Author Archives: lmcanerney

End of Year Picnic & Celebration – 5/23

By lmcanerney | Published: May 22, 2013

It is hard to believe the year is nearly over. Families and students are invited to come celebrate at our end of the year picnic on Thursday, May 23.  We’ll gather at the Como Park Picnic Shelter (off Midway Parkway across from Como Town) about 5 – eat, socialize and be done about 7 pm. [...]

IB Theatre Presentation

By lmcanerney | Published: May 22, 2013

The IB Theater class invites you to a free performance of absurdist plays this Thursday, May 23rd from 6:30-7:30 at the West Campus. The entire IB theater class has been hard at work this semester preparing the plays, and hope to share our work with you. The plays are absurdist plays by Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter. The [...]

GRS Board Nominees

By lmcanerney | Published: May 20, 2013

Each spring, new board members are elected to the GRS Board of Directors.  On June 12, 2013, the new slate of candidates will be elected.  Please review the biographies of the three candidates. Benedict Moudry - current A1 history teacher and Montessori Director - link to biography Katie Toghramadjian – community member - link to Katie Toghramadjian bio [...]

Spring Activities gearing up

By lmcanerney | Published: May 20, 2013

Planning for spring Key Experiences are in full swing.  Spring Intensives for high school students include archeology, book making, wellness & writing, geology & photography of MN, Dakota War investigation and many others. Several of these activities this spring will be off campus during the day; others will have an overnight component.  Please see article [...]

A1 Bike Trip

By lmcanerney | Published: May 19, 2013

For the past 8 years, the spring Key Experience for A1 is a 100 mile bike trip.  This year’s trip will be south. Students leave on Sunday, June 1.  They should  be at GRS at 1 pm along with their lunch and backpack.  The parent/guardian orientation was held earlier in May.  For those who were [...]

2012-2013 Year Book Orders

By lmcanerney | Published: May 14, 2013

This year’s year book has gone to the printer and will be available on June 6. Yearbooks are $30 each.  Orders are now being taken either by using a paper order form available at the front desk or the online order form.

Summer Puppet Show

By lmcanerney | Published: May 13, 2013

Please join us on Wednesday, July 31 at 7 pm for Open Eye Theatre’s presentation of Tucker’s Robot.  We welcome families with children of all ages to join us for this driveway tour.  Bring your blanket or chair and join us for about an hour. Refreshments provided. Tucker’s Robot Tucker is an adventurer with an [...]

Wednesday CAS Activities

By lmcanerney | Published: May 9, 2013

  Wednesday afternoons provide adolescent GRS students with experiences in and around the community.  This past Wednesday, students from A2 ventured to Como Park to do some work outside taking care of the falls around the outdoor classroom.

2013-2014 Calendar

By lmcanerney | Published: April 22, 2013

For those who like to plan ahead, the 2013-2014 Calendar was approved by the GRS Board at the March board meeting.

Great River School wins award

By lmcanerney | Published: April 16, 2013

The Office of the St. Paul Mayor recently recognized 10 individuals and organizations with the 2013 Sustainable Saint Paul Awards.  Great River School was the recipient of the Environmental Education and Awareness Award – recognizing programs and concepts which develop skills and attitudes necessary to understand the inter-relatedness among humans, culture and environment and foster behavior change. [...]