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Minnesota's High School of Environmental Studies (SES) "SES opened in 1995 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Apple Valley as a public, 400-student, eleventh- and twelfth-grade "high school of choice." Also known as the "zoo school" because of its active partnership with the Minnesota Zoo and its 12-acre site on zoo property, the school embraces project-based learning with an environmental theme. A number of students work with zookeepers and scientific staff in studying animal behavior, keeping animals active and challenged, and promoting public transit to the zoo." http://www.edutopia.org/ses-video