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Excellence in Education
Excellence in Education Education
Did You Know?
Sauk Centre has everything you need in education, from preschool to post-secondary options. Students have a wide variety of athletic and non-athletic extracurricular activities sponsored by the school system as well as a variety of learning opportunities with the community education program.
LEARNING TREE
Child Development Center
Sauk Centre Public Schools District 743, Enrollment & Facilities
http://www.isd743.org The public school system is a network of modern facilities and has an approximate enrollment of 1,000 students all on one campus.
Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE)/School Readiness Preschool Programs
http://www.isd743.org These programs began in 1977 and are part of the Sauk Centre School District. ECFE is currently housed in the Public Elementary School. ECFE off ers parent-child programs for parents and their children ages 2-5. The School Readiness Program is open to children ages 3, 4 and 5 years old not attending kindergarten.
Punkins and Monkeys preschool
http://www.facebook.com/ punkinsandmonkeys This Christian-based preschool is a parent cooperative and is located in Holy Family School.
INFANT • TODDLER PRE-SCHOOL • SCHOOL-AGE FOR MORE INFORMATION 320-351-8733 320351 8733
1168 Main Street South 1168 Main Street South Sauk Centre, MN 56378
Tina Dingmann & Kayla Petermeier, Owners
Holy Family School
http://www.holyfamilysc.org/ Sauk Centre is home to Holy Family School, an excellent, fully-accredited parochial school for kindergarten through sixth grade. At over 250 students, it is one of the largest Catholic schools in the area.
Quality Education
A Community Commitment
Arts
Students have a wide variety of non-athletic extracurricular activities sponsored by the school system. Programs include drama/ theater productions, band, choir and many other clubs and organizations.
Academics
The school has state-of-the-art computer labs, and a district-wide network system makes each classroom fully interactive with each other as well as with the media centers and off ices. For students in K-12 requiring special education, Sauk Centre Public Schools off er challenging learning experiences and one-onone counseling through various programs. Sauk Centre has an active community education program, with learning opportunities for all ages. Sauk Centre Public Schools have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as being among the best schools in Minnesota for preparing its students for college, the military and for work.
Colleges & Universities
Sauk Centre is centrally located, with numerous colleges within a 50-mile radius, including St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud Technical College, College of St. Benedict, St. John’s University, Alexandria Technical College, University of Minnesota-Morris and Ridgewater College, among others.
PUNKINS AND MONKEYS PRESCHOOL
Athletics
Sauk Centre has a strong tradition of excellence in athletics. There are many opportunities available to both boys and girls who are interested in athletics. There are programs available in many activities from elementary through senior high.
We are a non-profit, Christian based preschool program that has been providing quality education to preschoolers across the community for over 30 years.
Students will explore academics through hands-on activities that we believe will provide interesting and meaningful learning.
The program provides free transportation, small class sizes, and structured learning guided by licensed teachers.
