Type Private, Coeducational Established 2008 Headmaster David Beskar Phone +1 952-378-1779 Number of students 125 (2015) Color Navy Blue and Gold | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic CEEB code 240-262 Grades 9–12 Founded 2008 Motto Cultura vitae Faculty 15 | |
Address 5300 France Ave S, Edina, MN 55410, USA Profiles | ||
Chesterton Academy is a private, co-ed, Catholic secondary school in Edina, Minnesota, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
Launched in the fall of 2008 by Dale Ahlquist and Tom Bengtson, the school is centered on G.K. Chesterton’s ideas of integrated learning. It offers summer school programs, options for homeschool students, and adult enrichment classes.
Chesterton Academy has been recognized as one of the "Top 50 Catholic High Schools for excellence in Catholic identity, academics and civics education" by the Cardinal Newman Society.
Beginning in the 2012–13 school year, Chesterton Academy moved from its former St. Louis Park location into the premises of Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Edina.
Chesterton Academy has several campuses around the United States. Besides Edina, there is one in Omaha, Chicago, and Buffalo, New York. There have been plans to open one in Stillwater, Minnesota as well. There is also a campus in Italy, whose students have sometimes visited the Edina campus. Chesterton Academy also receives foreign exchange students from Guatemala.