MISSION STATEMENT: Chestnut Hill Elementary, in partnership with students, parents, and the community, shares the responsibility for maintaining a nurturing environment and developing challenging programmes in which students will become knowledgeable, cooperative and ethical citizens who take action in the global world.
Chestnut Hill Elementary, a 2015 National Blue Ribbon School, provides a dynamic world-class education for its students. Staff members work with the community to provide new challenges and opportunities in this rapidly changing world. Chestnut Hill is authorized as an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme School. The aim of the IB PYP program is to engage learners through experiences that are authentic, relevant, transdisciplinary, and to move learners beyond knowledge acquisition to meaningful action. Year after year, Chestnut Hill teachers continue to provide a solid education consisting of quality instruction, hands on learning experiences, interventions, and differentiated education for all learners. Tracy Renfro, Principal
On October 29th, 2015, Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, announced that Chestnut Hill Elementary School will be recognized as one of 335 prestigious schools in the United States awarded the National Blue Ribbon for Excellence. Chestnut Hill was one of thirteen schools awarded this in Michigan!