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Established in 1916, Hillcrest serves local, domestic, and international students through classical Christian education, and has over 100 years of experience training students to live lives of eternal significance.
Hillcrest offers Preschool-12th grade schooling, as well as resident housing for 10-12th grade students. Our program strives to build a Christian foundation through learning and growing as believers in Christ.
Our school programs integrate the Bible into every discipline, academic and extra-curricular. This means students learn to live life with Jesus, being challenged to engage every aspect from a Biblical foundation. The classical Christian method inspires learning by utilizing the trivium's three phases of learning (Grammar, Logic & Rhetoric) where students are uniquely trained at their stage of development. Classical education seeks to engage the students minds and train them to think for themselves. Our teachers inspire students to investigate, contemplate, debate and pursue knowledge, encouraging our students to have a lifelong love of learning.
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy accreditations: Minnesota Non-public School Accrediting Association (MNSAA), Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), ACCS, COGNIA
School Motto: Equipping students in a Christ-centered Bible-based environment for lives of eternal significance.
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