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  Cranbrook Kingswood School - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Cranbrook Kingswood is a private, K-12 school located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
Cranbrook Kingswood is affectionately referred to as "CK" by its students, faculty, and alumni.
Recent graduates have attended schools including all Ivy League schools, MIT, University of Chicago, Williams College, Amherst College, New York University (NYU), Georgetown University, Vanderbilt University, Duke University, University of Virginia, University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, Northwestern University, University of Michigan, and Michigan State University.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Cranbrook_Kingswood_School   (324 words)

  
  Cranbrook Kingswood School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cranbrook Schools is a private, PK-12 school located on a 319-acre campus in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit; it is one of the largest independent schools in the United States.
Cranbrook Schools is part of the Cranbrook Educational Community (CEC), which also includes the Cranbrook Institute of Science, the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and Cranbrook House and Gardens.
Cranbrook Kingswood is commonly referred to as "CK" by its students, faculty, and alumni.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cranbrook_Kingswood_School   (644 words)

  
 ISACS
Cranbrook School’s Horizons-Upward Bound program1, seeded by the Ford Foundation, was one of the responses to the challenge of the 1960s civil rights movement.
Cranbrook’s program, named Horizons by the program’s associate director, an African-American educator from Detroit, was in the second year redesignated Horizons-Upward Bound (called HUB for short, in keeping with the Motor City).
Presently, the school is known as The Cranbrook Schools, which includes a coeducational high school, a coeducational elementary school, and two single-sex middle schools, one for boys and one for girls.
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 Cranbrook - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cranbrook, London, a district in the London Borough of Redbridge
Cranbrook Kingswood School is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States.
Cranbrook School, Kent, is a voluntary aided non-denominational boarding and day co-educational grammar school located in Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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 Boarding school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boarding schools are sometimes referred to as public schools in the UK and as "private school" in American English.
Many boarding schools are self-contained within their own walls, while others such as Eton and Westminster have buildings and grounds in various streets in the neighbourhood of the school.
Most societies decline to take boarding schools as the preferred option for the upbringing of their children, except in British societies or in its former colonies; in England, India, and former African colonies of Great Britain, for example, boarding schools are one of the preferred modes of education.
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 Josh Simon's Education: Cranbrook Kingswood School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
I moved from Roeper to Cranbrook for the seventh grade (effective September, 1980), and was there through my senior year of high school (June, 1986).
Cranbrook Educational Community includes a coeducational elementary school (Brookside), segregated-gender middle schools (Cranbrook for boys, Kingswood for girls), and a combined upper (or high) school (Cranbrook-Kingswood), as well as a graduate-level college Art Academy and Art Museum and the Science Museum.
Cranbrook is a college preperatory school in suburban Detroit, Michigan.
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 Cranbrook Schools - Peterson's In-Depth Description
First established in 1922, Cranbrook Schools seek to prepare young men and women from diverse backgrounds to develop intellectually, morally, and physically; to move into higher education with competence and confidence; and to appreciate the arts.
The Schools are a division of Cranbrook Educational Community, which also includes Cranbrook Institute of Science (a natural history and science museum serving Michigan and the Great Lakes region) and Cranbrook Academy of Art, known worldwide for its prestigious graduate programs in fine arts and architecture as well as its Art Museum.
Cranbrook offers a comprehensive college-preparatory education that commences with Brookside (PK–5), continues in Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School (6–8, separate programs for boys and girls), and culminates in the opportunity and possibility that is provided by graduation from Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School (day and boarding, 9–12).
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 Cranbrook Educational Community - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cranbrook Educational Community was founded in the early 20th century by George Gough Booth, a newspaper mogul, consisting of Cranbrook Kingswood School, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook Art Museum, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Cranbrook House and Gardens, and Christ Church Cranbrook.
The sprawling, 319-acre Community began as a 174-acre farm, purchased in 1904 and named after Cranbrook School Kent in England, from which its founder graduated.
Cranbrook was added to the list of National Historic Landmarks in 1989.
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 Kingswood School for Girls Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Still active in the Cranbrook school community, her latest accomplishment is to write a book that captures the spirit of Kingswood from its inception as Kingswood School for Girls in 1931 until its merger with the Cranbrook School for Boys in 1985.
Cranbrook Schools are independent day and boarding schools which provide challenging and comprehensive college preparatory education for pre- kindergarten through 12th grade.
Cranbrook Schools employs more than 250 faculty and staff and supports 1,600 students from more than 17 countries and 21 states nationwide.
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 Cranbrook Information
Cranbrook Kingswood School is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States.
Cranbrook School, Kent, is a voluntary aided non-denominational boarding and day co-educational grammar school located in Kent, England, United Kingdom.
Cranbrook School, Sydney is an independent, K-12 day and boarding school, located in Sydney, Australia.
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 Cranbrook School for Boys
The major components of Cranbrook were designed and built during the years between 1926 and 1943.
With its Academy of Art and Art Museum, Cranbrook is recognized internationally as a center for art, education, science and culture.
Cranbrook's 315-acre campus is a National Historic Landmark, an architectural and horticultural treasure.
www.bayarea.net /~kins/AboutMe/Cranbrook/Cranbrook.html   (264 words)

  
 Cranbrook CEC
Cranbrook Academy of Art recently announced the hiring of Mark Newport as its newest artist-in-residence and head of its department of fiber.
Cranbrook Schools lost a long-time friend earlier this week with the passing of former faculty member and alumna Pamela Stump.
Cranbrook Schools recently welcomed Fisk University Professor Nontoombi Naomi Tutu as this year's featured guest at the annual World Affairs Seminar.
www.cranbrook.edu   (281 words)

  
 ARKITEKTURA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
That the original dining chairs are still in use at Kingswood School today, some 50 years later, is a testament to their construction durability.
Originally designed as a desk chair for the girl's dormitory rooms at Kingswood School Cronbrook, today the chair is appropriate for a variety of residential and contract applications.
Originally designed as a desk chair for the girl's dormitory rooms at Kingswood School Cranbrook, today the chair is appropriate for a variety of residential and contract applications.
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 Cranbrook Educational Community Announces $150 Million Campaign
Vlasic is the parent of four current Cranbrook Schools students and one graduate.
Jeffrey Harris, a Cranbrook Schools graduate and a member of the Cranbrook Board of Trustees, established an endowment for an Asian Studies Curriculum Initiative in the Schools.
Wayne Lyon, a Cranbrook Schools graduate and a member of the Cranbrook Board of Trustees, has contributed funds for the planned preservation of the Cranbrook Quad, an architectural centerpiece of the Cranbrook School campus.
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 MFSM - Cranbrook Fundamentals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Kingswood School, for instance, boasted many interrelated custom designed features, including furniture by the Saarinens\' son Eero; surface decorations by their daughter Pipsan; curtains, draperies, tapestries, rugs, furniture fabric, and other
Booth always envisioned the Academy of Art as Cranbrook's educational centerpiece, a place that would influence the creative aspirations of the entire Cranbrook community and assume a major role in American artistic life.
Since Cranbrook was located far from any urban center, students social lives revolved around the Academy, where most lived in adult-styled dormitories and apartments.
www.svsu.edu /mfsm/exhibitions/cranbrook   (2900 words)

  
 Cranbrook Art Museum - The Store - Cranbrook Publications -
Cranbrook Academy of Art’s 1999-2000 Humanities Symposium was inspired by the vision of Peter Lych, Artist — in - Residence and Head of the Department of Architecture, and Jeffery Welch, Academic Dean, Cranbrook Kingswood School.
Included is a brief history of the Saarinens’ journey to Cranbrook and pre-restoration photos of the house.
Since it’s beginning under Eliel Saarinen in 1932, the Cranbrook Academy of Art’s Department of Architecture has endeavored to extend the understanding of architecture in broader realms, emphasizing projects that draw on art and philosophy, urban issues and literary theory in addition to architecture.
www.cranbrookart.edu /museum/cranpub.html   (1106 words)

  
 Cranbrook CEC
More than 50 Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School students received first (superior) and second (very good) division ratings at the Michigan Schools Band and Orchestra Association's (MSBOA) District Solo and Ensemble Festival and received medals for their performances.
Cranbrook Schools, located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is a comprehensive, college-preparatory learning environment, comprised of Brookside (Pre-K through grade 5), Cranbrook Kingswood Girls Middle School and Boys Middle School (grades 6 through 8) and Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School (grades 9 through 12 with day and boarding programs).
The Schools are a division of Cranbrook Educational Community, which includes also Cranbrook’s Academy of Art, Art Museum, Institute of Science, and other affiliated cultural and educational programs.
www.cranbrook.edu /about/releases/default.asp?newsid=249272&items=21   (422 words)

  
 Cranbrook Educational Community on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Cranbrook at GM: An Exhibition of Recent Works From the Cranbrook Academy of Art Ceramics Department...
CRANBROOK EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY [Cranbrook Educational Community] at Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; est.
Find Out What All the Noise Is About at the Detroit Zoo and Cranbrook.
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 Macomb Daily : Sports : Cranes corral Mustangs 09/24/04
Now the varsity football coach at Cranbrook Kingswood high school, Gerson watched his Cranes pass, pass, pass their way to a 40-25 Metro Conference win over visiting Lutheran North, Thursday.
In the second half, Lutheran North outscored Cranbrook Kingswood, 19-10, blocked one field goal attempt, recovered a fumble on the Cranes' 14-yard line (forced by Jon DeRyckere and recovered by Tim Kratz) and put together two 80-yard touchdown drives.
For Cranbrook Kingswood, Hasan Janbieh rushed for 105 yards on 16 carries.
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 Ben Mills
He watched the school grow over the years, came to know the families growing with it and recognized its tremendous effect on students’ learning today and their lives tomorrow.
He was on the board of trustees at Alma College in Michigan; the board of governors and the development foundation at Oklahoma State University; and the board of directors at Kingswood School Cranbrook in Michigan.
He was a member of the president’s advisory cabinet at Southeastern University Law School in Washington, D.C.; the Oakland University president’s club in Michigan; and the board of trustees and Brunswick College Foundation in Georgia.
www.canterburyschool.org /giving_canterbury/mills   (796 words)

  
 2003 Edyth May Sliffe Awards for High School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
He is truly interested in developing the talents of his students and helping to stretch their minds in ways beyond the normal school curriculum.
Mosca is a dedicated math teacher and superb math team coach at Diamond Middle School (which feeds Lexington High School), where he launched three of us on our careers in math competition and conveyed to us the sense of excitement and teamwork that has remained with us ever since.
See is responsible for the success of our school's team by stimulating our mathematical interest with his enthusiasm and love of mathematics.
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 Alumni association, School of Communication, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
Denise is the director of planned giving for Cranbrook Educational Community, an internationally renowned center for the arts, education, science and culture in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
A National Historic Landmark, Cranbrook is an internationally recognized center for arts, science, and education.
Cranbrook Educational Community is composed of Cranbrook's schools (Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School, and Brookside Lower School), Academy of Art, Art Museum, Institute of Science, and other affiliated groups.
www.wmich.edu /~comm/alumni/academy/fleckenstein.htm   (343 words)

  
 Michael Kinsley Information
Kinsley attended the Cranbrook Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, then graduated from Harvard University in 1972.
He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, then returned to Harvard for law school.
Kinsley also served as editor at Harper's (for a year and a half in the early 1980s), managing editor of Washington Monthly (in the mid-seventies, while still in school), and American Editor of The Economist (a short-term, honorary position, roughly akin to a sabbatical for an academic).
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 The Oakland Press: High School: Cranbrook Kingswood girls pull off stunner
After all, South was the two-time defending state champion, was unbeaten entering its fourth straight state title matchup with Cranbrook and had beaten the Cranes 5-0 two weeks earlier.
As luck would have it, the one time for Cranbrook came at the perfect time, as the Cranes rallied from a 2-0 deficit and beat South 3-2 in double overtime to win their third state title.
Cranbrook - which also won state titles in 1998 and 2002 - won three games in overtime in its tourney run.
www.theoaklandpress.com /stories/031705/hig_20050317028.shtml   (672 words)

  
 AFA - American Federation of Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The culmination of his illustrious career was the Cranbrook Educational Community, which includes preparatory schools, science and art museums, and one of the most influential art and design academies in the United States today.
A thoroughly conceived and harmonious built environment sited on 315 acres in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Cranbrook was—at the time it was built—unparalleled in scope and quality elsewhere in the United States.
Guest Curator Gregory Wittkopp, Director of the Cranbrook Art Museum, will explore this architectural environment as an integrated work of art, a gesamtkunstwerk that incorporates the contributions of Saarinen’s wife Loja; his children, Eero and Pipsan; and a small group of local craftsmen and weavers.
www.afaweb.org /exhibitions/details/PerfectForm.php   (259 words)

  
 Driving Directions
The school is between 14 mile and 15 mile roads, on the east side of Lahser.
School is on first block on the north side of the street.
School is on the corner of Telegraph and Van Horn.
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