Future Ready Leaders

Principia welcomed student teams from across Missouri to compete in a powerful experience that builds leadership, analytical thinking, public speaking, and negotiation skills.  

Principia's Spanish 3 class put their language skills to the test in a high-pressure, Shark-Tank-style panel, turning classroom learning into real-world practice.

Being future-ready is an integral pillar of a Principia education, and Aereon is among the top students making a big splash in the St. Louis area.

A dash of creative and entrepreneurial spirit sprinkled with a love for travel was a recipe for success for the “Sweet Spot” Quest Team.

As the Principia Upper School gathered at Ridgway Auditorium this May to commemorate the Class of 2025, students, faculty, family, and friends looked enthusiastically forward while also holding a sentimental spot for the memories made. 

Despite navigating language barriers, cultural differences, and personal trials, Natalie has emerged from her years of Upper School with quiet strength and a powerful sense of accomplishment.

Students in the School Radio Quest leveled-up this spring as their classroom extended beyond Principia School’s 360-acre campus and into the world of professional broadcasting.  

March MATHness: Principia School leveraged learning tool IXL to create a math tournament that was a win-win.

It's the age-old question: can any of us really affect change? What power do we hold to make a difference in the world or even our community? This fall, students in the Biology CoLab learned they have plenty—as long as they’re willing to try.  

True to Principia's collaborative, co-curricular learning, Jason Hinthorne and Brittany Barnett’s fifth-grade classes turned a history lesson into a holistic, scenario-based undertaking. 

Guided by Beth Juell-Pomeroy, our dedicated sophomore grade-level guardian, this internship program truly sets Principia School apart. 

This fall, the Lower School academic program will incorporate more integration between subjects and more intentionality around hands-on learning. Students will get their hands dirty, test their theories, and put their understanding into practice.

Senior year can be a whirlwind time. For many, it begins with the excitement of opening their first acceptance letters. We are so proud of our graduates and the acceptances they’ve received from colleges throughout the country.

This spring’s Showcase of Learning provided parents a window into the Lower School world as students seized opportunities to show off their art work, writing projects, Bible study, and even feats of skill and coordination gained during P.E. 

Principia’s commitment to innovation has always been inseparable from its impact. That ethos might help explain how a group of sophomores was recognized in the 2023 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association’s (ITEEA) REACH challenge this past January. 

Lower School’s recent literacy-STEM event, Wonderworks, centered around Kobi Yamada’s award-winning book, What Do You Do With an Idea?

When it comes to World Read Aloud Day, Principia Lower School nailed the assignment.

Principia teachers never rest in their quest to make learning more engaging—from bringing outer space to the Lower School gymnasium to trekking across Principia’s 365-acre campus, they constantly find ways to immerse their students in the curriculum. Third-grade teacher Sierra Farson is no different.

Pony riding at Principia is a cherished tradition dating back to the 1960s, and today, Honey the Pony proudly continues this legacy, offering an enriching educational experience for Principia’s youngest learners. 

After hosting the nation’s first high school Mediation tournament in 2021, this year the School held its first in-person tournament... and took top honors.

Experiential Education Week is an opportunity for Upper Schoolers to put their learning into practice, providing real-world context for their daily classwork.

Principia Upper School students, parents, faculty and staff, and community members gathered to honor the class of 2023. 

At the beginning of the year, Principia eighth graders embarked on an expansive journey, learning about the five major world religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.

This fall, the Upper School Mediation team competed in the third annual National High School Mediation Tournament, which Principia founded and hosts. After months of preparation, students rotated as advocate, client, and mediator to argue their cases, resolve conflicts, and practice peacemaking.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recognized Principia School’s rising reputation among metropolitan St. Louis private high schools. 

The Class of 2022 Cum Laude Inductees were recognized during a special ceremony at the close of the school year. 

This spring, eighth-grade students completed a comprehensive unit, learning about the people, places, and events surrounding the American Civil Rights Movement. The culminating activity was designing and constructing a walkthrough exhibit that displayed the students’ findings.

Upper School and College alum, Laura Shepard Churchley (US’65, C’69), recently visited the School to talk about her trip to space aboard Blue Origin’s Shepard spacecraft. Churchley is the daughter of Alan Shepard, America’s first astronaut to fly into space, and followed in her father’s footsteps on December 11, 2021.