Woodbury Leadership Academy

Woodbury Leadership Academy (WLA) is a tuition-free, K-12 public charter school where high expectations and success matter to all! Our learning environment and school community promotes academic achievement for students in grades K-12, as well as personal integrity, equity and a dedication to value and serve others. Our school is committed to our students’ long term success. We use inquiry based learning by teaching the Core Knowledge Curriculum — building strong skills in math, reading, writing, history, science and technology. We also have a strong character education program to ensure students develop exceptional leadership skills. The character education program includes service learning projects and a focus of five core virtues - respect, responsibility, perseverance, gratitude and humanity. WLA uses the rigorous and classical Core Knowledge Curriculum to build strong foundational knowledge across subjects, promoting academic excellence and equity. By ensuring all students share common knowledge, we can narrow achievement gaps and build critical thinking and long-term success. The academic rigor at WLA prepares students for college and ready to lead. We out-perform the MCA Minnesota State average in all categories! Check out our report card. WLA is a public school with a private school feeling. WLA students wear school uniforms to promote equality, reduce peer pressure, and minimize distractions. Small class sizes at WLA allow for teachers and staff to provide personalized instruction, build strong relationships, and increase student engagement. With a 22:1 average student/teacher ratio, we are able to give every student what they need to learn and thrive. Call to learn more. The enrollment lottery closes January 31st of each year. There are sometimes openings available, so if you missed the deadline, please call to learn about openings in specific grade levels.

Washington County

Minneapolis Metropolitan Area

Woodbury

Minnesota

Woodbury Leadership Academy (WLA) is a tuition-free, K-12 public charter school where high expectations and success matter to all! Our learning...

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Last week, Bread for the World, a nonprofit Christian voice that urges our nation to end hunger here and abroad, met at . Guardian Angels is a member congregation of Bread for the World. Annually we do an offering of letters. We urge all area congregations to do likewise. Most churches contribute to area food shelves. We contribute to Christian Cupboard and Valley Outreach. We increase those contributions during March Foodshare month. While food shelves provide food for the hungry, they do not solve the underlying causes of hunger in America or elsewhere. Unless we address the causes of hunger there is a danger that food shelves may enable hunger to continue. This is the role of Bread for the World (<a href="http://www.bread.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.bread.org</a>), to address the causes of hunger and poverty in the world. The theme of Bread for the World's Offering of Letters for 2012 is "Cut Hunger, NOT Hunger Programs!" They are asking us to advocate for four hunger programs: (1) Domestic Nutrition Assitance Programs that work, such as SNAP and WIC, (2) Tax Credits for Low Income Families, (3) Poverty-focused foreign assistance, and (4) International Food Aid programs, such as Food for Peace. These programs will not only "create a circle of protection around the hungry," they address the root causes of poverty.  Support for these programs will not only reduce poverty, it will help this nation recover from the current recession and reduce "undocumented" migration. Yes, we need to balance our nation's budget, but we need to do it in a cost-effective manner. We'll save that discussion for a future blog.

Last week, Bread for the World, a nonprofit Christian voice that urges our nation to end hunger here and abroad, met at . Guardian Angels is a member congregation of Bread for the World. Annually we do an offering of letters. We urge all area congregations to do likewise.

Most churches contribute to area food shelves. We contribute to Christian Cupboard and Valley Outreach. We increase those contributions during March Foodshare month. While food shelves provide food for the hungry, they do not solve the underlying causes of hunger in America or elsewhere. Unless we address the causes of hunger there is a danger that food shelves may enable hunger to continue. This is the role of Bread for the World (<a href="http://www.bread.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.bread.org</a>), to address the causes of hunger and poverty in the world. The theme of Bread for the World's Offering of Letters for 2012 is "Cut Hunger, NOT Hunger Programs!" They are asking us to advocate for four hunger programs: (1) Domestic Nutrition Assitance Programs that work, such as SNAP and WIC, (2) Tax Credits for Low Income Families, (3) Poverty-focused foreign assistance, and (4) International Food Aid programs, such as Food for Peace. These programs will not only "create a circle of protection around the hungry," they address the root causes of poverty.

Support for these programs will not only reduce poverty, it will help this nation recover from the current recession and reduce "undocumented" migration. Yes, we need to balance our nation's budget, but we need to do it in a cost-effective manner. We'll save that discussion for a future blog.

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March, Foodshare Month, is the time to initiate a Bread for the World Offering of Letters at your church.