Magnet Schools - Welcome

Dear Families,

We are excited to offer school choice options to students and families in the Osseo School District and surrounding communities. We bring to you the outstanding educational programs you expect from District 279 and more: we now have magnet schools.

Our teams have researched the opportunities magnet schools bring and have created the landscape of this exciting learning environment. Magnet schools focus on specific curriculum and instructional methods. Birch Grove School for the Arts provides artistic opportunities for their students, while Weaver Lake emphasizes science, math and technology. North View and Park Center's IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) Grades 6-10 aims to help students develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills they need to participate actively and responsibility in a changing and increasingly global environment.

The challenge to educators today is to develop critical and creative thinkers. Our staff embraces the magnet concepts as a proven method to prepare students for our global environment. The themes provide a focus, make us unique, and build a commonality within each building.

We see this as an excellent opportunity to offer choices to our families. We welcome you to stop in and see our transforming schools. Open houses and other events showcase our programs. We look forward to showing you our schools.

Sincerely,

For more information, email Kathy Pyka or call 763.585.7364