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Loring Nicollet Alternative School is a fully accredited high school for students in grades 9-12 who want something different than a large, traditional public high school. Only fifty students are enrolled at Loring Nicollet at one time, and the average class size is 12-16 students.

Loring Nicollet has the same core curriculum (English, Science, Math, Social Studies, and Electives), credit requirements and graduation requirements as the Minneapolis Public School System. Students who graduate from Loring Nicollet receive a diploma from their home school in the Minneapolis system (e.g. North or Washburn) as well as participate in our own Alternative School graduation celebration. There is no tuition charge for students who attend Loring Nicollet.

Mission
The objective of Loring Nicollet Alternative School is to empower high school students to become more aware of who they are and what they need to reach their goals. The most successful environment for students is one that is safe and one that validates their experiences. The foundation of this environment at Loring Nicollet consists of: respect for individuality, a multi-cultural and gender fair curriculum, an informal atmosphere, participatory democracy, open communication, trust, honesty, values clarification, spiritual growth, self-discipline, the balance between group and individual responsibility, and decision making.

The courses at Loring Nicollet prepare students for post-secondary education by emphasizing the basic skills of reading, writing, speaking articulately, math, and creative problem solving.

Loring Nicollet Alternative School is a program of Loring Nicollet Bethlehem Community Center, a nonprofit multi-service agency serving people with diverse needs located on the south side of the Downtown Minneapolis area.