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affluent Caucasian families in the Grand Rapids area. Due to the fact
that WSCES is a Christian school in Grand Rapids, MI, there are many
students from the Christian Reformed Church background. Most CRC
churches provide scholarships to help pay tuition of students in their
schools and many students at WSCES receive these scholarships.
While many students attend the CRC, the schools website states that
hundreds of congregations represented (2013). In addition, there
are a variety of neighborhoods represented within the school. Some
families live very close to the school, but others are from more urban
areas of Grand Rapids and buses bring them to the Ottawa Hills
neighborhood each day.
In touring the neighborhood Ottawa Hills neighborhood and
observing the activity there, we noticed a mix of students arriving at
school by bus, walking, riding their bike, or being dropped off by
parents. The neighborhood surrounding the school has well kept
houses and lawns. Down the street, there are a few community
businesses such as a dry cleaning service, a library, a hair salon, and a
car mechanic. The woman working at the dry cleaners commented
that she feels as though the neighborhood has improved and houses
have been selling at a faster rate since WSCES relocated into the
Ottawa Hills neighborhood.
The 26 fourth grade students in Mr. Millers classroom not only
come from a variety of neighborhoods, but a variety of racial and