Fernbrook Elementary – Maple Grove, MN

Fernbrook Elementary
Fernbrook Elementary, serving over 860 students is the largest public school in Maple Grove. It’s location on Fernbrook Lane makes it the closest Elementary School to Maple Grove Senior High School. The entrance to Fernbrook Elementary is adjacent to the Maple Grove Senior High Athletics Stadium, Crimson Field. The High School Campus is across the street.

The proximity of the Senior High has provided benefit to the Elementary School’s athletics programs, as many of the options for 5th and 6th grade students are an introduction to the High School where they will be participating in athletics programs.

 

(Fernbrook 5th Grader Ariam Aman)

Fernbrook Elementary has award winning Math and Reading programs. In 2016, Fernbrook 5th grader Ariam Aman won the 5th-6th grade division of the Fermi Off-the-Wall Math League competition. The competition features teams and individuals who compete over a six-week period. Competitors answer process-oriented math questions using estimation, rounding numbers, guessing and integrating writing about math. It is a global competition.

 

Fernbrook Elementary’s DI Team “Close Encounters”

Fernbrook Elementary also sent a team to the State Destination Imagination Competition 2016. Destination Imagination (DI) is a creative problem-solving challenge with the purpose to inspire and equip students to become the next generation of innovators and leaders.  DI Team members must complete challenges that encompass STEM, Improv, Performing and Visual Arts skills. Team “Close Encounters” earned first place in Improvisation Elementary Level.

Fernbrook Elementary is also a community that is focused on investing on students to continue education on to the collegiate level. Every year hundreds of employees and community members come together to perform every year in the Wastebasket Revue. The Revue is an annual variety show that raises funds for scholarships for graduating students of all of high schools. Over $1 million has been raised and over 750 scholarships have been awarded since 1967.

Neighborhood overview:

Nearby Maple Grove Arboretum. Angel of Hope Garden, Elm Creek Park Reserve and Maple Grove Hospital/North Memorial Medical Center

Address:

9661 Fernbrook Lane Maple Grove MN  55369

Website:

http://schools.district279.org/fb/

Social media sites:

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