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Ella Baker Global Studies and Humanities School

About Our School
Ella Baker (formerly Jefferson)
 
Ella Baker Global Studies and Humanities Magnet fosters advocacy for self and others, problem solving, and critical and creative thinking through a global lens.  
 
In the heart of Uptown Minneapolis, surrounded by rich cultural opportunities, Ella Baker Global Studies and Humanities Magnet School welcomes students from around the city. Ella Baker is guided by the core principles of positive identity development, culturally responsive curriculum and instruction, community service opportunities, and global competency. Students will be challenged to explore and examine the past, present and future through a critical and global lens. The school’s academic and social emotional learning approach will lead students through a broader understanding of themselves, their community and the world. The global studies and humanities magnet school model promotes service learning, intergenerational collaboration and student-led inquiry and discovery.
 

 

Grades
Pre-K-8
Hours
7:30 a.m. - 2:10 p.m.
Principal
Holly Kleppe
Phone
612-668-2720
Pathway
Why Families Choose Us
WE OFFER: 
  • Global studies and humanities focus
  • Diverse student body
  • Intergenerational learning opportunities
  • Self-awareness and positive identity development
  • Experiential and service learning
  • Student advocacy and empowerment
  • Inquiry based learning experiences
  • Explicit social and emotional learning
  • Special education Citywide developmental cognitive disabilities (DCD) programming
  • After-school activities

SPECIAL EDUCATION SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING:

  • DCD (Developmental Cognitive Disabilities)
Student Snapshot
  • 4% Native American
  • 10% White American
  • 46% African American
  • 3% Asian American
  • 37% Hispanic American
School Contact Information
1200 W. 26th St. 55405
612-668-2720
ellabaker.mpschools.org
holly.kleppe@mpls.k12.mn.us