROGRAM FOCUSING ON THE OUTDOORS. WEEK-LONG SESSIONS OFFER SKILL BUILDING, ARTISTIC DISCOVERY, NATURE EXPLORATION, MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE, AQUATIC ACTIVITIES, AND RECREATION. THE CAMP SERVED APPROXIMATELY 235 CHILDREN FOR ONE TO SEVEN WEEKS. THE MAJORITY OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE RESIDENTS OF THE SURROUNDING AREA AND WERE NOT ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL'S ACADEMIC PROGRAM. PARENTS APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE AN EXPERIENCE FOR THEIR CHILDREN THAT WAS ENGAGING, WHOLESOME, CREATIVE, AND EDUCATIONALLY SOUND DURING THE EXTENDED SUMMER BREAK.

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