School Year & Activities
KNEEL offers childcare and classes from 6 mos - 8th grade. All children must be registered by filling out the application form.
Classes will begin in September and run through May. Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, beginning promptly at 9:30am for all children. Classes end at 1:10pm.
Students 6 mos - Kindergarten
Nursery: children 6 mos and older (not yet in preschool).
Preschool: potty trained children 3½ years and older. They spend the day in their own self-contained class, with a break for fun time in the gym.
Kindergarten: spends the day in a self-contained class, with a break for fun time in the gym.
Students 1st - 8th Schedule:
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Schedule Time |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th- 8th |
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9:30-9:50 |
Friendship Time | Friendship Time | Friendship Time | Friendship Time | Friendship Time | Friendship Time |
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9:50-10:35 |
Gym 1 (101) | Music (107) | PE (209) | Art (115) | MN History (117) | Science (109) |
|
10:35-11:20 |
Music (107) | Gym 1 (101) | Art (115) | PE (209) | Science (109) | MN History (117) |
|
11:20-11:40 |
Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
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11:40-12:25 |
Geography (101) | Art (115) | Music (107) | Science (109) | PE (209) | Art (117) |
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12:25-1:10 |
Art (115) | Geography (101) | Science (109) | Music (107) | Art (117) | PE (209) |
Activities
Friendship Time: Supervised gym activity and/or social time for kids at each meeting before classes begin.
Field Trips: Scheduled throughout the year, and lots of fun! There is a nominal cost associated with most events. Examples: Orchestra Hall, Ordway, Carlson's Llamas, Gedney Pickle Factory, Bachman's, Lakeville Water Treatment Plant, Mill City Museum, and The Works Museum.
School Pictures: Scheduled in the fall on a Co-op meeting day to make it easy on all.
Christmas Party: Games, treats, and fun to celebrate the birth of our Savior!
KNEEL's Got Talent (Student Interest Day & Demonstration Fair): Held in March during the evening hours to accommodate working parents or grandparents. This is an opportunity for children to display and/or present a hobby, academic project, art work, science or history project, book of stories, models, collections or interests. They will be able to display and explain their exhibit. A great opportunity for the children to get to know each other, and the possibilities are endless!
Yearbook: An annual yearbook is produced which contains school portraits of the students, class photos, casual photos of co-op classes and field trips.
Year-End Picnic: Happening in May, families come to play and fellowship (typically bringing a lunch). Fun!
Book Sale: An opportunity to clear off the bookshelves before restocking for the next school year and find some great bargains to take home!
*Photograph Clause: KNEEL Home Education Association periodically takes pictures of participants in our classes, during special events, and on field trips. Please be aware that these photos may be used in KNEEL’s yearbook, pamphlets, website, or other presentations. If you or your family members do not wish to be photographed or published, you must give us written notice.