Boarding & Day School in Minnesota

Saint John's Preparatory School:
Saint John's Preparatory School is a Benedictine, co-educational, boarding and day college preparatory school for students in grades 6-12, with boarding options beginning in the 9th grade. Saint John's Prep is conveniently located 10 minutes west of St. Cloud within the 2,700 acres of woods and lakes of Saint John's University's campus in Collegeville, Stearns County, central Minnesota.

Co-ed Day & Boarding Programs for 6-12th Grade Students:

Academics:
We provide a college-preparatory curriculum for students, empowering them to become inquiring learners, appreciative of their heritage, responsive to the challenges of the future, and committed to preserving and advancing our knowledge, culture and democratic freedoms.

Our challenging curriculum with Middle and High School Programs consists of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, Advanced Placement Courses and College Preparation Courses for PSAT, ACT and SAT.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program:
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is an optional two-year program of rigorous learning during a student's junior and senior years. Students study in six academic areas: Language; Second Language; Mathematics; Science; Individuals and Society; and the Arts.

In addition, the programme has three core requirements that are included to broaden the educational experience and challenge students to apply their knowledge and understanding. The extended essay is a requirement for students to engage in independent research through an in-depth study of a question relating to one of the subjects they are studying.

Theory of knowledge is a course designed to encourage each student to reflect on the nature of knowledge by critically examining different ways of knowing (perception, emotion, language and reason) and different kinds of knowledge (scientific, artistic, mathematical and historical).

Creativity, action, service requires that students actively learn from the experience of doing real tasks beyond the classroom. Students can combine all three components or do activities related to each one of them separately. Students take examinations at the end of their senior year. Based on their scores, students may receive an IB diploma.

College Preparation Courses:
During their junior and senior years students take intensive prep courses for:
- PSAT testing
- ACT/SAT testing

Advanced Placement Courses:
We offer a wide range of AP courses in all subject areas.

Fine Arts:
The Fine Arts Division is a vital component of the curriculum at Saint John’s Preparatory School. Courses offer an arts experience that is both sensitive to students’ needs as well as appreciative of their cultures.

Music, theatre and visual and performance arts are recognized as fundamental elements of a Benedictine education because they encourage students to integrate aesthetic values with other important value systems within a comprehensive and interconnected context.

Competitive Athletics:
- Soccer, Football, Girls' Swimming, Girls' Gymnastics, Cross Country Running, Basketball, Hockey, Nordic Skiing, Track and Field, Baseball, Softball and Tennis.

Intramural Athletics:
- Indoor Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, Biking, Racquetball, Rock Climbing, Swimming, Walking, Cross-Country Skiing, Weight Lifting, Downhill Skiing, Volleyball and Snowboarding.

Recreational Facilities:
- Fitness center, swimming pools, basketball/volleyball courts, racquetball courts, indoor climbing wall, indoor track and indoor/outdoor tennis courts.

The Melk Study Abroad Program:
The Melk Program is a unique study abroad program in Austria. Saint John's offers a yearlong travel / study option at the 900-year-old Benedictine Abbey of Melk in Melk, Austria. Melk is located on the Danube River about one hour west of Vienna by train. This program features a full academic curriculum enriched by travel throughout Austria and in other countries in Europe.

English as a Second Language Program:
We also offer an ESL Program for international students.