The Eton Academy, located next to St. Columban Church on Melton Road, is a nationally awarded school designed to educate students with reading, attention and other learning challenges. The school includes students from first grade through 12th grade, and features a research-based curriculum as well as specialized support.
All Eton teachers are trained in Dr. Mel Levine's schools attunded neurodevelopmental approach to instruction, with the academic curriclum based in personalized instruction, a focus on literarcy and student development, and social and emotional support. Teachers and classrooms are eqipped with the latest technology to help students learn, includng SmartBoards and Phonic Ear.
Students also take classes in physical education, music and art, and can also participate in athletics. The school is tuition-based, and students must go through a formal application process for admission.
Neighborhood Child Care Center is tucked into an entirely residential neighborhood just west of Main St. and is within a stone's throw of Paint Creek Trail and Rochester Municipal Park. Todd and Mary Greenbaum founded the center in Pontiac in 1977 and moved into the current location on Griggs Street in 1987.
Rather than divide children by age, children are instead put into multi-age groups of about ten children that rotate through the center's rooms. The building features a drama room, art room, library and gym, and children are free to move between the rooms and throughout the center.
The Humane Society of Macomb is a non-profit, private organization dedicated to caring for unwanted and abused animals in a humane manner. Rescued animals that are available for adoption can be visited Monday through Saturday. The shelter opened in 1967 and has been educating the public on how to properly care for animals ever since.
Rochester Community House, founded in 1975, is a nonprofit community center. It offers a variety of enrichment programs, including craft, fitness, dance and children's classes, in addition to offering space for weddings, parties, business functions and other events. Visit the Rochester Community House website for program and rental information.
