Feeling valued and having the opportunity to add value to those around us is a big part of our everyday.
Saint Louis Sudbury School is a nonprofit Self-Directed Education learning community located inside Intersect Arts Center, a vibrant arts center, located in the creative hub of South City. Sudbury students ages 5 to 18 enjoy everyday participation in self-chosen activities, governance of the school, and nurturing our school community life.
Our school does not have formal grades, testing, or homework and does not separate students by age. Age mixing offers opportunities for anyone to be a teacher or learner, practice in communicating with, interacting with, and respecting people of different ages.
Saint Louis Sudbury School is a private school and tuition based with scholarship and tuition assistance options available. The school has full-time and part-time enrollment options, ranging from 2 to 5 days a week.
Experienced Sudbury staff and adult volunteers are facilitators or guides who offer students support with resources, safety, planning, interpersonal conflict resolution, and feedback. They are not traditional teachers, but can teach in their content areas. Sudbury staff are largely responsible for administrative responsibilities related to the running of the school, offering school wide community support, and providing prompt and clear family communication.
Driven by student interest and initiative, Sudbury also has regular teaching artists in ceramics, woodshop, and cooking; guest workshop teachers; and local community partners who share their expertise and interests with students.
At Saint Louis Sudbury School, life is learning and learning is life. Seeing learning intertwined with living life fosters lifelong curiosity, wonder, intrinsic motivation, respect for others, a playful mindset, self-awareness, resilience, and self-initiative.
Being a part of Saint Louis Sudbury School means that parents get to prioritize developing a healthy and strong relationship with their child, enjoy evenings and weekends as a family, and see their child become a better human as they have the time and space at Sudbury and at home to figure out who they are and what a good life might mean for them. Sudbury parents say, “I got my kid back,” “My child has a childhood now,” and “His new outlook on life and maturity since being at Sudbury has made me a better person.”
Saint Louis Sudbury School Staff
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Text the word SUDBURY to 53-555 and receive a secure link to our “Reimagine Education” fundraising campaign.
Over half of the students enrolled at Sudbury receive tuition assistance. Please consider making a donation to help support our Tuition Assistance Program and general operating fund!
WhAT IS SUDBURY?
Sudbury schools are found around the world! Learn more about the philosophy and history of this model of education.
ADMISSIONS PROCESS
Learn about the steps in becoming a Saint Louis Sudbury School student. We are enrolling year round.