Founded in 1865 by the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, Bethlehem Academy is the oldest high school in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. We strive to empower our students and staff to achieve personal, spiritual and academic excellence. We challenge ourselves to love as Jesus Christ loved, to lead, to serve, to inspire and to seek the truth: Veritas. Our mission-driven, faith-based, student-centric programs prepares students for a life of community, service, prayer and study. Bethlehem Academy offers a robust academic program, including AP, College in the School classes through the U of MN-Twin Cities, PSEO and independent study options. We are the only Catholic school in the state to offer an Ag Sciences program, including an on-campus greenhouse and FFA chapter. We offer a variety of fine arts options, including band, pep band, jazz band, choir, theater, intarsia, woodworking, drawing, painting, and studio arts. Our students have a variety of opportunities to develop leadership skills through co-curricular programs that include athletics, VexIQ Robotics, National Honor Society, Student Council, Student Service Club, and Science Olympiad, among others. Our students are afforded the opportunity to learn in small classes taught by teachers committed to their success.
