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Job Opportunities

Great Expectations School is now looking for a Licensed Speech Clinician, 1-2 hours a week; contract position.

Interested applicants, please send cover letter and resume by e-mail to learn@greatexpectationsschool.com., by fax to 218-387-9344, or by mail to Great Expectations School, PO Box 310, Grand Marais, MN 55604.

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An Overview of the School

School Location

A wonderful new building on a wooded lot in Grand Marais, Minnesota, on the north shore of Lake Superior.

550 East 5th St
PO Box 310
Grand Marais, MN 55604
218 387 9322
218 387 9344 fax
learn@GreatExpectationsSchool.com

Enrollment

A cap of 59 for the 2005-2006 school year. K-9

Staff

3 classroom educators, special ed educator, part time director, office administrator, para-professionals, loads of volunteers

Mission

Great Expectations School believes that when fostering a vibrant learning community, everyone learns and everyone teaches. The mission of the school is to develop in each child:

A love of learning
Critical and creative thinking skills
Mastery of the academic building blocks
The ability to nurture family, friends and self
A strong commitment to being a contributing member of a community
Open-heartedness toward others
A passion for life-long learning

Highlights

An EIC school (Environment as an Integrating Context for Learning) ... in other words, we utilize the social and natural community around us a framework for teaching.
Flexible Calendar - 5 learning blocks followed by 3-week breaks throughout the year 2005-2006 school year begins early August
Multi-Age Learning Families: K-2, 3-4, 5-8/9 groupings
Parents as True Partners
Project-based Learning
Personalized learning Plans
Various Forms of Assessments

Everybody learns and everybody teaches.