Northwest Passage High School - Northwest Passage High School

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Experience What
High School Can Be

Never stop exploring who you are, your interests, passions, the world, or where life can lead you.

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Headwaters

The Headwaters cohort for 9th-grade students teaches the skills needed to be successful at project-based learning.

Small class size – 16 students
Small school design – 185 students
Student-centered learning

Project-based learning
College ready curriculum
1 to 1 emerging technology

Competency-based assessments
Field studies & overnight expeditions
Long-term advisory model

Welcome to Northwest Passage High School

Our curriculum combines advisory, inquiry-driven project-based learning, interdisciplinary seminars and overnight expeditions. We strive to teach students to become independent learners with the skills to be successful in the 21st century. Northwest Passage High School, Charter School District 4049, is a tuition-free public charter school open to all students, authorized by University of St. Thomas, located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.

Announcements

Enrollment Information Night

Due to Summer Renovation Projects Info Nights will be held at the Coon Rapids Civic Center 11155 Robinson Dr. Coon Rapids, 55433 Conference Room #5

Wednesday June 18th 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday July 8th 6:00 p.m.

Thursday August 7th 6:00 p.m.

NWPHS now offers On-Line Blended Learning Options

For more information
call 763-862-9223 or email to info@nwphs.org

We designed the Headwaters to help students transition from middle school into high school and to learn how to think and learn in a project-based learning model. It is built on the idea of scaffolded learning situations, exemplary project process modeling, and student risk taking all of which teach life skills needed in the real world.

NWPHS now offers On-Line Blended Learning Options:

Northwest Passage BEYOND

Introducing Northwest Passage BEYOND, an innovative approach to online learning. Northwest Passage High School Northwest Passage Beyond is a Place Based online experiential learning model where the instructor provides synchronistic virtual learning modules from across the country. Students will virtually connect daily with traveling Northwest Passage instructors to learn science, history, english, math and art through the lens of different regions throughout the United States.

Learn about Northwest Passage BEYOND

Advisory

Advisory groups are multi-aged classrooms with a maximum ratio of 16 students to 1 teacher. Students stay with their advisory throughout their academic career.