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Welcome to Coit Creative Arts Academy (PK-5)

My name is Molly Ali, and I am honored to serve as the Interim Principal at Coit Creative Arts Academy. As someone who believes deeply in the power of education, creativity, and community, I am thrilled to lead a school that celebrates the arts while striving for academic excellence.

At Coit, our staff is dedicated to nurturing the whole child—academically, socially, and emotionally—through engaging instruction, meaningful relationships, and the development of the PYP Learner Profile. We are proud to be a place where scholars can explore their unique talents and grow in a safe, inclusive, and inspiring environment.

To our prospective scholars and families, we invite you to join our vibrant community! Whether your passion is music, dance, visual arts, theater, or something yet to be discovered, Coit is a place where your creativity will be celebrated and your academic journey supported. We can’t wait to meet you and help you shine!

Interim Principal
Molly Ali

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Coit Creative Arts Academy

617 Coit Ave. NE

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Phone: 616-819-2390

Fax: 616-819-4209

Molly Ali

Interim Principal

Crystal Hill

DHHS Coordinator

Cindy Redding

KSSN Coordinator

Cara Sauber

Head Secretary

School Hours

Breakfast 8:50 a.m.
Start Time 9:10 a.m.
Dismissal 4:08 p.m.
Half Day Dismissal 12:20 p.m.

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KSSN

We are a Community School!
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Creative. Original. Imaginative. Thinkers. We are Coit.

Coit Creative Arts Academy offers an inquiry-based curriculum that integrates creative expression, visual arts, music, dance, and movement with academic excellence.

We are proud to be an authorized International Baccalaureate World School offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP). With a commitment to high-quality, challenging, and inquiry-based education, we continue to promote conceptual understanding and critical thinking as our learners build new knowledge and skills. Our PYP teachers work collaboratively across grade levels and content areas, as well as in partnership with a wide range of arts and university partners, to help our scholars make meaning of the world around them.

With a strong emphasis on social emotional learning via the Learner Profile, our scholars develop agency through voice, choice, and ownership. They confidently communicate using written and spoken word, song, visual arts, and movement. Valuing all voices and experiences, we prepare our scholars to be leaders and global citizens.

We have incorporated distance learning for years and are poised to be a leader in the district as a blended model of new technologies and old practices, giving our students the best of both worlds. Our 1-to-1 student technology device approach ensures that every student has the opportunity to learn inside and outside the classroom.

Coit Creative Arts Academy is the elementary ARTS school for the Grand Rapids Public Schools located in the Belknap neighborhood on the Northeast side of the city. The original building was built in 1880 and it is the oldest working school in Michigan. In 2002, the building was renovated into an arts school. We have a full art, music and dance studio and a full stage in the gym. Our scholars have created a pollinator garden outside and enjoy two playgrounds, one dedicated to Pre-K and the other shared by all scholars.

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Events

1 Sep
- No School | No LOOP Programming | Labor Day
  
  No School | No LOOP Programming | Labor Day
  
  Date: Sep 1
  
  Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
20 Oct
- No School | No LOOP Programming
  
  No School | No LOOP Programming
  
  Date: Oct 20
  
  Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
31 Oct
- Half Day of School for Scholars | No LOOP Programming
  
  Half Day of School for Scholars | No LOOP Programming
  
  Date: Oct 31
  
  Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
4 Nov
- No School | No LOOP Programming
  
  No School | No LOOP Programming
  
  Date: Nov 4
  
  Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
26 Nov
thru Nov 28
- No School | No LOOP Programming | Thanksgiving Break
  
  No School | No LOOP Programming | Thanksgiving Break
  
  Date: Nov 26 - Nov 28
  
  Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
22 Dec
thru Jan 2
- No School | No LOOP Programming | Winter Break
  
  No School | No LOOP Programming | Winter Break
  
  Date: Dec 22 - Jan 2
  
  Calendar: GRPS District Calendar