Chesterton Academy

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Chesterton Academy
Address
Chesterton Academy
1320 Mainstreet

, ,
55343

United States
Coordinates 44°54′25″N93°19′46″W / 44.90694°N 93.32944°W / 44.90694; -93.32944
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
MottoCultura vitae
(The culture of life)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established2008
CEEB code 240-262
Faculty15
Grades 912
Enrollment125 (2015)
Student to teacher ratio8:1
Color(s)Navy Blue and Gold
  
Website www.chestertonacademy.org

Chesterton Academy is a private, co-ed, Catholic secondary school in Hopkins, Minnesota, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

Launched in the fall of 2008 by Dale Ahlquist and Tom Bengtson, the school is centered on G. K. Chesterton’s ideas of integrated learning. In addition to its classical curriculum, it offers summer school programs, options for home-schooled students, and adult enrichment classes. [1]

Chesterton Academy has been recognized as one of the "Top 50 Catholic High Schools for excellence in Catholic identity, academics and civics education" by the Cardinal Newman Society. [2]

Chesterton Academy has several campuses around the United States. Besides Hopkins, there is one in Saint Paul, [3] Omaha, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Buffalo, New York. [4] There is also a campus in Italy.

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References

  1. About | Chesterton Academy
  2. Nation’s Top 50 Catholic High Schools Announced Archived October 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Chesterton Academy students begin studies at new St. Paul campus - TheCatholicSpirit.com". TheCatholicSpirit.com. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  4. "Home". Chesterton Academy of Buffalo. Retrieved 2016-02-29.

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