The St. Louis Artists’ Guild has chosen work by four Principia Upper School students for this year's all-media Young Artists’ Showcase. Celebrating its 45th year, this juried exhibition receives submissions from high schools in a 150-mile radius of St. Louis. Acclaimed artist Margaret Keller is the juror for this year’s ...
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During the recent Lower School Showcase of Learning, eager students led their parents on an educational journey to experience firsthand the project-based, hands-on learning happening daily.
According to Lower School Principal Heather Tibbetts, the Showcase of Learning is an intentional space where students engage with and present high-quality work ...
Now in its third year, Upper School’s Mock Trial program fielded two student teams—the Panthers (above left) and Bobcats (above right)—in the 2019 St. Louis District competition. The teams, composed of three or four “lawyers” and three “witnesses,” were given a fictitious criminal case involving an unsolved murder. Each team ...
Our beloved friend and longtime Principian Willy Kurt (Bill) Simon Jr. (US’54) passed away on Monday, February 11. Throughout his nearly six decades serving Principia School in multiple capacities, he epitomized a true Principian.
Bill lived a life devoted to loving and supporting generations of Principia students. I am ...
Students are thriving on Principia’s robust, experiential approach to learning! This was evident recently at two evenings of presentations by Upper and Middle School students. Making learning and understanding “visible” is an essential element of the School’s approach to “teaching for understanding.” That visibility occurs in two main ways: displaying ...
For the second year in a row, the boys’ varsity basketball team is demonstrating a spirit of service along with strong athletic skills by hosting the Honor Flight Tournament, with competition among eight area schools. The tournament supports Greater St. Louis Honor Flight , a nonprofit that periodically flies veterans ...
Here's our latest video, which aired on Giving Tuesday. Thank you to everyone who helped us surpass our goal, resulting in 1,068 donations totaling $411,428 . . . and counting.
In some elementary schools, students who have done or achieved something special receive stars, stickers, or “brag tags,” which they proudly wear for a time.
At Principia Lower School, our educators have tweaked this approach and use MAG Tags—where MAG stands for Magnify the Good! These colorfully designed tags ...
There’s nothing quite like being invited to enjoy a bowl of hot, homemade soup amid warm company on a cold fall evening . . . And when you get to choose and keep the beautiful handmade bowl containing your soup, that’s even more delicious!
However, as our Upper School ...
With recent classroom renovations and a programmatic revamp, Principia’s Preschool is brimming over with freshness, excitement, and authentic learning. This fall, the PS-3 and PS-4 classes (for three- and four-year-olds, respectively) moved down the hill from the Lower School building to be near the Early Learning Center (formerly daycare) and ...
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