Nova Classical Academy

Welcome to Nova!

The on-time Enrollment Season for the 2012–2013 school year runs from November 1 through February 24, 2012.

Applying | Enrollment Events | Lower Campus Tours | Shadow Days/Tours

Nova Classical Academy is currently a K–11 school. The Lower Campus, at 1668 Montreal Avenue, St. Paul, houses grades K–5, and the Upper Campus, at 426 Osceola Avenue, St. Paul, houses grades 6–11. We are excited to announce that we are adding grade 12 in the fall of 2012 and plan to move into a new K–12 facility next fall.

Applying

Applying for grades K–12 is the first step in the enrollment process. All on-time applications will be included in our lottery for open spots for the 2012–2013 school year.

• November 1, 2011—Applications available on the web and at the school.
• February 24, 2012—Application deadline by 4 PM in the school offices.

Lower Campus Tours

Lower Campus School Day Tours will be provided beginning in mid-March for parents whose children have been offered a place at Nova in Kindergarten through grade 5 for 2012–13, as well as to the first five applicants on the waiting list following the enrollment lottery in early March 2012.  Prospective parents participate in a staff/parent-led information session and tour that concludes with a 15-minute classroom observation. Lower Campus tours will be offered on Wednesday mornings from 9:15–10:15 a.m.

Upper Campus Shadow Days/Tours

Student Shadow Days will be offered to prospective students for grades 6–12 during Enrollment Season through May 2012. Shadow Days will take place on most Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students will be hosted by a current Nova student (8:30 a.m.–3:50 p.m.) and will experience the classroom and life at Nova firsthand. Shadow Days will be hosted on the following days:

Parent Tours are hosted simultaneous to Student Shadow Days (8:45 a.m.–9:30 a.m.). Please email Linda LaFrombois to schedule an Upper Campus Student Shadow Day for your child and/or a Parent Tour: llafrombois@novaclassical.org.

Enrollment Events

• Lower Campus School Showcase—Sat., Jan. 28—9:30–11:00 a.m. (Parents only, please.)
• Upper Campus School Showcase—Sun., Jan. 29—1:00–2:30 p.m. (Students are welcome.)

School Showcases are offered for families of prospective K–12 families. Lower Campus Showcases (K–5) are parent-only events held at the Lower Campus. Upper Campus Showcases (6–12) are parent/student events held at the Upper Campus. At the School Showcases you will have the opportunity to hear an overview of Nova Classical Academy and an introduction to our classical curriculum, as well as meet administrators, faculty, students, and parents. You will also learn the steps in our enrollment process and have an opportunity to tour the school. There is no need to register for the School Showcase events.

Nova Classical Academy seeks to enroll a diverse and representative student body, welcoming applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender, special needs, or English as a second language status.

Nova Classical Academy has contracted with a licensed Director of Special Education and has contracted for such services as are determined necessary for its students.

For more details on enrollment policies and procedures, please visit the Application and Enrollment Materials page.

For directions to Nova, please click here.

If you have enrollment questions, please email Linda LaFrombois or call her at 651.209.6320, ext. 103.