White Bear Lake Area Schools
Leading minds to learning, hearts to compassion,
and lives to community service.
Serving the communities of Birchwood, Gem Lake, Hugo, Lino Lakes, Little Canada,
Maplewood, North Oaks, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake, and White Bear Township.
International experiences
All elementary students have world language experiences in
Spanish or Chinese. Middle school students can take three years
of Chinese, French, German or Spanish. WBLAHS students can
study up to six levels of American Sign Language, Chinese,
French, German and Spanish (high school and CoIlege in the
Schools courses).
The District partners with Hangzhou Foreign Languages School in
China and with schools in France and Germany.
Our students have the opportunity
to take advantage of unique
offerings throughout the district.
Matoska International offers an IB program. Both of the district’s
middle schools are IB world schools.
Stewardship
College & Career
The district has a AA bond rating,
which we have received from
Standard and Poor’s every year the
district has applied since 2010.
The total value of credits earned by WBLAHS
students was more than $2.4 million at U of
M tuition rates last year. The Career Pathways
program also equips students for their future.
Orchestra District-wide
orchestra program for fifth through seventh The district has received excellence
in financial awards for 17
consecutive years.
Gifted
Program The
district’s elementary gifted program offers 4 Stars
graders, with program expansion in future
years.
a continuum of services including primary
challenge, cluster groupings and a school-
within-a-school for the exceptionally gifted.
Partnerships
Students benefit from the District’s educational
collaborations, receiving:
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Award-winning watercolor and drawing
lessons from White Bear Center for the Arts
professional artists
Water safety lessons at the White Bear Lake
Area Schools YMCA Aquatic Center
Piano and string lessons taught by MacPhail
Center for Music teachers
Experiential learning opportunities in
conjunction with Tamarack Nature Center
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Our four-star rated Early Childhood
programs for children birth
through age five are offered at six
convenient locations:
• Normandy Park in WBL
• Tamarack Nature Center in WBT
• Birch Lake Elem in WBL
• Hugo Elem in Hugo
• Otter Lake Elem in WBT
• Vadnais Heights Elem in VH
District
The district’s
student enrollment numbers are
strong, with continued growth
projected in coming years.
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