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EXPERIENCES

In addition to academics, Trinity Lone Oak provides opportunities for learning outside the classroom.

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Student tapping tree on field trip
FIELD TRIPS

Students at TLO take a variety of field trips based on their grade level and curriculum. Past trips have included:

  • Minnesota Zoo

  • Orchestra Hall

  • Bowling

  • Como Zoo

  • Fort Snelling

  • McDougall's Apple Orchard

  • Children's Museum

  • Elite Gymnastics Academy

  • Science Museum

  • Landscape Arboretum

  • Carpenters Nature Center

  • Minneapolis Institute of Art

GP Day 2025
GRANDPARENTS DAY

One of the most highly anticipated events of every school year is Grandparents Day. Grandparents and VIP guests of TLO students are invited to spend part of a day at school, joining in classroom activities, enjoying entertainment provided by each grade and attending a special Chapel service.

students playing mini-golf with cardboard
MINI-COURSE DAY

Mini-Course Day has quickly become one of the most exciting days of the school year!  Mini-courses are intended to give students the opportunity to experience and learn things that are different from our regular curriculum. Activities include cake decorating, welding, candle making, sewing, chess, pickleball, cribbage, model trains, small engine repair, and outdoor cooking. 

students during NLSW
NATIONAL LUTHERAN SCHOOLS WEEK

Traditionally the last full week in January is set aside as National Lutheran Schools Week (NLSW), where Lutheran schools around the nation celebrate the joys and honor of being a Christian school. During this week, TLO has fun School Spirit days and special activities. Above all, we celebrate being a school where Christ is the center of our education. 

Student standing in front of their poster board about prairies
SCHOOL FAIRS

Every year students select a project for the school fair and work hard researching, experimenting, and creating before presenting on the day of the fair. The theme of the fair switches off between 3 themes: Social Studies, Science, and Art. Parents are encouraged to bring extended family and friends to the fair.

student selling items and a student counting money
SMALL BUSINESS DAY

This event occurs every other year and is a way for students to learn about marketing, planning, and running a business, as well as how to manage money and your spending. 3rd-8th graders are allowed to create a business and sell product to other students and school families on the day of. Participation is optional but teaches valuable lessons for understanding consumers and learning how to attract customers. Students in K-8th are allowed to bring in money to shop. For many, especially kindergartners this is a new experience of learning how much they have to spend and prioritizing the items they really want.

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