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Welcome to Wellstone!
Wellstone is one unified school community with three distinct programs: BioSMART, Spanish immersion, and Karen language and culture
Home of the Karen Elementary Program
Wellstone is home to the district's first Karen elementary program, serving kindergarten and first grade students in 2025-26
What’s New
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Welcome to Wellstone
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Our historic sunlit building, named for the late Senator Paul Wellstone and his wife Sheila, offers students and families two programs: Biosmart and Spanish Dual Language immersion. We have a beautiful library with reading materials in both English and Spanish. Our aim is to have a creative and cohesive community where students are supported as learners. Science and engineering courses take place in spaces where children create with hands on materials, including reptiles and aquaponics.
Our historic sunlit building, named for the late Senator Paul Wellstone and his wife Sheila, offers students and families two programs: Biosmart and Spanish Dual Language immersion. We have a beautiful library with reading materials in both English and Spanish. Our aim is to have a creative and cohesive community where students are supported as learners. Science and engineering courses take place in spaces where children create with hands on materials, including reptiles and aquaponics.
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Wellstone Elementary
at a glance
Our vision for Wellstone Elementary is an inclusive environment where diversity is valued and all students are free to be themselves.
