WE OFFER: All-day Kindergarten • High Five • Arts for Academic Achievement • Band • Choir • Talent Development and Gifted Education • English Learner (EL) Program: Somali, Spanish • Parent-involved Leadership • Parent-Teacher Organization • Special Education • Visual Arts • Vocal Music • Arabic Language • Community Partnerships

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

• Children's Theater Company Neighborhood Bridges program culminates in the students performing on the Children's Theater stage
• Core Knowledge sequence of study continued in all grade levels
• Seven-year collaboration with the Bakken Museum to develop and strengthen the science unit on magnetism and electricity
• Specialists in Art, Media/Technology, Physical Education, and Vocal Music
• Family-focused evening activities to nurture parental involvement and community building
• Interactive white boards, document cameras, digital projectors, and Internet access in every classroom
• Student performance opportunities: drama, showcase assemblies, art extravaganza, science fair, spelling bee
• Talent development within the framework of a gifted education model
• Staff trained by Minneapolis Institute of Arts in Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)
• Quality Performance Award recipient
• Minnesota Academic Excellence Award for Community Partnerships

EXTENDED-DAY ACTIVITIES: Minneapolis Kids Childcare, Academics, Reading and Math support, Spanish (fee based), computer classes that use Study Island, Lego Robotics, student leadership, kids in the kitchen, and a number of other community education classes.

PATHWAY: Ramsey Middle