2012-2013 School News

News

  • Classic Partnerships

    The school's largest fundraiser, the Blake Classic, needs sponsorship partners for next year's event on March 1. Be part of this important event that supports all Blake students. Explore the sponsorship options today!

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  • Blake Ranked Among Best Private Day Schools in the Nation

    Blake was the only Minnesota school recently named among the best private day schools in the nation by TheBestSchools.org. The ranking is based on academic excellence, diversity of the student body, opportunities to connect with the world and a variety of additional factors such as student satisfaction and quality of faculty and facilities.

  • Host an International Student Next School Year

    Blake's 2013-14 ASSIST Scholars are Omer Akgun from Turkey and Viola Schön of Switzerland. If you are interested in hosting an ASSIST Scholar, please contact Director of International Programs Dion Crushshon at (952) 988-3782 or dcrushshon@blakeschool.org.

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  • Dr. Raymond Yu

    Raymond Yu Named New Lower School Director

    Impressing the search committee with his educational leadership experience, cultural competency and joy in working with young students, Dr. Raymond Yu was recently tapped to be Blake’s next Lower School director.

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  • Student Swap Sparks Honest Talk about Race, Class

    "When students from two vastly different Minneapolis high schools spend time together, will they focus more on their similarities or differences?" Find out in this Star Tribune story about a recent Blake-Patrick Henry High School student exchange.

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  • Tear Down Those Walls

    It's official! The walls are coming down and the transformation has begun on the Upper School’s new Center for Science, Design and Research. Construction progress photos will be posted weekly on Blake's Flickr site. To learn more about the project, read "All Systems Go" in the February Bulletin.

  • Built to Lead: Blake Featured in MN Monthly

    Hear what current and former students have to say about Blake's legacy of building leaders in the Minnesota Monthly article The Blake School Students: Built to Lead (February 2013).

  • The house as it appeared in 1907, when it became the first location for the Blake School for boys

    This Old House Where Blake Began

    By Jan Woolman

    School historian Jan Woolman recently visited the home of the original Blake School for boys. Now a private residence, Woolman says it is still easy to imagine a crowd of boys bursting into the entry hall on school mornings.

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  • Board Approves Center for Science, Design and Research

    The Board of Trustees recently approved plans for a new Center for Science, Design and Research at Blake's Upper School. Construction is scheduled to begin this spring and will be completed by the start of next school year.

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  • Safety, Resilience and More at Blake

    The latest Blake Parent News e-newsletter features articles on safety at Blake by Head of School Anne Stavney, an insight into Gender Studies at the Upper School by Scott Flemming and much more! Check it out here today.