Community is so foundational to society that adults often forget they had to learn about the concept. This year, the first-grade class is discovering, through experiential education, what it means to be part of a community.
Before creating their own communities, represented by 3D maps, the students did some ...
The second annual Empty Bowls community dinner and art event, held in the School's House Hall in mid-November, was a great success. More than $3,700 was raised for Urban Harvest STL, a nonprofit addressing hunger in the St. Louis area. That’s nearly $1,300 more than was raised at the inaugural ...
On a chilly evening in late November, Middle School students and their families gathered in the Middle School Center to recognize the high-quality work students had accomplished throughout the semester. Projects from all subjects—science, social studies, mathematics, language arts, integrated studies, and Spanish—adorned the walls, tables, and parts of the ...
In a 3–2 comeback victory, the varsity boys’ soccer team clinched the Class 1 State Championship against St. Paul Lutheran of Concordia. Their first championship since 2015, it was sweeter than ever in light of last year’s loss during penalty kicks.
Refusing to be rattled by St. Paul getting ...
In late August, Principia School took 10 students to the University of Missouri-St. Louis to participate in a Youth Empowerment Summit called YES. The Principia group joined students from many other high schools, public and private, to learn more about leadership and to take on real-world challenges in an effort ...
The Upper School introduced a new Panther Block into their weekly schedule. Principal Christen Alford (C'88) explained its origin: “When I was working on this year’s schedule, I thought, ‘What if we had one hour every Friday that could have a different focus every time?’” When she presented the idea ...
In August 2019, a group of Principia School stakeholders—faculty, staff, parents, students, donors, alumni, and external educators—gathered to identify and explore our strengths and how to build on them for an innovative, sustainable, and future-ready school. See and hear highlights from our productive and busy two days. Read in-depth coverage ...
This video kicked off the School's recent summit meeting.
In early August, Principia School held a two-day summit meeting titled “Future Ready: Fueling a Thriving School.” A milestone event in Principia’s history, the summit brought together faculty, staff, alumni, current parents and students, Trustees, and friends of Principia ...
This communication from Principia’s Board of Trustees is to announce a new pilot admissions program for exploring how we can effectively “enlarge the tent” of Principia to better fulfill our mission in today’s world. We wanted to share with the Principia community the context and rationale of our decision. ...
