As a past student (4th grade through 11th), I found the educational aspects of the school to be absolutely exceptional but the lack of diversity is quite disturbing. Religion is heavily taught in all classes, with little to no objectively or critical questioning to the material. There is hardly any broadening
... Read more of the individual self, but rather of how you should fit in with the rest. It can be quite discouraging for many students, including myself. Ultimately, I changed to another school with an IB program, which I found much more balanced. Read less
Posted by a other on 10/08/08
I'm a student there, and I love this school, because everyone is friendly. No one tells you to go away, or is a jerk to you. Just have your kid shadow there, you'll see! I love my teachers, who will always have time to sit by me and have a one on one class session and help me if i'm having trouble
... Read more in a subject. I remeber one day I realized when I was having so much fun I said, Oh my gosh! i'm learning!!! Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/18/08
We thought MA was out of the question financially, but we and our student really wanted to enroll; we have several family alums. To our amazement, financial aid came through enough to make it affordable. The first year (9th) was very challenging, even though our student had a strong academic background,
... Read more but the teachers and staff bent over backwards to help. There's no 'hand-holding,' as the student is expected to take responsibility (like college), but the teachers are eager, caring, sincere, understanding, and highly qualified. Plus, we love the environment where Christ can be discussed openly. Parental involvement is not only encouraged, it is required. The only real downside we found was a sense of 'disconnect' from other parents at first. However, our student has made so many friends we can't keep up with them all. It's a very friendly and respectful environment. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/19/08
Our son was struggling in the public school system with large class sizes. He also did not have the opportunity to participate in the activities that he liked. That all turned around at Minnehaha with a large boost to his confidence, huge improvement in grades, and the chance to become a leader in
... Read more his senior year. My wife and I owe a deep debt of gratitude to the inspired and caring teachers, to the administration and board for their vision, and the other parents and students that truly make MA a very special place. I don't know if our son will ever know how Minnehaha has changed his life, but my wife and I do. I understand that that Minnehaha may not be the perfect fit for everyone, but I truly believe it was the hand of God that directed our family to Minnehaha. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/20/08
For our family MA has been a mixed bag of opportunity- some things were very positive like, quality of teachers, opportunities in extra curricular activities, quality of friends and students. Other things were not so positive, ever increasing tuition, lack of concern for parent input and involvement,
... Read more ability to serve students with any kind of learning disability. We didn't find the school interested or supportive in determining ways to make it more affordable or accessible for our family so I'm glad to hear it was not this way for everybody. We are a middle class family who struggled to afford the school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/18/07
As an alum, I look forward to sending my kids to Minnehaha Academy some day. Before transfering to MA, I attended two other high schools, one public and one private, both in Minneapolis. My experience was such a contrast: strong academics, attentive and caring teachers. I was involved in athletics every
... Read more season and played in the orchestra. There was so much parental involvement and my classmate's parents were so caring, it felt like a big extended family. Their Christian faith was beautifully displayed, and that combined with Bible classes, eventually helped lead me to my own faith. If you want your children to have powerful, positive influences your chances are MUCH better here. Minnehaha was a light in my life. Most high schools really aren't like that. You can't put a price on such an experience. Read less
Posted by a former student on 06/09/07
We have sent our kids to Minnehaha for five years, and have noticed a growing diversity in both the student population and teacher population. Minnehaha also offers financial aid to families who qualify, and they really do all that is with in their means to help you send your child there. I strongly
... Read more encourage families who are thinking about sending their children there, but feel that they may not be able to afford it to contact the business office and ask what options are available. You may be surprised. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/17/07
School lacks diversity in students, faculty, and education. If the school had a more culturally competent atmosphere, I would recommend this school to everyone.
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Posted by a student on 04/11/07
This is one of the best christan schools around the teachers are great and the administrators are also good. you can go here for only $12,000 a year yes its a hefty sum but its worth it in the long run esspecially if you want you kid to go to college. You need two years of a languige to graduate and
... Read more they offer many sports all year around. The kids are all friendly and supportive and love to help you when you are in need. They have tudors and others after school to help you also. They have a very good music program for lower, middle, and high school they start to use satb in seventh grade and learn to find pitch with there changing voices with Mrs. Taylor. So you see this school is top notch through ou the minneapolis school district. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/02/06
This is a great school with very strong academic programs. Kids are being treated with care, love, and respect. The quality of teachers is top notch. In addition to academic excellence, they stress on music, art, and sports very much. The lower school has its own ice-skating arena and football field
... Read more and has recently been renovated. The upper school is housed in a fantastic campus also with recently completed expansion and renovation. The school is loaded with state-of-the-art teaching tools and facilities. I strongly recommend that you should bring your kids there for their open houses this fall/winter to see this wonderful school first hand. Read less
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Minneapolis schools — Minnehaha Academy - North Campus is located at 3100 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis MN 55406. 3100 W River Pkwy is in the Cooper neighborhood and 55406 ZIP code in Minneapolis, MN Minnehaha Academy - North Campus is a Private school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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