Chaminade College learn Preparatory School Chaminade offers a rigorous curriculum that prepares young men for college and beyond. We offer 23 AP and 60 +ACC credits, more than any other high school in the St. Louis area. Seventy percent of our seniors leave Chaminade with college credit. An enhanced academic scholarship program rewards our top incoming students. We are specialists at teaching young men with classrooms that allow boys to learn by doing, seeing and experiencing. Chaminade’s Experiential Education and Global Learning programs offer Chaminade students unmatched opportunities to see the world. Chaminade believes in the formation of our young men as moral people and contributors. Chaminade’s House System creates a school community that is invested in each other’s success. We are Marianist, a warm, family environment that encourages our young men to get involved, discover their passions and talents and grow. WE ARE CHAMINADE. For more information, call 314-993-4400 ext. 150, or visit www.chaminade-stl.org. Churchill Center & School, a leader in the field of learning disabilities is celebrating 35 years. Churchill has grown from a summer school with 21 students to a school that serves nearly 300 students yearly through summer school, day school and tutoring programs. There have been many changes since 1978, but the mission remains the same, “To give high potential children with learning disabilities the finest, individualized remedial education and the support they need to return to a traditional classroom and…to foster greater understanding and support for all people with learning disabilities by training other educators, supporting our families and enlightening the community.” For more information, call 314-997-4343 or visit www.churchillstl.org.
committed to their students’ continued success and put the interests and needs of each student at the center of every decision made. Preparation for college is emphasized at every grade level in Clayton schools. Clayton High School offers 19 Advanced Placement courses; students took 555 Advanced Placement exams last year, with 88 percent scoring a 3 or higher. In 2013, 100 percent of seniors graduated, and 95 percent of graduates advanced to two- and four-year colleges. The class of 2013 had a composite mean SAT critical reading score of 662, writing score of 649 and math score of 654. The average ACT composite score during the same time period was 25.3. For more information, call 314-854-6000 or visit www.claytonschools.net. The College School. The College School is committed to providing a diverse group of children in preschool through eighth grade with the best preparation for life through a hands-on, thematically integrated approach to education. The challenging and dynamic curriculum promotes a deep understanding of subjects and engenders a lifelong passion for learning. New spaces include a theater and 28 acres of property for off-site study. For more information, call 314-962-9355 or visit www.thecollegeschool.org or 7825 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, MO 63119.
Clayton School District. The School District of Clayton, the area’s “private” public school, has a nationally recognized PK-12, college preparatory academic program. Clayton teachers are
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