Minnesota’s Saint John’s Prep School invites Lankans

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The US Minnesota-based Saint John’s Prep School is inviting Sri Lankan students to benefit from its world class education.

The school is located within the 2,700 acres of woods and lakes of St. John's University's campus in central Minnesota.

It has recently been named an International Baccalaureate Candidate School, which means that the incoming 9th grade class will be the first class to participate in the IB diploma programme. Course offerings include Advanced Placement (AP) courses in the sciences, world languages, English, and social studies, in addition to the college courses at the College of Saint Benedict/St. John’s University—such as Calculus 1 & 2, Physics, Psychology and more. World language offerings include German, Chinese and Spanish, and we emphasise the arts with courses in drama, vocal and instrumental music, drawing, photography, ceramics, painting and media arts.

Its graduates matriculate into U.S. colleges and universities at a rate of over 98% every year, including such prestigious institutions as Harvard University, Columbia University, and Dartmouth College. Scholarships for USA said that with a dedicated staff of college counsellors, Lankan children will get the individualised attention they deserve as they search for the college that best fits their interests and skills.