Midwest Christian Montessori Academy

Drew attended MCMA (formerly New Beginnings Christian Montessori) from pre-school through 8th grade and graduated in May 2008. He attended Minooka Community High School for all 4 years taking many AP level and honors classes every year. He was very active in the high school choir/madrigals the last two years and started up a band with friends (https://www.facebook.com/fistofstanley) Drew is attending Iowa State as a Junior this year majoring in Aerospace Engineering. He c

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: High School Graduated with High Honors, Neuqua Valley High School, Naperville, IL – May 2009 Academic Honors: Neuqua Valley High School Academic Achievement Award (two years) Quad County Urban League Hall of Fame Neuqua Valley High School Honor & High Honor Roll (all four years) Upstate Eight Academic All-Conference (all four years) National Society of High School Scholars Indian Prairie Scholar (September 2008) – District 204 equivalent to National Honor Soc

I want to say that the school was instrumental in helping mold my future. One of the most important things that still has an impact on me is the like-minded friends I made and have kept in my life. Another important feature is that the Montessori education allowed me to move at my own pace, reinforcing material that gave me a great foundation. I Graduated Cum Laude in Chemistry from Olivet Nazareth University in May 2014 and was accepted into the Illinois Institute of Technol

I went to Midwest Christian Montessori Academy and now I am in the 6th grade in middle school. I think MCMA helped me in my academics because I am now in all honors classes, and even in 7thgrade Honors Math. Some of my favorite things at MCMA were learning to speak Spanish, playing instruments in music class, being in the Christmas play and singing in “The Three Trees.” I always loved when we had an extra recess in the snow and we could build giant snowballs!