Living - Education
River Falls Public and Private Schools K-12
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Elementary Schools
Greenwood,
Rocky Branch, Westside
Schools and the Public Montessori Academy (K-5)
The school district’s elementary program provides students with a variety of
classroom arrangements for success including self-contained classrooms,
multi-age classrooms (two or more grades), and continuous enrollment (students
stay with one teacher for two years). The board of education has made a
commitment to small class size and students enjoy an average class size of 23
students at the elementary level.
The Public Montessori was established in 2005 . It utilizes the Montessori philosophy, curriculum and materials.
The Montessori approach to education embraces individualized instruction for
children, a structured curriculum and a prepared environment using specialized
Montessori teaching materials.
Greenwood
Elementary School, 418 N. 8th St., 425-1810
Westside
Elementary School, 1007 W. Pine St., 425-1815
Rocky
Branch Elementary School, 1415 Bartosh Lane, 425-1819
Public Montessori Academy, 211 N. Freemont St., 425-7645 ext: 2001
Meyer
Middle School (6-8)
230 N. Ninth Street, 425-1820
Middle
school students are at the crossroads of their development. They are social by nature and are trying to form their identities and
establish a sense of belonging and affiliation with their peers.Meyer
Middle School students are active learners and together in a “house” or a
“block” of classrooms to facilitate common planning of curriculum. Teachers can share information about effective ways of working with
individual students and monitor the overall success of each student. The goal is to make sure that each student in the ‘house’ is known as
an individual and fins a “home base” where the need to belong to a group and
be accepted is assured.
 River
Falls High School (9-12)
818 Cemetery Road, 425-1830
The River Fall
High School is a 270,000 sq. ft. facility with a room for up to 1,200
students.Students enter
the ninth grade with many of their core literacy skills in place. They are now
ready to develop a graduation plan and focus on their future career, educational
plans, and areas of interest. Although these students still have much to learn,
the emphasis for high school students is on self-directed learning. Classes are organized in a block schedule each semester, allowing students to
concentrate on four courses each semester. Students at River Falls High School
may also attend the University of Wisconsin-River Falls for advanced study.
Students attend a focus group each day to meet with a teacher advocate,
participate in student activities, receive extra help from a classroom teacher
or meet other students in an informal setting.
The Renaissance School (9-12) 211 N. Fremont St., 425-7687
The Renaissance School is a chartered
alternative school that is designed to provide access to the school district's
vision statement for those students who have not found success in mainstream
education. Students are afforded the opportunity to recognize and remediate
their weaknesses in a non-threatening environment, while appreciating and
maximizing their strengths. Charter status allows the school
to be flexible in terms of its calendar, hours of operation, classes offered, and
credentials of teachers and mentors.The rich diversity of the
community of River Falls is their classroom and the citizens, employers,
university, and technical school faculty are their mentors and teachers.Mentoring-Apprenticeships are an
important, required element of the Renaissance School program.
Private Schools
St. Bridgets School (Preschool - 8) 135
E. Division St., 425-1872.
St. Bridget Parish School was established in 1951. All of its teachers are
licensed and the school was accredited by WNSAA in 1994. The curriculum includes
reading, mathematics, health, science, social studies, environmental studies,
physical education, art and music, as well as religious instruction. Electives
such as 3-year Spanish, band, and ceramics are offered for Junior High students
in grades 6, 7, and 8.The school offers a preschool program and a full-day, every-day kindergarten
program, which has proven very popular.
Good
Shepherd Christian Academy
(K-12) 896 Hwy. 65N, 425-0211
Good Shepherd Christian Academy was established in 1981. (Abundant Life Church,
inter-denominational/charismatic). Its curriculum includes classes in the
Bible, math, science, reading, spelling, grammar, geography, history, physical
education, family living, French, Spanish, anatomy, algebra, advanced math, band
instruction, chemistry, physics, biology, computer science, accounting, graphic
arts, music, drama, desktop publishing, environmental science, and community
service.Extracurricular activities include athletics, choir, band,
drama club and yearbook. The school belongs to the Christian Athletic League,
and teams compete against other Christian schools
in basketball, golf, volleyball, soccer, softball, and track.The school is a member of the Association of Christian
Schools International and Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship. It is
up for accreditation by the International Christian Accrediting Association.
Heartland
Montessori School
(Preschool - 6) N8226 945th St. (South Wasson Lane), 426-0350
Heartland is an A.M.I. accredited school. Enrollment is for children 2 years, 9
months to 12 years old. The mission of Heartland Community Montessori School is to
provide an excellent Montessori environment in which to celebrate and foster
each child's natural love of learning.We
are guided in our pedagogy by the principles of Association Montessori
International.Heartland is a
collaborative, working community of families and staff, and teachers and parents
commit us to cooperative governance. As
we value diversity, financial accessibility is an important consideration in our
visioning and decision-making process. |
