Holy Family Academy

Located in Golden Valley, Minn., Good Shepherd School is a Catholic institution that serves children in kindergarten through sixth grade. It is comprised of more than 300 students, over 30 full time teachers and support staff members. The school focuses on moral, intellectual, emotional, social and physical growth of children. Good Shepherd School conducts classes in a range of subjects that include religion, reading, math, social studies, science, world languages, music and physical education. It operates a library media center that offers a collection of books on various topics and provides a range of databases, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, online resources and reference materials to students. The school administers various sports and extra curricular activities, such as football, volleyball, golf, basketball, softball, baseball and cross-country. Good Shepherd School maintains chess and reading clubs and girl and boy scouts.

Carondelet Catholic School offers educational instruction to students in grades kindergarten through eight. The school offers a traditional curriculum and enrolls more than 400 students. Its classes for grades kindergarten through five are self-contained, with specialized instruction in Spanish, music, physical education and art. The middle school program is departmentalized, with specialized teachers in each curriculum area. Its program of study includes religion, mathematics, communication arts, science, social studies, Spanish, music, art and physical education. The school s Orff music program combines group singing with group instrumentation on xylophones, glockenspiels and other Orff instruments. It offers Internet access and a fully equipped computer laboratory for student instruction and use for classroom projects. The school also organizes various extracurricular activities, such as service projects, retreats, beginning band, concert band, jazz band, chess club and science fairs. Carondelet Catholic School is located in Minneapolis.