Knowledge

Arcadia Charter School

Source 📝

386: 22: 345: 452: 760:
The greenhouse has been operating for 10 years and began as student led project. It is run through a 3 quarter long seminar that includes growing seedlings, writing a newsletter, and operating the greenhouse. During the expansion of the school in 2019, the Arcadia greenhouse was temporarily removed.
330:
During 2010-2011 the school expanded off its south side adding a science room (the Goodall Room) and an art room (the Tesla Room). A student-lead project installed solar panels on the building helping to reduce Arcadia's energy bill. In 2018 a student lead Eagle Scout Service Project built a picnic
523:
Today, Arcadia has 4 advisories. The high school advisories, Blue Advisory and Red Advisory, and the middle school advisories, Purple Advisory and Green Advisory. These act as a "homeroom" for students. High school students receive a desk in their advisory that they may decorate and use as their
315:
A community group that included Jim Blaha, Winona Estes, Maryrose Gondeck, Keith Johnson, Leisa Irwin, Paula Manor, Anne Mikkelson and Griff Wigley founded Northfield School of Arts and Technology in 2001, with the purpose of creating a project-based learning environment similar to
667:, students must complete a Junior Project, where they will learn how to look for a residence, how to create a budget, and how credit and a credit score works. This is Arcadia's solution to the lack of necessary life skills taught in school. 331:
shelter in Arcadia's backyard which is now used for lunch and as a studying area. In 2019 the school completed a large renovation expanding off the south side of the building and renovating the old building to create three new classrooms.
769:
Indeed, Artech also has a team focused solely on reducing the school's impact on the environment, lowering energy bills, and reducing the trash coming from the school. Some ideas they have for accomplishing these tasks are installing a
327:
In July 2012 ARTech Charter School changed its name to Arcadia Charter School to emphasize its focus on all project learning not just project learning in the arts and sciences.
466: 133: 564:
High school students are required to have 23 credits in order to graduate. Students must do at least 1 credit of projects to graduate as well. Required credits include
675: 744:
Artech is on a team called Minnesota Schools Cutting Carbon, which is a team of 100 different schools in Minnesota reducing as much energy as possible in 3 years.
913: 1208: 527:
Middle school students receive a locker that they may decorate. They share tables with their fellow middle school students to work on projects and homework.
674:, students are required to complete a large project. This is called the Senior Project. It may be on any subject. This project is completed by the 958: 1126: 830: 1223: 470: 172: 1228: 1233: 1218: 86: 58: 752:
During the summer of 2008, Artech installed a 2.8 Kilowatt solar panel system, and has since seen a decrease in electrical bills.
407: 358: 39: 65: 1203: 889: 636:
Students can get these credits through required classes, elective classes (non-required classes) or independent projects.
1143: 951: 72: 1023: 986: 631: 510: 492: 433: 372: 212: 105: 415: 54: 782:
Arcadia Charter School currently holds roughly 120 students and 93.3% of whom are white. 22% of students are on a
474: 1213: 1080: 1033: 978: 944: 411: 43: 165: 364: 1121: 1063: 803: 79: 396: 400: 32: 875: 461:
may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience
1068: 288: 967: 592: 296: 153: 321: 8: 681:
Arcadia has a 6-day schedule, with 6 periods every day. Breakfast and Lunch is offered.
709:
Arcadia Charter School is currently directed (a "director" is similar to a traditional
671: 317: 890:"Northfield School of Arts and Technology - Prospective Students - Student Population" 783: 1101: 1096: 1028: 710: 893: 1151: 695: 540: 292: 215: 1197: 1038: 552: 187: 174: 473:
any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against
771: 761:
In 2023, the greenhouse was relocated to the north side of the property.
664: 580: 546: 936: 929: 530:
Middle School students are required to take "CORE" classes that include
272: 1002: 604: 586: 568: 970: 616: 598: 853: 385: 21: 574: 558: 610: 764: 701:
The first school board meeting occurred on October 25, 2001.
831:"Northfield School of Art and Technology gets a name change" 804:"Northfield Planning Commission : Resolution #2002-011" 1181: 1175: 1169: 774:, taking out light fixtures, and collecting runoff water. 622: 534: 299:, United States. The school has previously been known as 132: 639:
Some required high school classes at Arcadia include
301:
South-Eastern Minnesota School of Arts and Technology
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 829: 524:personal space to work on homework and projects. 1195: 876:"School Board Members | Arcadia Charter School" 1127:Howard V. and Edna H. Hong Kierkegaard Library 952: 1209:Educational institutions established in 2001 414:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 373:Learn how and when to remove these messages 959: 945: 120:Public charter school in the United States 966: 511:Learn how and when to remove this message 493:Learn how and when to remove this message 434:Learn how and when to remove this message 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 305:Northfield School of Arts and Technology 1196: 940: 777: 273:https://www.arcadiacharterschool.org/ 445: 412:adding citations to reliable sources 379: 338: 44:adding citations to reliable sources 15: 1144:The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid 739: 13: 1224:Public middle schools in Minnesota 1024:Carleton College Cowling Arboretum 827: 14: 1245: 1229:Schools in Rice County, Minnesota 921: 765:Sustainable energy ("green") team 354:This section has multiple issues. 1234:2001 establishments in Minnesota 1219:Public high schools in Minnesota 450: 384: 343: 131: 20: 747: 704: 689: 362:or discuss these issues on the 31:needs additional citations for 1081:Prairie Creek Community School 1034:Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park 907: 882: 868: 846: 821: 796: 627:• .25 credit of Arts Analysis 1: 789: 755: 720:Timothy Goodwin (2004 – 2008) 694:The school is an independent 684: 334: 1204:Charter schools in Minnesota 735:Laura Stelter (2019–present) 698:, governed by a board of 9. 475:Knowledge's inclusion policy 7: 808:Weblink.ci.northfiled.mn.us 729:Patrick Exner (2015 – 2016) 726:Ryan Krominga (2011 – 2015) 10: 1250: 732:Barb Wornson (2016 - 2019) 310: 1162: 1135: 1122:Northfield Public Library 1114: 1089: 1064:Northfield Public Schools 1054: 1047: 1016: 995: 977: 723:Simon Tyler (2008 – 2011) 717:Leisa Irwin (2003 – 2004) 283:(formally referred to as 268: 260: 252: 244: 236: 221: 208: 203: 164: 151: 147: 142: 130: 125: 856:. Arcadia Charter School 854:"Arcadia Charter School" 55:"Arcadia Charter School" 676:Senior Appreciation Day 1076:Arcadia Charter School 1069:Northfield High School 651:• Intro to Literature 281:Arcadia Charter School 188:44.439583°N 93.18500°W 137:Arcadia Charter School 126:Arcadia Charter School 1214:Northfield, Minnesota 297:Northfield, Minnesota 285:ARTech Charter School 154:Northfield, Minnesota 1007:formerly Malt-O-Meal 713:) by Laura Stelter. 648:• Basic Composition 408:improve this section 193:44.439583; -93.18500 40:improve this article 896:on October 13, 2006 307:from 2003 to 2012. 303:prior to 2003, and 184: /  778:Student population 630:• 7.25 credits of 318:New Country School 1191: 1190: 1110: 1109: 834:. Northfield News 828:Roorda, Allison. 784:special education 521: 520: 513: 503: 502: 495: 444: 443: 436: 377: 278: 277: 116: 115: 108: 90: 1241: 1102:St. Olaf College 1097:Carleton College 1052: 1051: 1029:Mill Towns Trail 961: 954: 947: 938: 937: 933: 932: 930:Official website 915: 911: 905: 904: 902: 901: 892:. Archived from 886: 880: 879: 872: 866: 865: 863: 861: 850: 844: 843: 841: 839: 833: 825: 819: 818: 816: 814: 800: 740:Renewable energy 657:• World History 615:• .25 credit of 591:• .75 credit of 516: 509: 498: 491: 487: 484: 478: 454: 453: 446: 439: 432: 428: 425: 419: 388: 380: 369: 347: 346: 339: 232: 230: 199: 198: 196: 195: 194: 189: 185: 182: 181: 180: 177: 135: 123: 122: 111: 104: 100: 97: 91: 89: 48: 24: 16: 1249: 1248: 1244: 1243: 1242: 1240: 1239: 1238: 1194: 1193: 1192: 1187: 1158: 1152:The Long Riders 1131: 1106: 1085: 1056: 1043: 1012: 991: 973: 965: 928: 927: 924: 919: 918: 912: 908: 899: 897: 888: 887: 883: 874: 873: 869: 859: 857: 852: 851: 847: 837: 835: 826: 822: 812: 810: 802: 801: 797: 792: 780: 767: 758: 750: 742: 707: 696:school district 692: 687: 660:• Intro to Art 654:• U.S. History 621:• 2 credits of 609:• .5 credit of 603:• .5 credit of 597:• .5 credit of 579:• 3 credits of 573:• 2 credits of 567:• 2 credits of 517: 506: 505: 504: 499: 488: 482: 479: 465:Please help by 464: 455: 451: 440: 429: 423: 420: 405: 389: 348: 344: 337: 313: 228: 226: 192: 190: 186: 183: 178: 175: 173: 171: 170: 160: 157: 156: 138: 121: 112: 101: 95: 92: 49: 47: 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 1247: 1237: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1221: 1216: 1211: 1206: 1189: 1188: 1186: 1185: 1179: 1173: 1166: 1164: 1163:Radio stations 1160: 1159: 1157: 1156: 1148: 1139: 1137: 1133: 1132: 1130: 1129: 1124: 1118: 1116: 1112: 1111: 1108: 1107: 1105: 1104: 1099: 1093: 1091: 1090:Post-secondary 1087: 1086: 1084: 1083: 1078: 1073: 1072: 1071: 1060: 1058: 1049: 1045: 1044: 1042: 1041: 1036: 1031: 1026: 1020: 1018: 1014: 1013: 1011: 1010: 1009: 1008: 999: 997: 993: 992: 990: 989: 983: 981: 975: 974: 964: 963: 956: 949: 941: 935: 934: 923: 922:External links 920: 917: 916: 906: 881: 867: 845: 820: 794: 793: 791: 788: 779: 776: 766: 763: 757: 754: 749: 746: 741: 738: 737: 736: 733: 730: 727: 724: 721: 718: 706: 703: 691: 688: 686: 683: 585:• 1 credit of 541:Social studies 519: 518: 501: 500: 458: 456: 449: 442: 441: 392: 390: 383: 378: 352: 351: 349: 342: 336: 333: 312: 309: 293:charter school 276: 275: 270: 266: 265: 262: 258: 257: 254: 250: 249: 246: 242: 241: 238: 234: 233: 223: 219: 218: 210: 206: 205: 201: 200: 168: 162: 161: 158: 152: 149: 148: 145: 144: 140: 139: 136: 128: 127: 119: 114: 113: 28: 26: 19: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1246: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1222: 1220: 1217: 1215: 1212: 1210: 1207: 1205: 1202: 1201: 1199: 1183: 1180: 1177: 1174: 1171: 1168: 1167: 1165: 1161: 1154: 1153: 1149: 1146: 1145: 1141: 1140: 1138: 1134: 1128: 1125: 1123: 1120: 1119: 1117: 1113: 1103: 1100: 1098: 1095: 1094: 1092: 1088: 1082: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1070: 1067: 1066: 1065: 1062: 1061: 1059: 1053: 1050: 1046: 1040: 1039:Ames Mill Dam 1037: 1035: 1032: 1030: 1027: 1025: 1022: 1021: 1019: 1015: 1006: 1005: 1004: 1001: 1000: 998: 994: 988: 985: 984: 982: 980: 976: 972: 969: 962: 957: 955: 950: 948: 943: 942: 939: 931: 926: 925: 914: 910: 895: 891: 885: 877: 871: 855: 849: 832: 824: 809: 805: 799: 795: 787: 785: 775: 773: 762: 753: 745: 734: 731: 728: 725: 722: 719: 716: 715: 714: 712: 702: 699: 697: 682: 679: 677: 673: 668: 666: 661: 658: 655: 652: 649: 646: 643: 640: 637: 634: 633: 628: 625: 624: 619: 618: 613: 612: 607: 606: 601: 600: 595: 594: 593:World History 589: 588: 583: 582: 577: 576: 571: 570: 565: 562: 560: 555: 554: 549: 548: 543: 542: 537: 536: 531: 528: 525: 515: 512: 497: 494: 486: 483:December 2019 476: 472: 468: 462: 459:This article 457: 448: 447: 438: 435: 427: 424:December 2019 417: 413: 409: 403: 402: 398: 393:This section 391: 387: 382: 381: 376: 374: 367: 366: 361: 360: 355: 350: 341: 340: 332: 328: 325: 323: 319: 308: 306: 302: 298: 294: 291:6–12th grade 290: 289:project-based 286: 282: 274: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 240:Laura Stelter 239: 235: 224: 220: 217: 214: 211: 207: 202: 197: 169: 167: 163: 159:United States 155: 150: 146: 141: 134: 129: 124: 118: 110: 107: 99: 96:November 2016 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: 60: 57: –  56: 52: 51:Find sources: 45: 41: 35: 34: 29:This article 27: 23: 18: 17: 1150: 1142: 1075: 909: 898:. Retrieved 894:the original 884: 870: 858:. Retrieved 848: 838:November 17, 836:. Retrieved 823: 813:November 17, 811:. Retrieved 807: 798: 781: 772:Wind turbine 768: 759: 751: 748:Solar panels 743: 708: 705:Directorship 700: 693: 690:School board 680: 669: 662: 659: 656: 653: 650: 647: 645:• Algebra 2 644: 641: 638: 635: 629: 626: 620: 614: 608: 602: 596: 590: 584: 578: 572: 566: 563: 556: 550: 544: 538: 532: 529: 526: 522: 507: 489: 480: 467:spinning off 460: 430: 421: 406:Please help 394: 370: 363: 357: 356:Please help 353: 329: 326: 314: 304: 300: 284: 280: 279: 176:44°26′22.5″N 117: 102: 93: 83: 76: 69: 62: 50: 38:Please help 33:verification 30: 1055:Primary and 968:Northfield, 642:• Geometry 295:located in 222:Established 204:Information 191: / 166:Coordinates 1198:Categories 1115:Literature 1017:Recreation 1003:MOM Brands 900:2005-11-27 790:References 756:Greenhouse 685:Governance 672:12th grade 665:11th Grade 605:Government 587:US History 569:literature 471:relocating 359:improve it 335:Curriculum 261:Enrollment 66:newspapers 1184:(1080 AM) 1178:(88.1 FM) 1172:(89.3 FM) 1057:secondary 1048:Education 971:Minnesota 860:March 15, 786:program. 711:principal 617:Geography 599:Economics 395:does not 365:talk page 322:Henderson 179:93°11′6″W 996:Industry 632:Elective 553:Language 237:Director 143:Location 987:History 575:writing 559:Science 416:removed 401:sources 311:History 287:) is a 269:Website 245:Faculty 227: ( 216:Charter 80:scholar 1155:(1980) 1147:(1972) 979:Topics 611:Civics 253:Grades 213:Public 82:  75:  68:  61:  53:  248:17.29 87:JSTOR 73:books 1182:KYMN 1176:KRLX 1170:KCMP 1136:Film 862:2019 840:2016 815:2016 581:Math 547:Math 399:any 397:cite 256:6–12 229:2001 225:2001 209:Type 59:news 670:In 663:In 623:Art 535:Art 469:or 410:by 320:in 264:120 42:by 1200:: 806:. 678:. 561:. 557:• 551:• 545:• 539:• 533:• 368:. 324:. 960:e 953:t 946:v 903:. 878:. 864:. 842:. 817:. 514:) 508:( 496:) 490:( 485:) 481:( 477:. 463:. 437:) 431:( 426:) 422:( 418:. 404:. 375:) 371:( 231:) 109:) 103:( 98:) 94:( 84:· 77:· 70:· 63:· 36:.

Index


verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Arcadia Charter School"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message

Northfield, Minnesota
Coordinates
44°26′22.5″N 93°11′6″W / 44.439583°N 93.18500°W / 44.439583; -93.18500
Public
Charter
https://www.arcadiacharterschool.org/
project-based
charter school
Northfield, Minnesota
New Country School
Henderson
improve it
talk page
Learn how and when to remove these messages

cite
sources
improve this section

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.