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1500 community members participated in Salem Avenue Elementary's Exhibition of Learning in May.
Chesapeake CES, a not-for-profit organization, serves as an affiliate center within the Coalition of Essential Schools national network.  We have been bringing the power of the Ten Common Principles to the mid-Atlantic region since June 2002.



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July News

Chesapeake CES "Using Minds Well" Products have found their way to five countries and 22 states. Click "link to products online" to access our latest Question Rings (including our NEW writing process rings) and Genre Strips.

Retired Maryland educators Brenda McCartney (most recently Assistant Superintendent of Garrett County Schools) and Cindy Taylor (most recently principal of Charles Carroll Elementary School in Carroll County) join the Chesapeake CES staff as consultants.  We welcome their many talents and experiences.

Upper Darby High School, a Chesapeake CES Affiliate School, announces two National Merit Semi-Finalists.  Best wishes for continued success for these remarkable students.


Five Chesapeake CES schools participated in National Exhibition Month in May.  First-timers Crisfield High School in Somerset County and Paramount Elementary School in Washington County joined veterans Salem Avenue Elementary (Washington County) and Princess Anne and Greenwood Elementary Schools (Somerset County).