Independent School District 196

Highland Elementary School, located in Apple Valley, Minn., offers education to students in grades kindergarten through five. Its curriculum includes subjects, such as media, physical education, technology, English, mathematics, science, special education, and fine and language arts. In addition, it offers training classes in reading, writing and spelling. The school provides a wide variety of sports activities that include basketball, football, wrestling, softball, golf, cross country, soccer, tennis and track. The extracurricular activities provided by the school include picnic, field trips, party celebrations, art shows, story telling, music and band. Highland Elementary School is a part of the Independent School District No. 196.

Sky Oaks Elementary School is operated by the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. It offers classes from grades kindergarten through six, and is located in Burnsville, Minn. The school s curriculum includes physical education, mathematics, music, arts, special education, reading, science and English as a second language. Its English as a second language program provides educational opportunities in the four modalities of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Sky Oaks Elementary School has various clubs and organizations, such as chess club and student council. The school additionally offers meal services to students. Its media center has more than 16,000 print materials.

HistoryChristian Heritage Academy was founded in 1986 by a group of committed Christian parents from seven area churches. They desired a school that offered a well-rounded educational program of academic excellence integrated with quality Bible training and Christian influence that would help build Christ-like character in its students. Today CHA continues to be an inter-denominational, independent, non profit school that integrates faith and learning with service and responsibility.SpecialtiesIt is the vision of Christian Heritage Academy that our students will have a firm faith and personal identity in Jesus Christ as the foundation of all knowledge, wisdom, and goodness. Life as a student will also be characterized by thoughtful inquiry guided by Biblical principles, and will exhibit Christ-like integrity, respectful relationships, and joyful service. The mission for our school is clear and resolute: Christian Heritage Academy exists to educate children with excellent academics that place Christ at the beginning and end of all knowledge and to lead children into lives guided by Christ-centered values and respectful relationships. Working together with families, we support and nurture each child to become a responsive disciple of Jesus Christ in order to be His salt and light in the world.