Saint Paul Public Schools Choice Catalog

Magnet and Citywide Option Schools
  • Aerospace (2)
  • Creative Arts (3)
  • French Language Immersion (1)
  • Global Studies (2)
  • International Baccalaureate PYP (1)
  • Montessori (3)
  • Museum Magnet (1)
  • Open Program (1)
  • Spanish Language Immersion (2)
  • University Collaborative (1)
  • American Indian Magnet (1)
  • Environmental Focus (1)
  • Gifted and Talented (1)
  • Humanities (1)
  • Mathematics (1)
  • Multi-age program (5)
  • Music (1)
  • Science (2)
  • Technology (2)
  • World Cultures (2)
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    Adams Spanish Immersion Magnet  K-6   --  Adams Spanish Immersion is a K-6 elementary school that educates Spanish dominant, English dominant, and bilingual speakers. Adams challenges students by using language-centered, immersion instruction in all subject areas.
    American Indian Magnet  preK-6   --  The American Indian Magnet School builds an active community of learners through a focus on core values including respect, gratitude, humility, cooperation and environmental responsibility. Teachers work together to use the best educational methods to help all students achieve and perform at high levels.
    Battle Creek Environmental Magnet  K-6   --  The wooded hills, trails and wetlands of Battle Creek Regional Park provide a unique opportunity for the K-6th grade students of Battle Creek Environmental Magnet to learn firsthand about Minnesota’s many natural resources. As the first school of its kind in the state, Battle Creek Environmental Magnet has developed a rigorous, standards-based curriculum emphasizing hands-on learning with a focus on environmental science topics. The peaceful forest and groomed trails of the park are used by students for a variety of learning activities ranging from pond studies to cross-country skiing.
    Benjamin E. Mays International Magnet School (International Baccalaureate/Primary Years Programme)  K-6   --  At Benjamin E. Mays International Magnet School, your child's "future begins with us!"  We are proud to be an authorized International Baccalaureate/Primary Years Programme.  This authorization recognizes us as a "World School," which aims to develop international-minded students who are inquirers, knowledgeable, and caring.  The IB/PYP also strives to help students to become sensitive to the points of view of people around the world. 

    Capitol Hill Gifted and Talented Magnet  1-8   --  Capitol Hill Magnet School is a full-time academically gifted and talented program for students in grades 1-8. Students experience a challenging academic program designed to develop skills in critical and creative thinking. Acceleration (fast-paced learning) combined with complex content allow for in-depth study.
    Cherokee Heights West Side School of Excellence  preK-6   --  Cherokee Heights Elementary enriches each student and embraces the many cultures of St. Paul. Students are nurtured and challenged intellectually, emotionally and physically in our pre-kindergarten through 6th grade program. Teachers work in teams with an emphasis on Writer's Workshop, Reader's Workshop and Everyday Math. These academic programs are based on the Project for Academic Excellence (PAE) model, which focuses on meeting high standards in literacy and math. Teachers also integrate technology throughout the curriculum.
    Cleveland School - Aerospace Program  5-8   --  Cleveland School provides a small school atmosphere with big school opportunities.  Cleveland is part of the Achievement Plus initiative, a public-private partnership that raises student achievement by focusing on three major efforts: academics, extended learning, and learning supports for students and families. Beginning in fall 2008, Cleveland will be home to the district's only junior-high-level aerospace program, a continuation of the popular and successful aerospace program at Farnsworth Elementary.
    Crossroads Montessori Citywide Option  preK-6   --  Crossroads Montessori features an individualized approach to education.  Students learn how to become self-directed learners and independent thinkers. Precisely designed Montessori materials help students learn and lead to deeper understandings of concepts in all subject areas. Multi-age classrooms promote collaboration and a family-like atmosphere.

    Crossroads Science Citywide Option  preK-6   --  Crossroads students are engaged in an “inquiry” approach to learning concepts through hands-on investigations.  Students take part in choosing how they best learn content.  Across disciplines, students are encouraged to ask questions, build investigations and demonstrate learning to peers.
    EXPO for Excellence Magnet  preK-6   --  EXPO Magnet School engages students in an active and rigorous curriculum to prepare them for the 21st century.  Through language, science, arts, life skills, and community learning projects, we provide each learner with child-centered educational opportunities in a multi-age environment.
    Farnsworth Aerospace Magnet  preK-8   --  Farnsworth is a NASA Explorer School, and our aerospace focus captures children’s interest in space and aviation to help them learn in all subject areas, including science, math, technology, history, geography and reading. The range of lessons involving aerospace spans all grade levels and student abilities.    

    Four Seasons A+ Elementary- Citywide Option  preK-6   --  Four Seasons A+ Elementary was Saint Paul’s first year-round school. The school’s academic program is based on the A+ Model, in which teachers teach and students learn by using arts-integrated instruction. This approach uses creative, hands-on experiences in music, dance, drama and visual arts to help students connect the arts to other subjects and to allow them to demonstrate what they are learning in multiple ways.
    Franklin Music Magnet  K-6   --  Franklin Music Magnet Elementary offers all students the opportunity to explore and experience music in addition to providing a strong academic environment. About 90 percent of the students at Franklin take music lessons during the school day on instruments provided by the school.
    Frost Lake Magnet School of Technology and Global Studies  K-6   --  Frost Lake Magnet School prepares its students to live in and contribute to today’s global world. Teachers use a variety of teaching strategies to maximize student achievement, self-esteem, and higher order thinking skills.
    Galtier Science and Mathematics Technology Magnet  preK-6   --  At Galtier Magnet School the academic program focuses on developing excellent mathematicians and scientists skilled in using technology as a key learning tool. Students learn critical-thinking skills through hands-on learning activities.
    Hancock-Hamline University Collaborative Magnet  K-6   --  Hancock/Hamline University Collaborative Magnet School believes the path to college begins in kindergarten. Each grade level, paired with a different Hamline University department, ensures elementary students a variety of university experiences. In addition, Hancock students benefit from help provided by Hand-in Hand mentors, America Reads and America Counts tutors, student teachers, and guest speakers.
    Highland Park Elementary Citywide Option  K-6   --  Highland Park Elementary is an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Program (PYP). At the heart of PYP is a commitment to structured inquiry as a vehicle for learning.
    J. J. Hill Montessori Magnet  preK-6   --  J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet currently serves over 450 students using an individualized learning approach in a collaborative environment, in accordance with Maria Montessori's educational philosophy. Students develop creative, critical and higher order thinking skills, and problem-solving strategies. Students learn in non-competitive, multi-grade classrooms using precisely designed Montessori learning materials.
    Jackson Preparatory Magnet  preK-6   --  Jackson Magnet School prepares students to be critical, creative, constructive and compassionate thinkers. Students from any home in Saint Paul can attend Jackson. The school’s core belief is that children come first.
    L’Etoile du Nord - French Immersion Citywide Option  K-6   --  One of the most precious and useful gifts parents can give to their child is a second  language. L’Etoile du Nord French Immersion School, Saint Paul Public School’s first and only French immersion school, helps kindergarten through sixth-grade students learn both English and French in a warm and welcoming environment.
    Linwood A+ Elementary  K-8   --  Arts plus academics equal success at Linwood A+ Elementary School. The program at Linwood is based on the A+ Model, which features daily arts instruction in music, visual art, drama and dance. Students demonstrate their learning through the arts.
    Longfellow Humanities Magnet  preK-6   --  Longfellow is a quality school, with a well-established history of providing a world-class education through the study of humanities. Longfellow teachers use a humanities-based framework that incorporates world cultures and the American experience.
    Maxfield Magnet School of Academic Excellence  preK-6   --  Maxfield Magnet School is a vibrant learning environment that offers a world of opportunities academically and socially. Located in the Midway/Frogtown area, Maxfield Magnet School serves learners in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. The school offers a unique educational experience which combines best practices in academics with a focus on the urban learner.
    Mississippi Creative Arts Magnet  K-6   --  Mississippi Creative Arts Magnet is one of the first and finest creative arts elementary schools in Saint Paul. The school is known for its emphasis on the arts combined with a strong academic core.
    Museum Magnet  preK-6   --  Museum Magnet School, a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, provides an exciting environment for student learning. The museum model approach to learning provides opportunities for students to participate in hands-on, interactive activities that involve exploring, experimenting, explaining and exhibiting their projects.
    Nokomis Montessori Magnet  preK-6   --  Students at Nokomis Montessori Magnet, serving the East Side of Saint Paul, learn in multi-age classrooms. The school emphasizes the Montessori method and blends in components of Reader’s Workshop and Writer’s Workshop. Students learn in a non-competitive environment and use special Montessori materials that help them understand concepts and skills.
    Open School- Magnet  K-12   --  Open School's progressive programs are rooted in  the tenets of open and constructivist education and self-directed learning. The district's only K-12 school, Open's academic program is designed for self-motivated and independent learners who want a family-like environment.
    Riverview West Side School of Excellence  K-6   --  All educational activities at Riverview West Side School of Excellence are designed for K-6 students around the Success For All reading curriculum and MathWings math curriculum.  The Dual Immersion, currently a K-1 program, will become a K-2 program in 2006-2007 and will eventually expand to K-6 by adding one grade per year.
    Roosevelt West Side School of Excellence  K-6   --  Roosevelt Elementary Magnet, a K-6 school, concentrates on the core instructional areas of reading, writing, mathematics and science. Roosevelt provides a quality, caring environment for its entire student population using the Responsive Classroom™ model. Roosevelt’s mission is that all students will read at or above grade level by the end of third grade.
    Webster Magnet  K - 6   --  Webster Magnet Elementary is a school on the rise, changing to meet the needs of our students. We are bolstering our academic program, restructuring enrichment classes, and implementing Responsive Classroom to build communities of learners.  Our school offers all-day kindergarten, a Gifted/Talented program, Student Leadership, after-school programs, and the largest elementary library in Saint Paul.  Join us on a journey to higher academic achievement for all students!
    Wellstone, Paul and Sheila Elementary  pre-K - 6   --  Wellstone Elementary serves 4-year-old through grade 6 students and is located in the heart of Saint Paul on the downtown waterfront.  Students benefit from a close connection with the downtown community as well as local museums and arts organizations.  At Wellstone Elementary, families have the option of choosing between Spanish Dual Immersion programming for their child or a traditional setting with instruction provided entirely in English.
    World Cultures Magnet  preK-6   --  The Mission of World Cultures is to prepare children to be confident and productive global citizens. The academic program emphasizes understanding of the world through the integration of culture study and curriculum.