Life-long Learning Directory

Early Childhood Family Education & School Readiness

Statewide through public schools

800-KIDS-709

www1.minn.net/~ecfe

Programs for parents and children ages birth to Kindergarten. Classes, field trips and special events offered day and evening. Located throughout Minnesota. All families welcome. No one will be denied participation due to in ability to pay.

Early Years Educational Placement Services

2284 Highland Pkwy #305, St. Paul

651-698-4872

Early Years helps families like yours find an environment that best fosters your child's unique learning style. First, I'll talk with your child to assess his or her needs. Then, I'll visit the preschools, talk to the proper people and collect the necessary information. Finally, I'll sit down with you to discuss the options I've carefully chosen for your children and why. To learn more about Early Years, please call me.

The International School of Minnesota

6385 Beach Rd, Eden Prairie

(SE corner of Hwys 494 & 62)

612-941-3500

www.ism-sabis.net

The International School of Minnesota is a private, fully accredited, non-sectarian college preparatory school established in the US in 1985. As a member of the SABIS(r) school network of schools (founded in 1886) ISM is part of a world-wide system committed to academic excellence at every grade level. A strong core curriculum from elementary through high school provides all our students with a world class education. Scholarships are available for grades 6-12. Admissions representatives can be reached at above number.

St. Croix Academy

177 Neal Ave. N., West Lakeland Township

(651)436-3603

www.info@stcroixacademy.mn.org

St. Croix Academy is an independent, non-profit, Montessori school for children 18 months through early elementary. The Montessori approach to learning recognizes that the child's mind absorbs whatever is within one's environment. Hence, there is a great attention paid to crafting the child's environment for optimal, natural, joyful self-paced learning. At SCA children experience the delight of discovery and the satisfaction of mastering skills.

Step By Step Montessori Schools

7 locations-Edina, Chaska, Wayzata, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Brooklyn Park, St. Anthony Village

612-920-5457

Centers offer a strong Montessori curriculum to meet each individual child's needs.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS-ELEMENTARY

Camp Fire Boys & Girls

2610 University Ave W, St. Paul

651-647-4407

www.camp-fire.org

Camp Fire - a co-ed youth development organization working together with family and community instilling values and social responsibility in youth while promoting fun! Camp Fire offers after-school enrichment, camping and self-reliance life skill opportunities. Call for more information.

Community of Peace Academy

471 Magnolia Avenue East, St. Paul

651-776-5151

e-mail: bonniej@ties.k12.mn.us

At this K-12 public charter school, the desired outcome is to educate the whole-person-mind, body, and will-- for peace, justice freedom, compassion, wholeness and fullness of life for all. Diversity is valued and a non-violent perspective is intentionally taught. Currently enrolling grades K-9. Come and grow with us!

Eden Prairie Schools

8100 School Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344

612-975-7000

www.edenpr.k12.mn.us

A leader in offering a wide variety of parent education opportunities for families of pre-schoolers, as well as for parents of K-12. Our offerings include speakers, panels, & classes. Call us at 612-975-6980 or check out our website for more information.

Independent School District 197

1897 Delaware Ave, Mendota Heights

651-681-2300

www.206.131.108.102/inmax.html

Quality community and public education for students of all ages, needs and interests.

Minneapolis Public Schools

807 NE Broadway, Mpls

612-668-0230

www.mpls.k12.mn.us

The Minneapolis Public Schools, the largest school district in Minnesota, offers school choice at all grade levels. Families may choose community or magnet schools, with at least ten school options available for kindergarten families. The school district provides students with a truly international education that will better prepare them for life in a global community. More than 8,000 students who are currently learning English also speak another language at home. While many districts are cutting funding for arts programs, 31 Minneapolis Public Schools have received a $3.2 million Annenberg Challenge Grant to integrate the arts throughout the curriculum, a strategy that has been shown to improve academic achievement. Only Minneapolis, New York City and the Getty Education Institute's consortium have received these prestigious Annenberg grants focusing on the arts, Students in Minneapolis benefit from strong corporate partnerships with Green Mills, Inc; Cargill, Incorporated, Dayton Hudson Corporation, The Pillsbury Company, the Walker Art Center and US Bancorp Piper Jaffray. In the 1998-99 school year, 54 Minnepolis students were named National Merit Scholars and 62 students were International Baccalaureate graduates.

Saint Paul Public Schools

Saint Paul/69 schools

(651) 293-5100 (General Information)

www.spps.org

Saint Paul Public Schools offer a range of educational choices. Families can choose from neighborhood schools, magnet/specialty schools, year-round schools, language immersion programs, schools where students wear uniforms, extended-day programs, adult learning sites, Learning Readiness programs and more. For information, visit our web site at www.spps.org, or call (651) 293-5100.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS-JUNIOR/HIGH

Community of Peace Academy

471 Magnolia Avenue East, St. Paul

651-776-5151

e-mail: bonniej@ties.k12.mn.us

At this K-12 public charter school, the desired outcome is to educate the whole-person-mind, body, and will-- for peace, justice freedom, compassion, wholeness and fullness of life for all. Diversity is valued and a non-violent perspective is intentionally taught. Currently enrolling grades K-9. Come and grow with us!