Founded in 1886 and rooted in Episcopal values, Breck School is a preschool through twelve, college preparatory day school with 1,200 students. Located in Golden Valley, Minnesota, on 52 acres just minutes from downtown Minneapolis, Breck enjoys a national reputation for excellence and achievement in academics, athletics, and the arts. Upon graduation Breck students matriculate to colleges and universities across the country compatible with students’ interests and talents.
Intellectual Curiosity
We are a community of high achieving and motivated students and teachers focused on intellectual inquiry and engagement.
1,200
Students Preschool -12
30
Median ACT Score
20,000
Service Hours
Developing each student's unique talents and potential to excel
Utilizing the current Mind, Brain, and Education Science research, we offer a safe place where our students are known and cared for, giving them opportunities to try new things and express their ideas.
As an Episcopal school, we hold an unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusivity, welcoming individuals of all faiths or no faith at all. Through a partnership between reason and inquiry, we provide students the opportunity to reflect on their own beliefs and honor those traditions more fully and faithfully in their lives.
Uniquely Breck
One Campus Benefits
Breck is a uniquely united community—a place that fuels achievement, independence, and social responsibility among all of our students.
College Counseling
Breck students matriculate to colleges and universities across the country that are compatible with their unique talents and interests.
Research-Informed Teaching
We fuel teaching and learning excellence by bridging research and practice for all faculty, students, and parents.
Community Partnership Program
We believe that each student should accept responsibility for the common good and develop a desire to contribute to those in need.
Mia '23
Get to know this Middle Schooler in 20 Questions
From a favorite Breck lunch to the best decision she's ever made, read more about Mia here.
Jessica Wanless
Middle & Upper School Learning Coach /
Peter Clark Center Faculty Fellow
Our Today at Breck magazine features 20 questions with members of our student, faculty, and alumni communities. Get to know Ms. Wanless here.
Recent News
![Kris Simonson ’82 completes 125-mile Moose Lake Border Route Challenge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663683712/breckschoolorg/fi01nuzp8rykk9z5oosb/KrisSimonson-StoryPhoto.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663683712/breckschoolorg/fi01nuzp8rykk9z5oosb/KrisSimonson-StoryPhoto.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1663683712/breckschoolorg/fi01nuzp8rykk9z5oosb/KrisSimonson-StoryPhoto.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1663683712/breckschoolorg/fi01nuzp8rykk9z5oosb/KrisSimonson-StoryPhoto.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1663683712/breckschoolorg/fi01nuzp8rykk9z5oosb/KrisSimonson-StoryPhoto.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1663683712/breckschoolorg/fi01nuzp8rykk9z5oosb/KrisSimonson-StoryPhoto.jpg","width":2200}])
Traveling along a route with a rich and honored history, Lower School Math Specialist and FLL Robotics Coach Kris Simonson '82 experienced nature in a way she never had before.
![Breck's 2023 National Merit Semifinalists]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663008621/breckschoolorg/fioj5yjurasskmzopuib/2022-2023BreckNationalMeritSemifinalistsTW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663008621/breckschoolorg/fioj5yjurasskmzopuib/2022-2023BreckNationalMeritSemifinalistsTW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1663008621/breckschoolorg/fioj5yjurasskmzopuib/2022-2023BreckNationalMeritSemifinalistsTW.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1663008621/breckschoolorg/fioj5yjurasskmzopuib/2022-2023BreckNationalMeritSemifinalistsTW.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1663008621/breckschoolorg/fioj5yjurasskmzopuib/2022-2023BreckNationalMeritSemifinalistsTW.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1663008621/breckschoolorg/fioj5yjurasskmzopuib/2022-2023BreckNationalMeritSemifinalistsTW.jpg","width":2200}])
The seven Breck seniors receiving National Merit Semifinalist recognition this year are not only exceptionally intelligent, they are highly engaged in all areas of the Breck community.
![Meet a Mustang with Rusty Gaillard '90]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1662142891/breckschoolorg/pmqcb2nm9b3ayzoyfvlv/RustyGaillard90headshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1662142891/breckschoolorg/pmqcb2nm9b3ayzoyfvlv/RustyGaillard90headshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1662142891/breckschoolorg/pmqcb2nm9b3ayzoyfvlv/RustyGaillard90headshot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1662142891/breckschoolorg/pmqcb2nm9b3ayzoyfvlv/RustyGaillard90headshot.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1662142891/breckschoolorg/pmqcb2nm9b3ayzoyfvlv/RustyGaillard90headshot.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1662142891/breckschoolorg/pmqcb2nm9b3ayzoyfvlv/RustyGaillard90headshot.jpg","width":2200}])
In this edition of Meet a Mustang, we connect with Rusty Gaillard ‘90. Rusty was a long-time Breck student (and now is an uncle to a pair of Breck students and a recent graduate) who lives in the Bay Area with his wife and son. Professionally, Rusty is an executive/career coach, speaker, and author, who spends his time trying to help others to define and seek success on their own terms.
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