Steppingstone Center for the Potentially Gifted Inc.
Steppingstone Center for the Potentially Gifted Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
About
DAY SCHOOL AND EXTENDED CARE:BASIC PROGRAM GOALS AT STEPPINGSTONE SCHOOL IS TO ORGANIZE, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A NON-SECTARIAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN; ADMINISTER AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM BALANCED BETWEEN ACADEMIC LEARNING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH PEERS AND ADULTS; TO PROMOTE AN EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM AND COURSE OF STUDY COMMENSURATE WITH AND IN ADDITION TO THAT OFFERED BY LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFERING DEGREES FOR GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHT GRADE.WE DELIVER OUR COURSE MATERIAL USING THE AKABA MODEL OF DIFFERENTIATED EDUCATION. NAMED AFTER THE FOUNDER'S FATHER, KENJI AKABA, THIS METHOD OF CURRICULUM DESIGN AND COURSE DELIVERY HAS EVOLVED OVER YEARS OF TEACHING GIFTED LEARNERS AT STEPPINGSTONE. THIS MODEL PROVIDES MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY FOR TEACHERS BY ACCOMMODATING THE UNIQUE COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF THE GIFTED LEARNER.IN MOST SCHOOL SETTINGS, STUDENTS ARE ADVANCED BY AGE. THIS OFTEN IMPEDES GIFTED LEARNERS WHO MAY BE ACADEMICALLY ONE OR MORE YEARS AHEAD OF THEIR PEERS. LIKEWISE, ADVANCING STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY SO THAT THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR SOCIAL GROUP CAN CREATE EMOTIONAL STRESS AND UNEVEN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.WE ORGANIZE OUR STUDENTS INTO SMALL MULTI-AGE/MULTI-GRADE DEVELOPMENTAL CLASSROOMS OF APPROXIMATELY 15 STUDENTS EACH. CORE SUBJECTS (MATH, SPELLING AND READING), HOWEVER, ARE INSTRUCTED IN EVEN SMALLER (ONE TO SIX STUDENTS) ABILITY GROUPS. THIS ALLOWS TEACHERS MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY TO ACCOMMODATE EACH STUDENT'S ACADEMIC NEEDS WHILE ENSURING THAT STUDENTS ARE NURTURED SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY WITH THEIR AGE-RELATED PEERS.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The mission of the non-profit, as stated in the filing, is “Elementary education”.
When referring to its tasks, they were described as: “Elementary education”.
- The non-profit is operating legally in the state of MI.
- The non-profit's address for the year 2020 is listed as 650 CHURCH STREET ROOM 119, PLYMOUTH, MI, 48170 in the filing.
- The form submitted by the non-profit organization for 2020 reports 14 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$336,088.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1981.
- The organization pays $70,797 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $4,045 in fundraising expenses.