Diane Blanchette


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Birch Grove Community School kids get a good look at outer space

EXPLORADOME, a traveling planetarium from the Bell Museum in Minneapolis, visited Birch Grove Community School and exhibited the following shows: Saplings (ages 3-5): Observations of the Sky. Kindergarten: Observations of the Sky. First Grade: Observations of the Sky. Second Grade: Zoom! From the Earth to the Edge of the Universe. Third Grade: Zoom! From the Earth to the Edge of... READ MORE >

Kindergarten Round Up Day at Birch Grove is April 9

Children who are eligible to enter kindergarten next year (must be 5 by September 1) are invited to spend the morning at Birch Grove with Ms. Knottski’s class being a “Big Kid”! Your child will get the kindergarten experience doing special projects and activities planned just for this day. Children may ride the bus to school, or you can bring... READ MORE >

Team philosophy combats budget cuts

Declining enrollment, cutbacks, holdbacks, and concern for the future of education is something that Birch Grove Community School has in common with our county’s traditional district, ISD 166. I understand and appreciate the tough decisions that Superintendent Schwarz and the school board members have to make, as we too, are in the same position. As a charter school, we receive... READ MORE >

It takes a village?

Creating Birch Grove Community School was a community effort. Thanks to the Birch Grove Foundation, established in 1985, and countless other individuals and organizations, this community now has a school that educates youth from preschool to grade five. Birch Grove Community School is now in its sixth year of successful operation. In 2006, the township of Tofte purchased the Birch... READ MORE >