The best way to experience the Prep community is to visit us! Immerse yourself in classes, connect with faculty, and make new friends! Learn why our inclusive community is a place that is truly beyond ordinary.
Saint John’s Prep is a premier arts and sciences world school where we prize imagination, creativity and discovery. Prep offers experiences that nurture curiosity and expand horizons. We invite you to discover Saint John’s Prep!
We take learning seriously at Saint John’s Prep. Our outstanding faculty and staff challenge our students to reach beyond the familiar to try something new, to create, imagine or invent. We engage our students not only as they are but in relation to all that they can become.
Saint John’s Prep offers athletic, co-curricular and arts programs that are committed to a quality experience, highlighted by hard work, pride, and teamwork. We encourage students to try new things and challenge themselves to learn and grow outside of the classroom.
Every student takes part in our Fine Arts Program at Saint John’s Prep. Our well-rounded curriculum supports the development of appreciation and passion for fine arts that will last a lifetime.
Saint John’s Prep offers a spirited array of varsity and intramural sports. Our programs are inclusive with a strong emphasis on teamwork. Our sports teams give Prep students the opportunity to grow interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
A Discovery Day at Saint John’s Prep is a great way for students in grades 5-11 to experience our co-ed school. You are invited to spend the day on campus with a current student and attend our innovative classes, meet our teachers, and be immersed in our community.
Coming to a Discovery Day is also a great way for parents to learn about Variable Tuition, our academic programs, go on a campus tour, learn about the Benedictine tradition, and more!
We look forward to meeting you!
Have questions? Call or email Amanda Henry at 320-363-3332 or ahenry001@sjprep.net
December 9, 2024 Great Hall 7:00pm
Save the date for our Upper School Christmas Concert in the Great Hall in the Quad of the SJU campus. The show will feature performances from our upper school band, orchestra, jazz band, concert choir and chamber choir. Prep students will fill the Great Hall with an inspirational and uplifting music. This yeat the theme is “The Bells of Christmas.” Saint John’s Abbey Retired Abbot John Klassen ’67 will once again guide us through readings and poems celebrating the season. Expect lots of fun and lots of Christmas carols!
Parent Party: Kung Fu Wednesday, January 22, 2025 6:00 – 7:30pm Dee Cheng Kung Fu Academy 85 3rd Street NE, Waite Park
RSVP at https://forms.csbsju.edu/8RGB55SEYD
Please RSVP by Friday, January 17
Join us for our second of three events in our Parent Party Series. This time we are learning about Kung Fu, a Chinese martial art that has influenced martial arts around the world. Join us for a night when you and your friends will learn some Kung fu/ Tai chi techniques with Prep Chinese teacher Yahui Shi and Master Deema, who is certified National Kung Fu First Class Referee!
Parents will have fun at Dee Cheng Kung Fu Academy in Waite Park, which is the only authentic Chinese Kung Fu School in Minnesota. Guests will also enjoy traditional hot tea and snack. We encourage you to bring a friend or two to share the Chinese culture.
Dress in comfortable clothes and sneakers. Shoes will not be worn during the official lesson. Please RSVP by January 17
Grand Tour of Nations is a party for parents, grandparents, alumni and friends to come together and support Saint John’s Prep. Proceeds from Grand Tour provide vital funding for student scholarships and programs. This fundraiser will be held on April 26, 2025 at the Gorecki Center on the campus of the College of Saint Benedict. We are excited to host a spectacular event with a delicious dinner, silent auction, live auction and giving moment. We hope you will join us on this spectacular evening to support our school and students!
This year our gala theme is the beautiful country of Korea! Our guests will explore Korean culture and enjoy Korean food, music and décor!
Thanks to your participation and generosity at the 2024 event, Grand Tour raised over $280,000 for student programs and scholarships! We hope to surpass that amount in 2025!
If you would like to be a part of the 2025 event’s success, contact Jill Pauly, Director of Communications and Events via email jpauly@sjprep.net or Sara Gabrielson, Annual Giving Manager, at sgabriels001@sjprep.net.
Our Grand Tour of Nations raffle has a $10,000 cash grand prize! We’ll host the raffle live during our Grand Tour of Nations program on April 26, 2025 at the Gorecki Center on the campus of the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, MN. Tickets are $100 each and only 350 will be sold. Click here for details about the raffle and ways to buy a ticket! (Only 350 tickets will be sold at $100/ticket. Prizes include a $10,000, $2,500, $1,000, & $500. The Grand Prize winner is responsible for all applicable taxes. Ticket holders need not be present to win)
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Saint John’s Preparatory School is proud to celebrate the Class of 2025 at Saint John’s Abbey Church on May 23. The ceremony starts with a 3:00 p.m. Baccalaureate Mass with Saint Cloud Diocese Diocese Bishop Patrick Neary, C.S.C. presiding and Saint John’s Abbey Abbot Douglas Mullin, OSB will concelebrate.
You can watch the Baccalaureate Mass and commencement ceremony starting at 3:00pm using this link.
The Class of 2025 selected Biology teacher Sarah Pasela to give the faculty address. Liam Spychala of Albany will give the senior address. The members of the Class of 2025 are from 7 countries and 14 Minnesota cities and towns.
In 2025, students from the following Minnesota cities and towns will graduate from Saint John’s Prep: Albany, Avon, Clearwater, Cold Spring, Melrose, New Brighton, Paynesville, Red Lake, Saint Augusta, Saint Cloud, Saint Joseph, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, and Watkins.
The Class of 2025 is made up of young people from the United States, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Hungary, Nigeria, and Vietnam.
