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Awards |
Bronze Award through US News and World Report, Academic Decathlon Small School 1st place 2006, 2nd place 2007, 2008, Certificate of Recognition for Five Stars in Reading, 2005 |
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Dress code |
No dress code |
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School Mission
- The Avalon School prepares students for college and life in a strong nurturing community that inspires active learning, engaged citizenship, and hope for the future.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- 21-30% of students receive special education services.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: 7, 8
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Independent, student-designed, project-based curriculum supplemented by staff-led special topic seminars
- Community building
- (Middle School) A more structured, developmentally appropriate program for middle school students that prepares them to be independent learners in high school and beyond.
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, soccer and ulitmate frisbee.
- Boys sports: basketball, soccer and ultimate frisbee.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Avalon Theatre group; GSA (Gay Straight Alliance); Technology Committee; Avalon School Circle/Avalon School Congress; Peer Mediation Program and Academic Decathlon.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama, drawing/painting and ceramics.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parents and community members are highly involved in our school. All of the students' independent projects encourage input from the parents at the beginning and end.
Parents offer special-topic classes inside and outside of the school day. Parents have helped organize the school choir and art events, as well as international travel study plans.
Other news or notes
- Avalon School does not have a Principal. We are run by a teacher cooperative, so all staff members are involved in all major decisions about the school. The staff strongly believes in this democratic process, and we consistently model it for the students as well.
| College and Work Preparation |
- 20-39% of graduates go to 2-year colleges.
- 60-79% of graduates go to 4-year colleges.
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| Technology and Facilities |
- 2 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school offers wireless internet (wi-fi) access to students.
- This school was established in 2001.
- Transportation to this school is provided by the school.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: For the Fall of 2009
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: We contract with the Midway YMCA in St. Paul
- Library facilities: We have a student operated library.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Students at this school enroll by choice.
- Less than half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Peer mediation or conflict resolution program;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 81-85% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- This school has an emphasis in: Project Based Learning.
- Regular classroom hours: 9:00 AM to 3:40 PM.
- Accredited by NCA in 2009.
- Principal has been at this school for 0 years.
- Principal has 0 years of experience.
- Foreign language(s) spoken by staff: French, German and Spanish.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 01/15/2009. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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