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Tesseract School

3800 Tesseract Place, Eagan, MN, 55122-0551 -

School Notes Overview:

We, at The Tesseract School, share a commitment to teamwork, a willingness to meet challenges, and a dedication to lifelong learning. Faculty, students, and parents work together to achieve academic excellence, while celebrating individual achievement. The environment is one in which students feel safe, nurtured, and challenged to meet their potential. The Tesseract philosophy embraces the idea that it is important to educate the whole child. Consequently, our curriculum and teaching methods address cognitive development, and learning across disciplines, while attending to student's creative, physical and emotional development. Our curriculum is grounded in the idea that children and people learn by actively constructing knowledge, not by simply acquiring knowledge. We believe that skills have a purpose and, if taught in a meaningful context, are better learned. The Tesseract School embraces the community of learners philosophy. Faculty, students and parents work together to achieve academic excellence, while celebrating individual achievement. The environment is one in which students feel safe, nurtured, and challenged to meet their potential....

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School Overview:

	Tesseract School
School Membership(s)	National Association for the Education of Young Children
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 6
County	Dakota County, MN
Student Body
Total Students	181 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MN) School Avg.
% Students of Color	17%	10%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 78 students
	Kind - 31 students
	Grade 1 - 15 students
	Grade 2 - 17 students
	Grade 3 - 13 students
	Grade 4 - 9 students
	Grade 5 - 9 students
	Grade 6 - 5 students
	Grade 8 - 4 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	13 teachers
	This School	(MN) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:13	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	176 days	172 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

We, at The Tesseract School, share a commitment to teamwork, a willingness to meet challenges, and a dedication to lifelong learning. Faculty, students, and parents work together to achieve academic excellence, while celebrating individual achievement. The environment is one in which students feel safe, nurtured, and challenged to meet their potential. The Tesseract philosophy embraces the idea that it is important to educate the whole child. Consequently, our curriculum and teaching methods address cognitive development, and learning across disciplines, while attending to student's creative, physical and emotional development. Our curriculum is grounded in the idea that children and people learn by actively constructing knowledge, not by simply acquiring knowledge. We believe that skills have a purpose and, if taught in a meaningful context, are better learned. The Tesseract School embraces the community of learners philosophy. Faculty, students and parents work together to achieve academic excellence, while celebrating individual achievement. The environment is one in which students feel safe, nurtured, and challenged to meet their potential.
Profile last updated: 03/10/2007

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (55122)	School Zip (55122)	(MN) State Average
Population (Approximate)	28,019 people	4,915,288 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	51%	25%
Population Average Age	34 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$60,298	$49,130
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.8 rooms	5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	25 years old	43 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	75% / 25%	70% / 30%