Berean Education Center, 309 County Road 42 E, Burnsville, MN 55306, US

Convent of the Visitation School is an independent Catholic day school for boys and girls in Montessori preschool through sixth grade and a college preparatory school for young women in grades seven through 12. It was founded by the Sisters of the Visitation in 1873. The campus includes a child care center for children 6 weeks old through age 5, a lower school, a middle school and an upper school. The school s curriculum includes English, math, social studies, science, computer technology, performing arts and foreign languages. It has athletic teams in hockey, swimming and diving, volleyball, tennis and cross country. The school s bookstore, called The Peddler, offers a variety of books and merchandise. Convent of the Visitation School is located in Mendota Heights, Minn., and is supported by tuition and endowments.