academics

The mission of the academic program is to prepare students for college and life as a creative professional.

Academic instructional environments encourage inquiry and intellectual curiosity and empower students to raise questions and develop a pattern of lifelong learning. Students enjoy small class sizes, multiple AP options, and innovative lessons taught by fully licensed teachers. Curriculum is active, collaborative, and aligned with state standards. Students self-select on-level or advanced and AP options.

ACADEMICS

HIGH STANDARDS

ASSESSMENTS

SPCPA measures student mastery of the standards through state and local assessments.

ALIGNED

The Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists aligns with Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.

PREPARED

Students engage daily in academic programming to meet graduation requirements, as determined by the state of Minnesota and Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists, and prepare for the college or post-secondary conservatory program of their choice. All academic teachers hold licenses granted by the Minnesota Board of Teaching.

STUDENT-CENTERED

Students are given opportunities to drive their learning process. The focus of the activity in the classroom is on the student, not the teacher.

ACTIVE

Students learn through discussions, problem solving, case studies, role playing and other methods. Active learning approaches place a greater degree of responsibility on the learner than passive approaches such as lectures.

HANDS-ON

As much as possible, learning is experiential. Students learn by doing.

INQUIRY-BASED

“Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer” - Rainer Maria Rilke

PROBLEM SOLVING

Obstacles are inspiration.

THOUGHT PROVOKING

A primary purpose of the academic program is to stimulate deeper thinking and more sophisticated questions.

COLLABORATIVE

Students work together to consider questions, solve problems, and leverage the unique strengths and perspectives of each member of a group.

quick links

Registration Timeline

Current Students register with the Academic and Postsecondary Advisor every April and incoming students every summer.

Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments

CLICK HERE for Minnesota Report Card including detailed MCA scores

Academic Course Guide

25-26 Coming Soon

Testing Information

25-26 Testing Calendar Coming Soon

CLICK HERE to view the MDE Parent/Guardian Guide and Refusal for Student Participation in Statewide Testing

ACADEMICS HAPPENINGS

Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists (SPCPA)

1 month ago

Congrats to the SPCPA class of 2025!

Seniors met yesterday about the upcoming Commencement Ceremony, received their caps and gowns, took a class photo in Rice Park, and then gathered in the lunchroom for pizza and cake. The ceremony is Tuesday at The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University. Some tickets remain: www.etix.com/ticket/p/85207435/spcpa-2025-commencement-ceremony-saint-paul-the-oshaughnessy-at-st…

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Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists (SPCPA)

2 months ago

19 SPCPA students were officially welcomed into the National Honor Society (NHS) last night. These students have demonstrated excellence in academics, service to their communities, and leadership around SPCPA. A special thanks to all the current members who helped induct this new cohort! NHS, facilitated at SPCPA by Social Studies teacher, Natalie Reinhart, "recognizes and encourages academic achievement while developing other characteristics essential to citizens in a democracy."

Congratulations to the new inductees!

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academics

ACADEMICS

HIGH STANDARDS

quick links

Registration Timeline

Current Students register with the Academic and Postsecondary Advisor every April and incoming students every summer.

Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments

CLICK HERE for Minnesota Report Card including detailed MCA scores

Academic Course Guide

25-26 Coming Soon

Testing Information

25-26 Testing Calendar Coming Soon

CLICK HERE to view the MDE Parent/Guardian Guide and Refusal for Student Participation in Statewide Testing

ACADEMICS HAPPENINGS

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