Rockford East High School is a college-preparatory school that offers educational classes to students in grades nine through 12. It offers a range of sports activities, such as volleyball, football, tennis, soccer, cross country, golf, basketball, wrestling and bowling. The school offers academic classes in business, information technology, math, science, social studies, physical education, computer skills and arts. It has a booster club, which is a group of parents, staff, alumni and friends that organizes a variety of fundraising events to support school. The school offers a natural helper program to improve the health of young people through peer listening and education. Rockford East High School is governed by the Rockford Public School District and is located in Rockford, Ill.
Berean Baptist Christian Schools, founded in 1977 and based in Rockford, Ill., is a ministry of Berean Baptist Church. Its elementary, middle and high schools offer a range of subjects, including Bible, penmanship, health, computer, history, science and mathematics. The school is a member of the Illinois Association of Christian Schools and the American Association of Christian Schools. Before and after school extended care is offered for working parents of children in first- and second-grade. Day Care is provided for preschool children from ages 3-to-5, offering a hot lunch program followed by play and nap time. BBCS also offers a summer fun program for children up to the sixth-grade. A variety of sporting activities are also offered at Berean Baptist Christian Schools, such as basketball, volleyball, soccer and baseball.
Arthur Froberg Elementary School is a learning center that employs a work force of full-time, certified classroom teachers, paraprofessionals, guidance counselors, media specialists, custodians and school nurses. Located in Rockford, Ill., it also supports programs in special and physical education and foreign languages. The school is a part of Rockford Public School District 205, which also operates more than 50 schools with a combined enrollment of over 29,500 students. Arthur Froberg Elementary School also offers transportation, meal, health care and counseling services to students. It maintains a library media center that offers a collection of nearly 5,000 books on animals, biographies, mysteries, fantasies, adventures and humor.
Barbour Language Academy works to create a multicultural school that provides opportunities for students by teaching them to speak, read, and write in Spanish and English. It supports a language immersion program that provides opportunities and benefits to students in a variety of ways. The academy also offers several student supplies. Barbour Language Academy is a part of Rockford Public Schools and is located in Rockford, Ill.
Rockford Lutheran School offers a range of academic, athletic and arts programs. The school is spread across two campuses, including the Academy for Pre-K through 5th and the Junior and Senior High School for the 6th to 12th. It offers classes in music, art and drama from grade school through high school. The educational institution also provides a six-year study program in foreign languages, including French, German and Spanish. Rockford Lutheran Academy is one of few elementary schools in the U.S. that offers the harp as an instrument in orchestra. Its Junior/Senior High School provides creative development activities such as Student Council, Worship groups and Academic Team, among others.
Maria Montessori School offers a range of educational programs for more than 300 students in pre-kindergarten through grade six. Its syllabus includes English, mathematics, science, social studies, language arts and music. The school conducts classes in physical and special education, as well as employs a reading coach and paraprofessionals. It also maintains a library and media center that stocks books and periodicals and provides links to search engines. The school organizes a parent-teacher conference that encourages parental involvement in children's education. Located in Rockford, Ill., Maria Montessori School provides food services and is a part of Rockford Public School District 205, which governs various elementary, middle and high schools. In addition, the district s schools organize a variety of athletic activities that includes football, basketball, volleyball, cross-country, and track and field.
