Providence academy
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Providence Academy is a private
, co-ed, Catholic
college-preparatory school (PreK-12) at 15100 Schmidt Lake Road, Plymouth, Minnesota
. Providence's motto, "Faith, Knowledge, Virtue", is a guide and benchmark at the Academy. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
.
Providence Academy is fully accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
. Providence Academy is one of only eight schools nationwide to be named a Top 50 Catholic High School for the past five consecutive years by the Catholic High School Honor Roll.
Providence Academy maintains an open enrollment policy and seeks to include diversity in its mission statement as well as its atmosphere.
"It maintains the healthiest balance of the arts, athletics, and academics of any school in the country," says Steven Arthur Hornig.
Over the summer of 2006 Providence completed construction on its Upper School wing. This project added substantial classroom and functional space including a new Media Center, Biology Lab, Engineering and CAD Labs, two additional full size gyms and much more.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, co-ed, Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
college-preparatory school (PreK-12) at 15100 Schmidt Lake Road, Plymouth, Minnesota
Plymouth, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 65,894 people, 24,820 households, and 17,647 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,002.0 persons per square mile . There were 25,258 housing units at an average density of 767.4 per square mile...
. Providence's motto, "Faith, Knowledge, Virtue", is a guide and benchmark at the Academy. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is led by the prelature of an archbishop which administers the archdiocese from the cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis...
.
Providence Academy is fully accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation...
. Providence Academy is one of only eight schools nationwide to be named a Top 50 Catholic High School for the past five consecutive years by the Catholic High School Honor Roll.
Providence Academy maintains an open enrollment policy and seeks to include diversity in its mission statement as well as its atmosphere.
"It maintains the healthiest balance of the arts, athletics, and academics of any school in the country," says Steven Arthur Hornig.
Over the summer of 2006 Providence completed construction on its Upper School wing. This project added substantial classroom and functional space including a new Media Center, Biology Lab, Engineering and CAD Labs, two additional full size gyms and much more.