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A Day in the Big Woods

Submitted by Maggie Kiley on

On Friday our school spent the day in the Big Woods State Park for our 26th Discovery Day.  This traditional day of outdoor learning is one of the highlights of the entire year.  Each year we have a theme, this year was migration, and use it as the springboard for each of the 4 activities the students are involved in during the day.  It is also a day in which we group children in K-5 "families" so that they learn together according to their intellectual development level.  It was a bit

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Nerstrand Elementary School
205 S 2nd Street Nerstrand, MN 55053
507-333-6850 (Office) | 507-333-6870 (Fax)
507-334-5121 (Faribault Transportation)
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Nerstrand Elementary, the little school by the Big Woods, is a public K-5 elementary charter school located in a rural setting near Faribault, Minnesota.

155 students and their teachers join together in multi-age classrooms to discover project-based, hands-on learning that includes environment studies locally at the Big Woods State Park. Students participate in daily music and physical education instruction. Instrumental music lessons and band is offered to all 5th grade students. Students learn and serve through community related opportunities within the school.

We believe all children can and want to learn. Toward that goal, we take the Responsive Classroom approach to creating a safe, challenging, and joyful educational environment. Responsive Classroom seeks to teach students appropriate ways of getting along with each other as members of the community.

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Daily Schedule

  • 8:15 a.m. – First Bell Rings
  • 8:25 a.m. – Warning Bell
  • 8:30 a.m. – Pledge of Allegiance/Classes Begin
  • 2:40 p.m. – Early Bus Bell
  • 2:50 p.m. – Final Dismissal Bell

Early Dismissal Wednesdays occur periodically throughout the year. Please see calendar for specific dates. Dismissal on these days is at 12:40 p.m. and 12:50 p.m.

Morning Supervision begins at 8:00 a.m. Please do not send your children to school before this time.

Nerstrand Elementary School office hours during the school year are 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Regal Eagles After School Child Care is available on all school days except the last day of school. For more information, please click on the Regal Eagles tab.