Best Kindergarten Saint Louis Near Me

Margaret H Pearson: Progressive, inclusive education that encourages kids to be leaders on a global stage.

R Y: Truly a place of joyful learning. My child loves school and loves learning. It's an investment into human capital.

Dan Landiss: Private school, roughly ages 5 through 12. Exceptionally diverse.

R Kaskowitz: This was a magical nurturing place for my kids. Where a child pretends to be well so they don't miss a day.

Jessica Bueler: Wonderful environment for children to grow and reach their full potential.

Tasmyn Scarl: New City School has been and continues to be a remarkable experience for our whole family. Our kids will not only be more prepared for the increasingly rigorous academic challenges they will face in secondary school, they are learning to be good people who understand how to navigate the complexities of today's world with curiosity, respect for diversity, ability to express themselves in a thoughtful way, and a lifelong joy of learning.

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James Grove: A great school for preschool through 6th grade. Teaches using the theory of multiple intelligences.

Sarah Matthews: Community School is great! My daughter is eager to learn and excited to be at school each day. The school has found a way to be academically challenging while also nurturing the individual strengths of each child. It is this balanced approach to education that sets Community School apart from the rest.

Barry Albrecht: A great school allows each child to become the best version of themselves. This idea is at the heart of Community School. We have three children at the school and each one is truly understood by their teachers. The faculty push our children to grow and inspire them to discover and pursue new interests and passions. My children head out the door excited for school every single day. Community is their happy place.

Kelly Childs: I am huge fan of the Waldorf School of St. Louis. My children have attended the school for more than a decade. They are thriving intellectually, socially and emotionally. There are a lot of misconceptions about Waldorf education and the academics but we have found it academically rigorous and challenging for both of our children who are quite different learners. They are engaged deeply with the content and cannot get out of the car fast enough in the mornings.Kudos to the strength and depth of the Waldorf curriculum for meeting children where they are AND achieving high academic standards without the stress and anxiety. Graduates of the school are doing impressively well at a wide variety of high schools from public to magnet to private.While the campus may underwhelm some, stick around and you will see why most come to LOVE it. It's more than worth the cost of admission!

Jay Kelley: If you love your children and really care about what kind of person they are going to be when they grow up, then you should have them in this school as soon as possible. In every way, I can see this school's influence on the personalities of my children. They are at peace (No bullying there), they are curious, they are healthy, and they are polite. I do my part but let's be honest, the teachers are spending more time with my boys than I do sometimes. We all know public schools are behind the times, and it's true money is a consideration, but you owe it to yourself and your children to research this place before you put them in what will be the single most important influence of their young lives right behind their parents. I'll be the first to admit, some of their stuff might seem a little "out there" at times, but that's because we look at it from the perspective of an adult. From the perspective of your child, it's magical, it's wondrous, and that's what matters. I can feel good knowing that as a Dad, I helped give my kids the best possible start in life by enrolling them in this school. Thank God their Mom knew about it, or I would have missed out. Hopefully this review will do the same for someone else.

Jay Nannab: Average, but different. It is a unique place to send your child or children if you are wanting them to truly learn to 'be a child' and not get mixed up in all of the media and over exposure that we see in the world today. Young children benefit greatly from this experience as they aren't pressured into testing, learning in a desk from textbooks, following guidelines set forth by the state as to where they need to be at a specific moment in their education or even "traditional" ways of learning that most people are accustomed to. However, be very careful going towards the age of intermediate level of learning because the academic focus really is not there. Not if you are wanting to then send your child to another type of school for the middle / high school years. There is not a school in the area that will be anything like this for the upper grades. You would almost have to send them or move them to the coasts to find a Waldorf high school or collage. Finally, be wary of the communication that you would receive within the school, a consistent struggle in my opinion. Ask and you may or may not receive as there is not a Principal to go to & have issues addressed, only office workers.