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Great Expectations School

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Growing Hearts and Minds One Child at a Time

Great Expectations School (GES) was created to facilitate student learning through the development of a safe, supportive school culture, implementation of best teaching practices, and involvement of parents and community members in public education.

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Lynx Class of '24 Rap on Micro plastics

 

 

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2025 Fall Enrollment Open now

Click on Enrollment above, see our flyer here

Call us for a school tour and see who we are!

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GES hosting Maker's Space this summer for kids of all ages, 10-12am 2nd and 4th Saturday with Mr. Nathan.

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2025 Fall Enrollment Open now

Click on Enrollment above, see our flyer here

Call us for a school tour and see who we are!

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GES Kindergarten Round Up         Open Flyer here

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Congratulations 8th graders, we will miss you!

Abby Sachse

Birk Jansen

Cadi LaFreniere

Castor Nesgoda

Eloise Silence

JT Yeary

Max Maxwell

Natalia Smith

Oscar Bagsons

Rolland LaBoda

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Congratulations Seniors!

Best wishes and good luck GES alumni!  : Grace Blomberg (High Honor Roll), Kaleb Berka, Kendra Berglund (Honor Roll), Tucker Berglund, Liv Hedstrom (Salutatorian), Claire Lindstrom (High Honor Roll), Elsa Sorenson (Honor Roll), Lexi Surbaugh (High Honor Roll). 

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Congratulations to these GES alums on their academic successes!

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  • 2025 Salutatorian: Liv Hedstrom

  • 2024 Valedictorian: Wren Ferry

  • 2023 Valedictorian: Gus Hahn

  • 2021 Salutatorian: Sylvia Berka

  • 2020 Valedictorian: Robin Henrikson

  • 2018 Salutatorian: Linnea Henrikson

  • 2017 Valedictorian: Noah Roth

Contact Us

Mailing Address

Great Expectations is a free public school in Grand Marais, Minnesota that works from the principle of “one child at a time,” where students learn based on their individual strengths, passions, needs, and learning styles

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PO Box 310
Grand Marais, MN 55604

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