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Why Choose STRIVE?
With more choice than ever, parents and students want a school that prioritizes academic excellence and personal growth, but understands the human connection as well. Our dedicated team offers a literacy-based curriculum, personalized instruction, and leadership development, all within a nurturing environment where students thrive and succeed.
New frontiers await.
Let's chart a course together.
Looking for an engaging and comprehensive academic experience for your child? STRIVE offers a dynamic and rigorous curriculum with a strong focus on literacy to ensure every student excels. With a longer school year, extended school day, and strategic schedule, we maximize achievement. Personalized, evolving learning plans cater to individual needs, while diverse extracurricular offerings enrich the educational journey, creating well-rounded, college-prep-ready students.
Leadership, Virtue, & Excellence
Build a Strong Foundation for Success
Our six core pillars support a comprehensive educational experience, fostering academic excellence, personal growth, and community involvement. With a well-rounded approach, we ensure that each student is equipped with the skills and values needed for future success.
Pillar 1:
A Focus on Literacy
Literacy is the cornerstone of all learning. Every STRIVE student enjoys two hours of dedicated literacy instruction daily, plus integrated literacy across all subjects. This approach helps students develop essential reading and writing skills, ensuring they are well-prepared for future success.
Pillar 2:
Leadership Development
We know that leadership and character are as important as academics. Each week, our Leadership Seminar (I STRIVE) helps students learn and practice leadership skills based on our core values: Self-Advocacy, Teamwork, Resilience, Integrity, Virtue, and Excellence. This ensures our students grow into well-rounded and successful individuals.
Pillar 3: Parent & Community Collaboration
Our role is to connect families, the community, and our students. Through meaningful involvement, we include families in their child's learning process. By partnering with key organizations, we offer enrichment opportunities for students and service learning projects to give back to the community, developing regional leadership and strong community ties.
Pillar 4: Rigorous Academics & Personalized Learning
Every student at STRIVE engages in a rigorous college-prep curriculum. We regularly assess each student's progress to create personalized and evolving learning plans. This ensures our teaching methods and goals are tailored to meet each student's unique needs, helping them succeed and grow academically.
Pillar 5: Effective Use of Additional Time
By extending the school day, we give students and teachers more time to maximize learning and help them become college-ready. Our weekday schedule runs from 7:30 to 4:00, with early dismissal at 1:45 on Wednesdays. Our school year is about two weeks longer than MNPS.
Pillar 6: Academic, Enrichment &
Extracurricular Offerings
There's something for everyone at STRIVE! We create more ways for students to get involved. Our extracurricular activities include soccer, basketball, cheerleading, and track and field. We also offer academic and enrichment programs like yearbook club, student council, and various electives such as chess, art, musical theater, sports, and home economics.
We S.T.R.I.V.E. for Excellence
A values-based environment prepares students for life's challenges, fostering resilience, teamwork, and ethical behavior, which are essential for long-term success. We ensure students develop strong character and integrity alongside academic skills. These shared values provide the foundation for the positive, safe, and engaging school culture, climate, and community we are working to cultivate together.
Self Advocacy - Taking charge of personal learning & progress
Teamwork - Supporting & collaborating with peers effectively
Resilience - Overcoming academic & personal challenges persistently
Integrity - Choosing to do the right thing always
Virtue - Representing oneself positively & responsibly
Excellence - Striving for the highest effort & achievement
We Go the Extra Mile With You
STRIVE prioritizes student well-being and family support. Our comprehensive services are designed to meet the needs of every student, ensuring a nurturing and convenient school experience. We're here to support your child's success every step of the way.
Before & After Care
Families are busy, and our students love school life. We extend the love by offering before and after care programs to support working parents and guardians.
Free/Reduced
Price Meals
Healthy minds require healthy bodies. STRIVE provides free meal programs to qualifying families, including breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
Transportation
STRIVE provides bus service from anywhere within our transporation area. Reach out to let us know your address and we'll advise you on availability for your area.