Cannon River STEM School is a K-8 public charter school in Faribault, Minnesota, with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and math.
We have two openings in 2nd grade for the 2009-2010 school year, and there are short waiting lists for other grades. Click here to apply.
The school will open in September 2009 for the 2009-2010 school year with classes for grades K-6. Grades 7 and 8 will be added sequentially in 2010 and 2011. Enrollment applications for the 2009-2010 school year are now available. Click here to find out more. As a publicly-funded charter school, Cannon River STEM School does not charge tuition.
Our Mission is to foster each student’s innate curiosity and joy of discovery. We prepare students who are well educated, socially aware, scientifically literate, respectful, and responsible citizens in the global community. We achieve this by combining student-centered, collaborative and experiential instructional methods with exceptional parental and community involvement, and by using the environment as an integrating context.
CRSS does not discriminate against any student based on “race,” color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, religion or creed, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, disability, intellectual ability, prior measures of achievement of aptitude, athletic ability, or for any other basis that would be unlawful for a public or charter school. This initiative is funded in part with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding. CFDA 84.282A, Charter Schools Program.
