Member Schools

The Blake School is a pre-kindergarten-grade 12, independent day school with a national reputation for academics. Its comprehensive, rigorous curriculum prepares students to advance to the most selective colleges and universities.

Students strive for excellence in athletics and the arts and are committed to improving their local and global community. Small classes of diverse students are united by innate curiosity. Students encounter thoughtfully prepared curriculum along with abundant opportunities for travel, service, sports and artistic endeavors while developing habits of mind that enable them to think critically, solve problems, empathize, create and make our world better.

blakeschool.org

Breck School is the Golden Valley, single campus, p-12, Episcopal school where living our mission means always reimaging, reinventing, and reanimating learning – both to model the process and rewards of authentic, meaningful learning for Breck students, and to continually grow, evolve, and reinvigorate as a learning enterprise.

www.breckschool.org

Waldorf education understands that developing human potential requires far more than just academics. We help children use their natural curiosity to create their own path, intellectually, physically, and emotionally. Waldorf is one of today’s fastest-growing educational movements. Our historic, urban campus is located in the thriving Eat Street neighborhood just south of downtown Minneapolis, a short walk from Fair Oaks Park, the Children’s Theater, and the world-renowned Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Every school day, we welcome more than 260 students, from preschool to 8th grade.

www.clws.org

The Convent of the Visitation is a PK-12 school located in Mendota Heights. It is co-educational through sixth grade and then becomes an all-girls school 7th-12th grades. Its mission is to provide an excellent education within a Catholic environment permeated by Salesian Spirituality.

www.visitation.net

Friends school of Minnesota is a K-8 progressive education school grounded in Quaker values. FSM was founded in 1988 and is located in the Midway neighborhood of St. Paul.

www.fsmn.org

Lake Country School is an independent, Montessori School, located in south Minneapolis. Founded in 1976, it currently serves approximately 300 children between the ages of 3 and 15 years. It is fully accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and is a member of the Association of Montessori Internationale, (AMI), AMI-USA, and the Minnesota Association of Independent Schools. (MAIS)

Our Mission – Lake Country School is a Montessori learning environment that fosters independence, critical thinking, and creativity with in each child. We are a community that promotes diversity and inclusion, as well as respect and responsibility to self, to others, and to the earth.

www.lakecountryschool.org

Marshall School is located in Duluth, Minnesota and serves students in grades 4-12. Its mission is to educate students to become global citizens who demonstrate strong academic habits, respect, compassion, integrity, self-discipline and intellectual curiosity.

www.marshallschool.org

Many Rivers Montessori is located on third street in Duluth, Minnesota. It serves children as young as 16 months through children completing eighth grade. Many Rivers values diversity in every aspect of the school community. it is the policy of MRM not to discriminate in violation of the law on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation or disability in the administration of its admissions policies, educational policies, scholarship and loan program, athletic programs and other school-related programs.

www.manyriversmontessori.org

HMJDS provides a positive environment focused on a strong academic foundation in Jewish and general studies. The school reflects and teaches respect for the diversity of Jewish life, challenging our students to exemplify the values of Judaism and of American democratic principles. Our vision is built on a strong synergy between students and faculty. Our educators inspire our students to find their passion and reach their highest potential, creating successful learners and leaders committed to the Jewish community and the global society.

www.hmjds.org

Minnehaha is a Christian school serving students PK-12 for over 1oo years. It is located in Minneapolis on two campuses. The mission of Minnehaha Academy is to provide a high quality education integrating Christian faith and learning.

www.minnehahaacademy.net

Mounds Park Academy is a non-denominational, co-educational, college preparatory day school on a 32 acre campus in St. Paul. MPA teaches students to think independently, communicated effectively and act with respect and integrity, in a diverse community that models intellectual ambition, global responsibility, and the joy of learning.

www.moundsparkacademy.org

Providence Academy is a College Preparatory Catholic PK-12 independent coeducational community on a gorgeous 42-acre campus in Plymouth, Minnesota, where students learn to integrate their thinking and believing in ways that encourage intellectual excellence, faith formation and inspire a life of moral character, leadership and service to others.

www.providenceacademy.org

Saint Thomas Academy (STA) is a Catholic, college-preparatory, military/leadership day school for male students in grades 7-12 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Its mission is to help young men build a solid foundation of responsible leadership within themselves, the Academy, the Catholic Church, and the community.

www.cadets.com

Shattuck St. Mary's is a coeducational, college prepatory, day, and boarding school located in Faribault, Minnesota. It serves students in grades six through Post Graduate, and the student body represents 39 states and 31 countries. It is a place where students come to pursue their dreams and even create new dreams in the process.

www.s-sm.org

St. Paul Academy and Summit School is a coeducational, non-sectarian, college preparatory day school for students in kindergarten through grade 12.

www.spa.edu