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Pillsbury College Prep is a coed college preparatory boarding school for grades 6-12. Pillsbury College Prep is dedicated to academic excellence, character development, performing arts, sports and entrepreneurship. Our curriculum is designed to support the talent and ambition of every student. Guided by the vision statement of Pillsbury, "changing the world, one student at a time", Pillsbury College Prep strives to instill ethics, leadership and social responsibility in its students with personal and academic success. Pillsbury College Prep offers course instruction with core technologies that enhance teaching and learning by tailoring the course content to each student's learning needs. Pillsbury College Prep offers opportunitites that accomplish academic and personal success to build self-confidence and well-cultivated talents to help students be well rounded and successful, today and in the future. We inspire students to reach their goals, develop leadership skills, achieve academic excellence, and to be all they are capable of being.
Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Computer Science, English Lang. and Comp, English Lit. and Composition, Environmental Science, European History, History, Physics, Psychology, Statistics, U.S. History, World History
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Club or Organization: Ice Hockey, Technical/Digital Arts
Arts and Music Programs: Instrumental, Music, Musical Theatre, Orchestra Instruments, Visual and Fine Arts
A nationally accredited private school with high academic standards.
Small classroom sizes with online individual instruction and pacing.
Year round boarding school offering an entrepreneurial academic environment in which to thrive both educationally and personally.
English language classes available.
Strategic partnership between Pillsbury and Great Basin College to offer high school students dual enrollment for college credit.
Opportunities for students to excel both academically and in areas of personal interest.
All 120+ College Prep Courses are aligned to national standards.
Our in classroom teachers are highly qualified with masters certifications or above.
One on one student instruction is available as needed for students at Pillsbury College Prep.
Students can stay year round, attend the traditional school year, then attend Camp Pillsbury for the summer or partial summer, or stay for the traditional school year and go home for summers.
Foreign students can qualify for conditional acceptance into Minnesota State University- Mankato and be housed at Pillsbury College Prep for 12-24 months.
Great cultural experience for all students.
Students and instructors come from all over the United States and around the world.
Many of our afterschool activities are accredited for High School elective credits.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS - For a true American cultural experience for one year, international students boarding at Pillsbury College Prep can attend public school for one of their boarding years as allowed by federal regulations and then continue private school at Pillsbury before or after attending public school for one year.
We offer afterschool and weekend activities for beginners, intermediate and advanced skill levels: Music, Visual and Fine Arts, Theatre, Magic, Tech/Digital Arts/Multimedia, Dance, Sports, Role Playing Games, Unicycle, Study Hall, Creative Writing, and the following subjects are available at an additional charge: One-on-one tutoring,Ice Hockey,Ice Skating, Lessons, Figure Skating, Equestrian, (Indoor Arena/Outdoor Arena, weather permitting)
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