Blake School Competitors

🎓 Welcome to District 196, Minnesota’s third-largest school district, which serves 29,000 students in the southeast area of the Twin Cities (Rosemount, Apple Valley, and Eagan). Known for excellence in academics, arts, and athletics, we are committed to developing the whole student. Our dedicated staff and supportive families work together to create infinite possibilities through our schools and community programs.

Gustavus Adolphus College is a church-related, residential liberal arts college firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran heritage. The College offers students of high aspiration and promise a liberal arts education of recognized excellence provided by faculty who embody the highest standards of teaching and scholarship. The Gustavus curriculum is designed to bring students to mastery of a particular area of study within a general framework that is both interdisciplinary and international in perspective. The College strives to balance educational tradition with innovation and to foster the development of values as an integral part of intellectual growth. It seeks to promote the open exchange of ideas and the independent pursuit of learning. The College aspires to be a community of persons from diverse backgrounds who respect and affirm the dignity of all people. It is a community where a mature understanding of the Christian faith and lives of service are nurtured and students are encouraged to work toward a just and peaceful world. The purpose of a Gustavus education is to help its students attain their full potential as persons, to develop in them a capacity and passion for lifelong learning, and to prepare them for fulfilling lives of leadership and service in society. Implicit in this statement of institutional purpose and goals are certain institutional values that guide the Gustavus community. These values are rooted in our distinctive heritage and help to define our community. They also help us to focus on appropriate objectives for our college, guide the selection of priorities among those objectives, and help to shape the strategies we will pursue in the face of various challenges and opportunities. They are Excellence, Service, Justice, Faith, and Community.

At Eden Prairie Schools, we make it our mission to inspire each student so that they may reach their full potential. It’s no secret that Eden Prairie Schools has a well-established history of excellent academics, activities and athletics. Our graduates go on to college and achieve a degree at higher percentages than any other school in the state. This network of outstanding teachers and learners - supported by a community that values education - is what makes this district a leader time and again.