Minnesota New Country School Explained

Minnesota New Country School
Motto:	Exploring the World Through Project Based Learning
Type:	Public
Established:	1993
Region:	Minnesota
Grades:	K-12
Staff:	37
Students:	218
Location:	Henderson, Minnesota
Country:	USA

Minnesota New Country School (MNCS) is a Charter school in Henderson, Minnesota, United States, established in 1993.^[1]

History

The school's first year was 1994-1995 originally in Le Sueur, Minnesota.^[2]

In 1995 students discovered deformed frogs at a pond at the Ney Nature Center. The frogs were researched by scientists to discover the reason for the deformity. It was never decided was caused the frogs to be deformed.^[3]

MNCS was moved to Henderson in 1998 with a brand new building.

MNCS expanded from 6-12 to k-12 in 2013.^[4]

External links

• Official Website
• Minnesota New Country School (MNCS) Henderson, Minn. at the U.S. Department of Education

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guernsey . Lisa . Harmon, Sonia . America's Most Amazing Schools - Minnesota New Country School - Henderson, Minnesota . Ladies' Home Journal . Meredith Corporation . April 18, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725055651/http://www.lhj.com/relationships/family/school/most-amazing-schools/?page=9 . July 25, 2011 .
2. Web site: MNCS History | . www.newcountryschool.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140209165925/http://www.newcountryschool.com/about-mncs/mncs-history/ . 9 February 2014 . dead.
3. Web site: Deformed frogs still a mystery. Star Tribune.
4. Web site: Minnesota New Country School prepares to open a new elementary school in Henderson.