National Heritage Academies Celebrates 26 Years of Making a Difference
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The birth of his son sparked J.C. Huizenga to think about education through the eyes of a parent. He believed that every child should have the opportunity to have a great education and that schools should be held accountable to produce results, so he opened the first National Heritage Academies (NHA) school, Excel Charter Academy, in 1995.
th anniversary of the first charter school law, a time to reflect on NHA s impact and what keeps people rooted at the organization.
Three Generations Experience National Heritage Academies Education
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ For Christy Spurrier, being part of the National Heritage Academies (NHA) network of schools runs in the family. Twenty years ago NHA was in search of a new principal at Chandler Woods Charter Academy, and Spurrier fit the bill. Two years later, she was offered the opportunity to open Queen s Grant Community School, another NHA school in North Carolina.
Fast forward to today, Spurrier serves as the principal at Matthews Charter Academy and her daughters have followed in her educator-footsteps. Daughters, Jillian Fairfax and Jenna Morrin, completed their K-8 educational journey at NHA schools and are now both teachers at Queen s Grant, and Spurrier s granddaughter is currently in second grade at Queen s Grant.
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APEX, N.C., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A significant time difference and international distance didn t stop this Peak Charter Academy student from remaining enrolled and completing her coursework.
Prior to the shutdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Anya Joshi and her family traveled to India and unexpectedly had to stay due to travel restrictions. The decision to continue attending Peak virtually and from a distance, while also enrolled in school in India, was all Anya s.
She attends school in India from 9 a.m. to noon and school virtually at Peak from 6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Attending school in India has been a culture shock for Anya, as she is reading and writing in three different languages: English, Hindi, and Marathi. Ishani Joshi, Anya s mother, couldn t be prouder as she took on the challenge of attending both schools and has had outstanding performance.