Clonlara School is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...

, United States. The school operates a campus school and a Home Based Education Program as alternative education

Alternative education

Alternative education, also known as non-traditional education or educational alternative, includes a number of approaches to teaching and learning other than mainstream or traditional education. Educational alternatives are often rooted in various philosophies that are fundamentally different...

. Its campus serves five through eighteen-year-olds who reside in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas. The Home Based Education Program (HBEP) also serves students in the K-12 equivalent grades, who learn though Clonlara while located elsewhere.

Clonlara School is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation...

 (NCA).

In addition to this accreditation, Clonlara School has core course approval by the National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 (NCAA).

History

Clonlara was founded by Pat Montgomery in 1967 as a private day school. A second program was established in 1979, the Clonlara Home Based Education Program, which serves home schooling families in each of the United States

United States

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and in over 19 countries worldwide.