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Welcome to Open School: One school for your whole family!
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Open School, the original and only K-12 small school community in the district, has been nurturing self-directed learners for 35 years. Our students are celebrated and respected for their individuality, and take an active role in their education by participating in the direction of our school. With 400 students (K-12), every Open School student is a known and valued part of our family-like community. Welcome to Open School!



Open School News
Interim -- the world is our classroom
What's interim? Check it out...

98 percent of Open School seniors are college bound!

Open Schoolers Pack 47,000 meals for Kids Against Hunger!
Worldwide, more than 40,000 children die from hunger, malnutrition and related diseases each day.  Read on to learn how Open School students are involved in work to make that grim statistic a thing of the past

Open Schoolers "Peace Jam" with Desmond Tutu
Peace Jam, a weekend-long conference inspires the next generation of peacemakers.

More Summer camp opportunities...
The Minnesota Rowing Foundation and the University of Minnesota are co-hosting summer rowing camps. 

Kids Against Hunger -- help us out!
Every hour of every day, 12 children per minute die of starvation or malnutrition-related diseases.  Every Open School student will pitch in to help on May 16th, by packaging food with Kids Against Hunger.

Regional History Day results
All Open School students who participated in the regional history day at St. Paul College got an honorable mention for their project or were selected as finalists and are going to state...

More great free summer camps for SPPS kids!
Read about three exciting summer camp opportunities...

Plan your amazing summer today!
This summer, give yourself a chance to explore new interests, learn new skills and have fun by taking an amazing class, workshop job or internship...

March and April newsletters now online
Read about upcoming events at our school and more...

February Open School Newsletter is online
Read about upcoming events at our school and more...

Festival of Heritage is Feb. 21st
Come to a fun-filled evening that celebrates our many cultures!

Homecoming -- a huge success!
Read on for details about our recent Homecoming celebration, including interesting facts about the school's past...

Lego League team advances to state competition!
Open School's Lego League competed on Saturday at the First Lego League
regional tournement. Read on for a report from Hans Ott...

Open School featured in Carleton College Alumni Magazine
Open School is discussed as an innovative small learning community in the Carleton Voice, Carleton College's alumni news magazine.

Open School's Fraquetball featured in Pioneer Press
The buzz is building about Fraquetball, the innovative Open School sport, created by a group of students in 2003.  This January 13, 2007, article also showcases Open's self-directed, creative atmosphere.



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CONTACT US:
St. Paul Open School
90 Western Ave. South
St. Paul, MN 55102

Phone: 651-293-8670
Fax: 651-293-5308

Open School's New Online Arts Magazine:
Mentos and Diet Coke Explosion

Open School staff, students and family members:
Submit visual art, stories, poems, music and video here!



TOUR OUR SCHOOL!
Group tours
take place every
Wednesday at 10:00 a.m & Thursday at 1:00 p.m.,
and last about 30 minutes.  We're happy to schedule a tour at other times too.

To reserve your place for a tour, call 651-293-8670.

 
Open School 90 Western Ave. S., St. Paul, MN 55102 phone 651-293-8670 / fax 651-293-5308 Nurturing self-directed learners for more than 35 years