Agamim Classical Academy
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About
Languages spoken by school staff
English, Spanish, Hebrew
Extra programming
Agamim Academy offers the following extracurriculars: Art, Cross Country, Running Club, Girls Volleyball, Girls Dance Team, Basketball, Soccer, Flag Football, & Chess.
Extracurriculars Offered:
Sports, Theater, Visual Arts Clubs
Uniforms
Students who attend Agamim Classical Academy are required to wear uniforms.
How to enroll
To enroll, contact Suzanne Fenske at (952) 856-2531 or sfenske@agamim.org.
Students at this school
Teachers at this school
Average student to teacher ratio
Academics
92%
Academic programming
Agamim’s classical approach to teaching is based on ancient Western & Eastern ideas that focus on educating a child’s mind & heart to help them: grow as a person, serve others, & help advance their nation. Agamim puts together this classical approach with 7 academic subjects designed to challenge students, build their intelligence, & create a free-thinking & empathetic person. Students also study classical languages, like Latin, Greek, & Hebrew, as these languages come from the 3 ancient civilizations that helped shape the philosophy, government, education, & morals of the United States. At Agamim, teachers take these classical ideas & bring them to life in a culture of warmth, love, wholesomeness, & excellence for every student, staff member, & family. The school believes that a classical education is a gift to use on behalf of themselves & others wherever they may go.
Academic Programs Offered:
Advanced Instruction, Arts Focused Programming, Language Immersion, Personalized Learning
Special education programming
Special education at Agamim works to make sure that each student learns–intellectually & morally–at the highest level. They prioritize an inclusive learning environment in which students are with their homeroom classmates & teachers as much as possible. This approach makes sure that all teachers in the special & general education spaces know each of their students well as learners & as growing young people with skills, passions, knowledge, insight, & agency. Inclusion in a classical education program improves the work of all special services programming, as classical education is challenging, important, & inspiring by design.
Agamim helps all students succeed in different models—full inclusion in the homeroom with supports, co-teaching in the homeroom setting, partial day pull-out services, one-on-one & room-based supports, & more. Agamim teachers work together closely to make sure their special education programming is truly specialized/personalized, culturally responsive, & dedicated to advancement for all.
English language learner programming
Agamim students come from all over the world, & Agamim families speak over 20 different languages at home. 50% of their students also have at least 1 immigrant parent, & 100% have chosen Agamim for their children’s learning, safety, & care. Agamim’s cultural, racial, linguistic, & ethnic diversity makes their school stronger & proves that classical education’s focus on intellectual, moral, & civic excellence is global. The school is driven to provide an academic program & school environment that is assets-focused, culturally responsive, knowledge-intensive, & language rich. Multilingual scholars at Agamim think & communicate in powerful ways when they can use their home language, background knowledge, interests, experience, & perspective. This helps Agamim’s multilingual students learn through 1-on-1, small group, & classroom instruction
Proficiency
5 out of 10 students are performing math at grade level
5 out of 10 students read at grade level
Progress
6 out of 10 students are progressing to graduate on grade-level in math
7 out of 10 students are progressing to graduate on grade-level in reading
Climate
59%
School values
For Agamim, building character is equally important as a student’s learning in the classroom.. Each day, students study the 5 classical virtues of fortitude, gratitude, joyfulness, temperance, & wisdom. They believe that with practice, these virtues can become habits.
At Agamim, teachers & parents encourage students to achieve excellence. Agamim students learn the tools they will use for the rest of their lives to help them look for truth, beauty, & goodness when they’re entering new situations & learning new things. The strength of the classical approach is that it gives students & teachers a simple & thorough process for lifelong learning & deep self-assessment. Classically trained thinkers have strong minds & strong hearts. They are ready for leadership, scholarship, & citizenship.
Agamim is proud to work with families to help students grow as students & as people, teaching America’s founding values of E pluribus unum–from the many, one.
Discipline Policy
At Agamim, truth, beauty, goodness, & meaningful connection–in combination–are the standard for how students work & interact with each other. These standards of excellence grow incredible fruit when followed: safety, love, learning, wholesomeness, conscientiousness, & lasting friendship. Discipline is at the core of classical learning. Students cannot grow their hearts & minds without the habit of self-discipline nor without the discipline of a caring & wise mentor who sees a better future for them. Agamim has a classical vision of excellence along with an educational discipline policy to assist when scholars make mistakes in judgment, kindness, or wisdom. The school must hold this standard with support from scholars & families to keep the fruits of excellence growing & available for each person in the school.
Teacher retention
Attendance
Discipline
Equity
51%
Equity vision
Agamim students come to school from over 25 Metro cities & from all over the world. The school is rich in diversity. A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, & personalization is at the heart of the school’s design. It is their mission: Each Agamim scholar deserves a high-quality classical education that advances their minds, hearts, & capacity to benefit themselves & those around them. Their learning is made better by a focus on truth, beauty, & goodness together, as this is what Agamin knows helps humans do well at a person-to-person level. Classical education at Agamim is just & uplifting, inclusive & loving, humble & learning. Their American public school students, staff, & families expect the blessings of liberty & justice for themselves & others, & they are advancing the nation one loved, strong, & powerful student at a time.
