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Our School

Lighthouse School is a free public school for gifted and advanced learners in grades 2-12.

Located on the Spring Lake Park High School campus, Lighthouse welcomes families from across the north metro and Twin Cities. Through personalized, inquiry-based learning, students explore interests, think deeply and build real-world skills as they access advanced classes, including high school and college-level courses, in a supportive community.

Students explore topics they care about through personalized, inquiry-based learning. Skilled facilitators guide each learner as they ask questions, investigate ideas and create meaningful projects. Students challenge themselves with advanced coursework, including high school and college-level learning while building the academic, career and life skills they need for whatever comes next.

Students learn in a community that understands and celebrates the unique strengths, interests and characteristics of gifted learners.  

Students:

  • More than 70 students grades 2-12. 

  • Engagement in all the academic and career and life competencies with flexibility in pace

  • Support for the unique attitudes, emotions and tendencies of gifted learners

Students work in a shared study space

 

Special Times:

  • Field trips and occasional extended learning days send students out into the community for learning that can't be done easily at school.

  • Students spend time each day with multiage peers doing work at a similar level and interest.

  • The Lighthouse Talent show, curriculum experiences, and events supported by an active parent community bring families into Lighthouse to engage with each other and the learning community.

Lighthouse students attend a field trip at the Pavek Museum about communications

 

Students learning together around a table and laughing