Who We Are
High expectations.
High achievement for all.
No excuses.
Welcome to Lighthouse School in Spring Lake Park! We provide an enriched learning environment that matches the needs of self-directed, gifted and insatiable learners ages 6-18.
School for the Highly Gifted
Lighthouse School provides an enriched environment for gifted and insatiable learners ages 6-18.
Our Students
Lighthouse students are self-directed, insatiable learners with curious minds, who are driven to make meaning of their world.
A Typical Lighthouse Day
Because Lighthouse School is designed differently than similar schools, the “typical” day is often different for each student.
Opportunities through SLPHS
Lighthouse School partners with Spring Lake Park High School to offer students a variety of honors, Advanced Placement and college readiness courses.
Inquiry-Based, Complex Learning
Learning at Lighthouse School is inquiry-based and self-directed under the guidance of our nurturing staff, who provide high expectations, choice and challenge.
Innovative and Personalized Learning
Each student at Lighthouse School is known by name, strength, interest and need, leading to personalized student work and learning experiences.
Panther Pride
Amazing things are happening every day at Lighthouse School – learn more about our Lighthouse stories and voices.
Why I’m #SLPPantherProud
Hear from our staff, students and community about the amazing things that are happening at Lighthouse School every day.
![Patty Jansen giving a high five to a student]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1532446107/springlakeparkschoolsorg/nnq6e5fducccxwd84iae/pattysquare.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1532446107/springlakeparkschoolsorg/nnq6e5fducccxwd84iae/pattysquare.png","width":300}])
Special Education teacher, Lighthouse and SLPHS
As a special education teacher, I feel I get the opportunity to know students and their families very well. I get to work with most students one-on-one and really get to personalize their learning.
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Parent, Lighthouse
The opportunity for the kids to go take high school classes and that flexibility to move back and forth between the high school and Lighthouse is pretty special.
![Kevin Berdine]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1532447036/springlakeparkschoolsorg/htthynp4owedj831vbio/Kevin-Berdine.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1532447036/springlakeparkschoolsorg/htthynp4owedj831vbio/Kevin-Berdine.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1532447036/springlakeparkschoolsorg/htthynp4owedj831vbio/Kevin-Berdine.jpg","width":600}])
Lead Teacher, Lighthouse
Advisors and teacher facilitators here, we’re not direct instructing, we are facilitators of learning and we’re really trying to highlight the things they’re good at.
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Student, Lighthouse
The teachers here know how to inspire us to be curious.
![Lori Magstadt]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1532447211/springlakeparkschoolsorg/rlcf8takhbd3jgv1ls6u/Lori-Magstadt.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1532447211/springlakeparkschoolsorg/rlcf8takhbd3jgv1ls6u/Lori-Magstadt.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1532447211/springlakeparkschoolsorg/rlcf8takhbd3jgv1ls6u/Lori-Magstadt.jpg","width":600}])
Parent, Lighthouse
Lighthouse is about meeting their needs, which happens to be very different than other kids.
News
In Other News…
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Hunger Impact Partners, a non-profit organization with the Minnesota Department of Education that promotes free healthy summer meals for kids across the state, is encouraging students and families to download the Summer Eats Minnesota mobile app.
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Spring Lake Park Schools and the National Sports Center (NSC) will be installing artificial turf on the two soccer fields near Centerview, south of 105th and east of Davenport. This is a cooperative project with NSC that will benefit our entire district and community.
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Spring Lake Park Schools held its annual retirement reception on May 21 to honor and recognize the 11 staff members who retired during the 2018-2019 school year or are retiring at the end of the school year.
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Panther student-athletes Anneka Clark, Jaxon Fenn, Mason Johnson, Makenna Leik, Natalie Nusbaum, Derek Sonmore and Lauren Woodford participated in Signing Day on Wednesday, May 15 and committed to play their sport at the collegiate level.
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Spring Lake Park Schools uses Infinite Campus Parent Portal to provide online access to secure and timely information about class schedules, attendance, report cards and transcripts. On Sunday, June 30, 2019 the Campus Portal app will be removed and replaced with two mobile apps: Campus Parent and Campus Student.
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The Spring Lake Park School Board held a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 14
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