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River's Edge Academy Our Vision: River's Edge Academy educates students to become environmentally responsible, socially conscious, and scholastically prepared for college and active community life. Our School: * is a free, public, charter high school * provides a small, personalized environment (max. 300 students) * offers grades 9-10 in 2008 (expanding 1 grade each in 2009 and 2010) * located close to the Mississippi River in St. Paul, MN; site yet to be determined * is Dept. of Education approved and meets MN state standards Our Students: * connect to the community * become global citizens * demonstrate critical thinking skills * become stewards for the Mississippi River system * are representative of the area's diversity Our Approach to Learning: * is active, hands-on learning * is relevant, inquiry-based projects * relies on discovery and challenge * is interdisciplinary * is collaborative * promotes character development * includes reading and writing embedded in all classes |
RIVER'S EDGE ACADEMY |
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Meghan Cavalier- Director/Principal mcavalier@riversedg eacademy.org 651-324-6183 |
Learn more about charter schools in Minnesota at www.mncharterschools.org Discover more about Expeditionary Learning Schools at www.elschools.org/ |
Ken Hanson - Board Chair khanson@riversedg eacademy.org (651) 231-0231 |
Our sponsor - Audubon Center of the North Woods www.audubon-center.org |
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Come ride the Mississippi with us! Sunday, May 18, 6:30 - 8 p.m. on the Magnolia Blossom leaving from Watergate Marina, 2500 Crosby Farm Road, St. Paul 55108. Free to the first 20 ninth and tenth-graders with families. Call to reserve space at 612-284-4264 and sample River's Edge! Directions and map below. |
Hot news! River's Edge Academy is excited to announce that we have found a location. REA will open in the fall at One West Water Street. The building is on the Mississippi at the foot of the Wabasha Bridge. |