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Al-Amal School, Fridley
"Al-Amal School is a non-profit organization. Al-Amal School is the only full-time Islamic school in Minnesota with Pre-K through 12th grade...The School provides an Islamic educational environment for more than 300 Muslim students from the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) and its suburbs."
Accell Academy, Minnetonka
"We offer students the opportunity to achieve their highest potential without being compared to or held back by mass education standards."
Augsburg Park Montessori School, Richfield
"Augsburg Park Montessori School was established in 2004 as a home based school serving children from 3-6 years of age."
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Arise and Shine Montessori, St. Louis Park
"Arise and Shine Montessori is dedicated to providing students with a learning experience that will form a foundation for their development as complete persons. Our vision is that this foundation will open a world of positive social, emotional and educational opportunities for development and growth."
Augsburg Park Montessori School, Richfield
"Augsburg Park Montessori School is opening its doors for the 2003-2004 school year with a commitment to provide a first-rate learning environment for children ages 3-6."
Benilde-Saint Margaret's School, St. Louis Park
Benilde-St. Margaret's is a Catholic co-educational school community, serving students in grades 7-12 and striving to develop the highest individual potential in mind, body, and spirit.
The Blake School, Minneapolis
"The Blake School is a pre-K-12, independent, co-educational, college preparatory day school with campuses in Minneapolis, Hopkins and Wayzata, Minnesota."
Breck School, Minneapolis
Breck is an Episcopal, coeducational, college preparatory, Pre K-12 day school with 1160 students.
Calvin Acadeny, Moundsville
"Calvin Academy is a private school and specializes in providing one to one teaching. This individualized learning allows the teachers to meet each student's special needs and get them back on a path that would allow them to be successful in more traditional environments."
Casa Dei Bambini, Saint Michael
"Our fully accredited and holistic Montessori program addresses each child individually. Our mission is to build confidence and love of learning, giving students a solid foundation for a healthy and happy life."
The Cathedral School, Crookston
"The Cathedral School is committed to the implementation of high standards of learning through curriculum and instruction which embrace the Gospel values and live out Catholic teaching, tradition, and knowledge in life long learning."
Cedar Crest Academy, Maple Grove
"Cedarcrest Academy is a private school for grades pre-k through eight, and offers a classical-based education centered on the truths of the Catholic faith."
Chapel Hill Academy, Chanhassen
Chapel Hill Academy is a biblically based,non-denominational Christian K-8 school dedicated to academic excellence in the southwestern suburbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. Our vision is to partner with parents in developing outstanding young men and women through a commitment to their spiritual, intellectual, physical, moral, and cultural development.
Children's Workshop Montessori, Minnetonka
"We are a caring community whose mission is to offer high quality, authentic Montessori programs that help children to develop according to their individual and natural abilities."
City of Lakes Waldorf School, Minneapolis
"Located in an impressive, newly renovated Beau Arts-style stone building (circa 1925), and surrounded by enchanting gardens, CLWS is a beacon in the lively urban Whittier neighborhood - just blocks from downtown Minneapolis! Please call the Enrollment Office today to schedule a guided tour of our beautiful campus. Open enrollment for ages 3 ½ through eighth grade. 612-874-0264 "
Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights
Visitation is an independent, Catholic day school. It was founded by the Sisters of the Visitation in 1873. The school is coeducational through grade 6. Visitation is the only all-girls secondary school, grades 7-12, in Minnesota.
Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul
"Cretin-Derham Hall challenges students to fulfill their potential in an atmosphere that is positive, caring, service-oriented and fun."
DeLaSalle, Minneapolis
"Minneapolis' only Catholic high school...once we admit a student to DeLaSalle, we will exhaust all available resources to maximize that student's opportunity for success." 9-12. Coed. Day.
East St. Paul Lutheran School, St. Paul
"East St. Paul Lutheran School is a full-time Christian Day School from kindergarten through grade eight, located in St. Paul, Minnesota. The school is supported by three congregations of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod: Bethelehem, Eastern Heights and Our Saviour's."
Friends School of Minnesota, St. Paul
"Friends School was founded by parents, educators and members of the Quaker community who shared the vision of an education that provides children with a solid academic base while preparing them to face life with optimism and commitment and to cope in imaginative ways with the challenges of the future."
Groves Academy, St. Louis Park
"Groves Academy is a small private co-educational day school in suburban Minneapolis, MN. It serves first through twelfth grade students who, due to their learning differences, have not found success in larger schools."
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, Fergus Falls
"The purpose of Hillcrest Lutheran Academy is to provide a quality Christ-centered educational experience, equipping our students to fulfill God's purpose for them in this world."
Hill-Murray School, Maplewood
"Hill-Murray's mission is to provide an excellent Catholic middle and secondary education program for students of all faiths and races. Hill-Murray is committed to developing creative and responsible leaders for today and tomorrow's world, who will provide effective moral leadership in their local and global communities."
Hill School, Wayzata
"Located in a 112-year school house in Wayzata, Minnesota, Hill School is a small, Kindergarten through 8th grade private school."
Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria
"All students grades 9-12 have the opportunity to learn in an environment that both nurtures and demands spiritual and academic growth from its students, with an enrollment nearing 350 students."
Holy Trinity School, Winsted
"Holy Trinity School provides a Catholic, faith-centered, spiritual community which guides and educates our children in faith and academics in preparation for the challenges of today's world."
The International School of Minnesota, Eden Prairie
The International School of Minnesota offers preschool (age 3) through grade 12 students a unique private, non-denominational, college-preparatory education based on academic rigor, creativity, and moral development.
Marshall School, Duluth
"An independent, coeducational, college-preparatory, day school with 540 students in grades 5-12."
Martin Luther High School, Northrop
"Martin Luther High School is a parochial high school of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. MLHS is located in southern Minnesota, just four miles north of Fairmont or seven miles south of Truman."
Minnesota Renaissance School, Anoka
"The goal of Minnesota Renaissance School is to provide children with the best education possible by utilizing the finest program and staff to create a learning environment that meets the needs of each child."
Minnesota Waldorf School, Maplewood
"Located in the Twin Cities suburb of Maplewood, the Minnesota Waldorf School is an independent, nonsectarian, Pre-kindergarten through 8th grade elementary and middle school based on an internationally acclaimed curriculum."
Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul
"Mounds Park Academy, founded in 1982 by Robert and Lois Kreischer, is dedicated to providing a quality, college preparatory education to students residing in the St. Paul-Minneapolis metropolitan area of Minnesota."
New Life Academy, Woodbury
One of the goals of the Academy is "to provide a sound education using a broad spectrum of curricular materials and extra-curricular activities designed to produce a well-rounded person."
Our Lady of Grace Catholic School, Edina
"OLG School exists to provide an education based on the Catholic faith and Catholic moral values."
Prairie Creek Community School, Castle Rock
Prairie Creek Community School creates a learning environment where the whole child is nurtured. Our integrated curriculum provides a strong foundation in math, reading, writing, science, and the arts. PK-8.
Providence Academy, Plymouth
"Providence Academy is a private, Catholic, co-educational pre-K-12 college preparatory school."
Risen Christ Catholic School, Minneapolis
"Risen Christ Catholic School is committed to teaching and promoting Catholic values and traditions, developing spiritual, academic, social, physical and personal integrity in each student and nurturing civic and church leaders of tomorrow."
Sacred Heart School, East Grand Forks
"Sacred Heart Catholic School exists to promote faith in Jesus Christ, to educate youth, and to minister to all." K-12. Day. Coed.
Saint John's Preparatory School, Collegeville
"A college preparatory school in the Catholic, Benedictine tradition. Our mission is to prepare young men and women for success in college and a lifetime of learning, service, compassion, stewardship and leadership in the professions, the civic community and the church."
Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul
"St. Paul Academy and Summit School is an independent, nondenominational, day school for 925 students in kindergarten through grade12." K-12. Coed. Day.
Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights
Saint Thomas Academy, founded in 1885 by Archbishop John Ireland, is a Catholic, all-boys, college-preparatory, military day school for students in grades 7-12 of the St. Paul-Minneapolis area.
Shattuck-St.Mary's School, Faribault
Shattuck-St. Mary's School is a college preparatory boarding and day school enrolling boys and girls in grades 6-12 and a postgraduate program.
Spring Hill School, Excelsior
Spring Hill School is an independent school offering pre-K through 8th grade curricula based on Rudolph Steiner's educational principles. Located in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities, Spring Hill School is situated in the historic town of Excelsior.
Tesseract School, Eagan
"The Tesseract Way is an approach to education that nurtures and extends this natural process, enabling our students to meet the demands of their complex world." PK-8. Coed. Day.
Totino-Grace High School, Fridley
"Primarily serving grade schools and junior high schools of northeast Minneapolis and the Twin Cities northern suburbs, Totino-Grace is a co-educational high school with a Catholic Christian emphasis. Today the school has over 1000 students."
Watershed Highschool, Minneapolis
Our mission is to nurture the intellect and embrace the creative potential of youth in a balanced environment that engenders reverence, respect, and responsibility for nature and the needs of human beings.
The Way of the Shepherd Catholic Montessori, Blaine
"As a Montessori Education Center with a Catholic focus, we believe parents are the first educators of their children. We stress the importance of the home environment and the teaching role of the parents. The Way of the Shepherd is designed to assist parents in this major responsibility."
West Lutheran High School , Plymouth
"West Lutheran High School was established to help assist parents in fulfilling their God-given duties by providing a program of unified Christian training for our youth through Christ-centered, Bible-based education, guidance, example, and companionship in the high school environment."
White Bear Montessori School, White Bear Lake
"White Bear Montessori is committed to preparing children for lifelong learning by teaching cooperation, challenging intellects, nurturing the desire to learn and engendering self-confidence."

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