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Heritage Lutheran School: Heritage Lutheran School, located in Apple Valley, Minnesota, is a private school offering Pre-K through Kindergarten programs for children. Heritage Lutheran School is a means to accomplish our congregation's God-given commission to make disciples for Jesus Christ. Our congregation seeks to nurture and build up those already claimed by our Lord and to share the saving Gospel message with those children and families who do not yet know their Savior. To this end, we intend to provide a Christ-centered learning environment for our students that they may grow in soul, mind and body.
Preschool Enrollment: Children 3 years old by September 1st who are potty trained are eligible for enrollment. Exceptions are rare and are based on recommendations from psychologists, pediatricians and previous early childhood educators. Recommendations are reviewed by the faculty and school board for approval. The preschool programs offered are as follows: • Tu/Th 2-day program (for 3 & 4 year olds): 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. • Tu/Th 2-day program (for 3 & 4 year olds): 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. • M/W/F 3-day program (for 3, 4 & 5 year olds): 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. • M/W/F 3-day program (for 4 year olds only): 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. OR 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 • M-F 5 day program (for 3 & 4 year olds): 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Requests are considered for class placement, but not guaranteed. Boy/girl ratios, personalities, and overall class size are factors that are considered. Each child’s placement is decided cooperatively by the teachers.
Kindergarten Enrollment: Children must be at least 5 by September 1 of the school year term they enter before they are eligible to register. A record of the Minnesota State Preschool Screening test is also required. Parents will be asked to complete a packet of forms: registration, immunization, district census forms, etc. Enrollment exceptions are rare and are based upon the child’s best interest, district testing (at the expense of parents) as well as teacher and board approval. The kindergarten day begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 11:45 a.m.
The Blake School, located on three campuses in the Minneapolis metropolitan area, Minnesota, is a fully accredited, independent, college preparatory, co-educational school offering Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 programs.
The Northrop Campus houses the Upper School (grades 9–12) and is in downtown Minneapolis; the Blake Campus is the location of administration offices, the middle school, and one half of the Lower School, and is in Hopkins; the Highcroft Campus in Wayzata is the other half of the Lower School.
Blake is an extraordinary school. We have been bringing inquisitive students and expert teachers together in our classrooms, on our fields and in our studios with impressive results for more than 100 years.
In full partnership and collaboration with parents, we work to foster in each individual child a love of learning, a strong sense of self and responsibility to others. We are proud of the people, activities and programs that make up The Blake School and hope that you enjoy getting to know us better.
Located in Saint Paul in Ramsey County in the Twin Cities / Minneapolis-Saint Paul area, Sunny Hollow is an AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) accredited Montessori school providing preschool and elementary programs to children aged three through to twelve years. The school achieved AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) accreditation in 2005.
Sunny Hollow Montessori was founded in 1981 by Mary Sue Dobbin. The school is established as a non-profit organization and is directed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Sunny Hollow Montessori cultivates each child's intellectual and creative potential, appreciation of relationships in nature and society, and sense of individual responsibility. We follow the educational philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori as set forth by the Association Montessori Internationale.
The Montessori system of education is a philosophy developed around a child's natural growth. The system is based on the child’s developmental needs for freedom within limits. In a carefully prepared environment, the child is guaranteed exposure to materials and experiences through which to develop intelligence as well as physical and psychological abilities.
- Preschool programs for ages 3-6 years: The Montessori Primary environment / “Children’s House” is designed to call to the child’s specific & heightened sensitivities that characterize this stage of development
- Elementary School programs: This is the time to use one’s mind to explore all the areas of knowledge, to learn how to carry out research, and to develop creative ways of processing, exploring and expressing this knowledge.
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King of Grace Lutheran School is a private, Christian elementary day school for preschool-age children through to 8th Grade in Golden Valley, a western suburb of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, MN. Our school serves students from the following areas: Plymouth, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, Osseo, Brooklyn Park, St Louis Park, Crystal, Robbinsdale, New Hope, Wayzata, Champlin, Dayton, Monticello, Big Lake, Minnetonka, Twin Cities.
At King of Grace Lutheran School, we are focused on academic excellence. We achieve this through a challenging curriculum, partnering with parents for success and anchoring our daily instruction with God’s Word. We offer a recognized Minnesota curriculum for grades 1-8, along with several full and part-day Kindergarten and Preschool classes.
King of Grace Lutheran School provides opportunities to grow outside of the classroom as well, through extra-curricular activities. Our goal is for each student to emerge from school academically, spiritually and physically prepared to be productive Christian adults. Although the school is a mission of the Church, it is open to all non-member families seeking a Christ-centered education for their children.
Located in Golden Valley (a suburb of Minneapolis), Minnesota, Breck School is an independent, Episcopal, coeducational, college-preparatory school offering Grades Pre-K–12. At Breck, we believe diversity is an idea that transcends numbers. On our Golden Valley campus, students of all ages and backgrounds come together to exchange ideas, explore complexities, and form lasting friendships because they are genuinely interested in learning from each other.
Our mission is to help prepare students to respect, understand, and interact fluently with the diversity and multiplicity of the real world. At the end of their school years, Breck graduates enter a world where multiple points of view and experiences intersect. This happens most immediately in college, but also in the workplace, and in the many communities in which Breck alumni live and move throughout their lives.
All Saints Catholic School, located in Lakeville (23 miles south of downtown Minneapolis), Minnesota, is a private Catholic school offering K-8 programs. We provide a strong academic program, along with our specialists in Music, Art, Phy Ed, Computer, Library, and Spanish in our Middle School. The religious formation is strong and experienced throughout our school day, in all subjects and in all places. Students and staff treat each other with kindness and respect, and we are happy to be here!
Located in the Minneapolis suburb of Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Academy of Holy Angels is a private co-educational Catholic high school. We educate more than 800 students in grades 9 through 12 to become adults who are confident, prepared, and connected in faith. At AHA we believe in community. We're a community of students, parents, teachers, alums and neighbors dedicated to educating young people, strengthening faith and serving one another.
Through our college preparatory curriculum with college prep and advanced placment courses we encourage AHA students to approach learning as an opportunity for challenge, growth and exploration through classes in math, science, languages, world cultures, technology, theater, visual arts, practical arts, theology and Christian ministry and service.
Our goal is to give every student the chance to take a college-level class. Advanced classes teach students how to study and prepare for rigorous learning, and the experience helps them perform better in high school and later. We are accredited by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) and the National Association of Independent Schools.