Partnerships

Bear Care is a school-based health center that provides no-cost and low-cost health services for students and children of all ages in the White Bear Lake Area School District.

Find information and schedule appointments at the Bear Care Website.

Individual schools and programs partner with local businesses and organizations. The partnerships often are highlighted in our Community e-Newsletters. 

In our continued efforts to improve student learning and opportunities, our secondary schools are working with Century College to improve college readiness and increase concurrent enrollment options. The partnership received a Local Government Innovation Award from the University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute in 2015.

The district partners with our ten municipalities to provide year-round recreational programs and athletic activities for the whole community through the Community Education and Recreation Program.

White Bear Lake Area Schools partners with Hangzhou Foreign Languages School, located in Hangzhou, China, for teacher and cultural exchanges. Teachers serve residencies in each school.

WBLAHS partners with schools in Meaux, France and Leipzig, Germany to provide international exchange experiences for students in German and French world language programs.

The district works with Lakeshore Players, a highly regarded community theater based in White Bear Lake, to provide after-school classes and workshops for students.

Otter Lake, Vadnais Heights and Willow Lane Elementary Schools and Central and Sunrise Park Middle Schools partner with Tamarack Nature Center to provide students with experiential learning on environmental issues. Tamarack also serves as a program site for the Early Childhood Program's "My Nature Preschool," which expanded during the 2015-16 academic year.

White Bear schools have been identified as exemplary training sites for future teachers. Through the Teacher Education Redesign Initiative (TERI), the University of Minnesota has designated four district schools as Professional Development Sites and provided additional resources for teachers and students.

The Vadnais Sports Center serves as the home arena for the boys' and girls' high school hockey teams.

Community volunteers provide important mentoring, math and reading help and classroom support. Families actively support students through parent-teacher organizations.

Every elementary student receives six lessons annually through a partnership with the White Bear Center for the Arts. The partnership received a Local Government Innovation Award from the University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute in 2010.

The White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation (WBLAEF) supports our schools with the help of local businesses, alumni, and community members. The Foundation administers teaching grants, scholarships, fellowships for teachers, an Angel Fund for families with special economic needs, and works closely with the White Bear Lake Area Alumni Association.

Find information about the White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation.

Through a partnership with the YMCA, elementary students receive water safety lessons during the school year. Extended Day participants receive summer swimming lessons. The YMCA serves as the home pool for our girls' and boys' swimming and diving teams and as a site for an outreach teen and senior center. The district also partners with the Y on a childcare center at Birch Lake Elementary and on after school tutoring opportunities at district elementary schools.