Our Mission

The Minnesota Internship Center partners with communitie s and learners to achieve academic, career, and life success.

Imagine waking up every day knowing that life is on your side.

The Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School is open to all, but seeks to enroll students who have not fared well in traditional high schools and alternative settings. MNIC is built on the principles of small learning communities. The core beliefs are the same as described in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s “Call to Action”.

The target age group is 16 through 20, although MNIC is the only charter school in Minnesota certified by the state to offer Adult Basic Education. . By building learning plans within the context of their own personal/career interests our students have renewed hope for the future.

• See our Annual Report for last year.
• See our School Repot Card created by the Minnesota Department of Education.
• See our Consolidated Financial Statement for the past two fiscal years.

.Target Population We opened the school to those least likely to be served or wanted in other programs. The Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School serves learners between the ages of 16 to 21, and adults.

History The Minnesota Internship Center Charter High School concept expands on 15 years of success with job and career internships for young people at the SHAPE Internship Center (in Bloomington) and NYC’s City As School. Our very successful English Language Academy was created by the founders of St. Paul’s LEAP high school programs for immigrants, begun some 15 years ago. We capitalize on the unique resources of the city and other Minneapolis community organizations. The SHAPE Internship Center was created with McKnight funds, and gradually absorbed into SHAPE’s alternative school. Call anytime to our registration line at 612-280-2330!

Collaborators/
Contributors

MNIC has been unusually lucky to have wonderful community and individual collaborations for their learners.

• The Carlson School of Management provides assistance through a class partnership and a group of gradate students volunteered to create a comprehensive staff recruitment
• Hennepin County Training and Employment has provided funding for Industrial Technology Training, along with a partnership of four Minneapolis area machining companies
• Employment Action Center’s Bright Futures Program provides career counseling and training at no charge
• The Minnesota Literacy Council provides funding for a small adult diploma program at the East High School
• Sabathani Community Center collaborates to provide our theatrical production program
• Catalyst Community Partners revitalize key commercial corridors in distressed urban neighborhoods by developing real estate and sustainable businesses to meet community needs and provide neighborhood jobs. The have several key projects in North Minneapolis, including our Unity House site, which they purchased two years ago. Recently, they have helped engage a number of local businesses to help support Unity house through their partnership with CoreNet.
• Pillsbury United Communities is not only MNIC’s sponsor, but collaborates for student success on a number of fronts
• MN Transitions Charter School is a frequent collaborator on projects
• Tree Trust was founded 30 years ago, in 1976, to help reforest the Minnesota Twin Cities Metropolitan area in the wake of Dutch Elm disease. It provides extensive job-training and youth employment programs.
• Urban Hope Ministries
• We have two Americorps Promise Fellows
• MNIC has one full-time VISTA volunteer
• 70 other active community volunteers proving a wide range of services to our learners. Read more...

Contact us today!

• To register  (612) 280-2330
• Administration   (612) 722-5416
• Unity Campus Office   (612) 588-1449
• East High School (formerly called the English Language Academy)   (612) 722-5416
• For Somali or Oromo,  (612) 328-7734
• For Spanish,    (612) 278-9025
• For Hmong     (651) 470-3885
• Sabathani   (612) 612-238-0758
• UTEC   (612) 238-3022
• East High School Fax   (612) 722-1503)
• Unity campus fax   (612) 588-1949
• For transcripts, call the Registrar, Gertrude Hoskins, at (612)-588-1449.
• Kevin Byrne, Executive Director   (612) 234-2130
• Email office@mnic.org