A former office building now houses a first-of-its-kind school for Dakota County students.

Great Oaks Academy, located at 3560 Blue Cross Road, is the first charter school in Eagan, said Jill Hutmacher, director of community development for the city.

A public charter, Great Oaks “is a classical education school whose mission is to cultivate the minds and hearts of our students through a classical, liberal arts education with instruction that is rigorous, literature-rich, wondrous and virtuous in a disciplined and engaging environment,” said Great Oaks Director Paul McGlynn in an email.

The second location for the charter, which launched in Farmington in 2020, the Eagan school welcomed its first class of students on Sept. 2, McGlynn said.

The Farmington campus, located at 115 Elm St., i

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