GIVE

GivingTuesday is November 28! GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world. Created in 2012 as a simple idea: GivingTuesday is a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past nine years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

Since our founding in 2019, Saint Louis Sudbury School and its dedicated community of students, staff, board members, volunteers, parents, caregivers, and supporters have practiced generosity in countless ways. Time, resources, and ideas have been donated to keep our micro-school thriving.

We truly “do good” every day at school by sharing kindness, respect, and thoughtfulness among the Sudbury community and by consciously working to develop and maintain an innovative place where people of all ages can learn and grow while feeling trusted and accepted. With no compulsory curriculum, homework, tests, or top-down evaluative measures, Saint Louis Sudbury School students have the time and space to pursue their interests, discover who they are, and develop life-long and meaningful communication skills. All of this freedom to learn and to be is bounded by a democratically run structure where youth and adults have equal say in how the school is run.

At Saint Louis Sudbury School, we prioritize young people’s well being, happiness, and ability to adapt to the changing world.

Would you like to ensure that young people in the St. Louis region have access to Sudbury’s unique educational choice?

This GivingTuesday, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to help support Saint Louis Sudbury School’s tuition assistance program and our general operating fund. Nearly 60% of students at our school receive tuition assistance. At $7,623 a year, our tuition is a fraction of what other private schools cost in our region. This is an intentional choice by the school to make the Sudbury experience accessible to as many families as possible.

Thank you for your generosity! Donate to our school via PayPal. You can use your credit or debit card or use/create a PayPal account. You do not need a PayPal account to donate.

“The most valuable skill I learned at Sudbury was far more valuable than anything I ever learned in conventional school when I was younger. It was a skill that humans must use every day of their lives. At Sudbury, I learned to trust myself.&rdq
Restoration Committee is one of the ways we handle conflict resolution. Led by students of mixed ages, with a staff member present in an advisory capacity, young people have unique opportunities to problem solve together, find ways to create a commun
Bananagrams fun! 🎉 Games are a big part of daily life at Saint Louis Sudbury School. In addition to this game’s opportunities to develop word play, vocabulary, spelling, memory, visual processing, language development, problem solving, and pat
✅ Sudbury students and staff can attend School Meeting where the group votes on activities, spending money on supplies, creating new rules or policies, requesting excused absences, and more! 🐰 We recently voted on whether or not to have baby bunnies
Hooray! ⭐ We recently received a matching gift of $2,000 from a Saint Louis Sudbury School parent’s employer. This generous donation will help provide tuition assistance to students who attend our unique learning community! Approximately 60% of
Freshly baked pretzels and cheese helps bring our community together! 🥨 Twice a month, Sudbury students work with a wonderful parent volunteer to find recipe ideas, plan, cook, clean, and eat. A rule developed by staff and students—if you don&
There are a few more days to tour Saint Louis Sudbury School before the last day of school! 🎉 Come discover a community where young people design their own learning, pursue their interests, and are trusted to grow and develop our community. We are a
School Meeting moment! ✅ A Sudbury student reads a section of the rule book each week to remind us of rules that have been passed and potentially which rules need to be amended. Students and staff create and maintain school rules throughout the year!
Cricket, a Sudbury student, recently got a job at a new Andy’s Frozen Custard in Crestwood! Another Sudbury family stopped by for the store’s soft opening and were excited to see Cricket at work. 🎉 Cricket is graduating from our school a
Sometimes we learn how to fix things! 👍 A kickdown door stopper recently fell off and a Sudbury student and board member figured out how to repair it together. Can you guess how this student felt about drilling? 😁 Are you interested in self-design
Sudbury students and staff are free to propose and change rules and policies in School Meeting! They can also maintain rules by reminding people and/or writing a support slip when rules have been broken. (The support slip option gets handled in a Res
Sudbury teens have been meeting weekly with staff to check-in, talk about interests, reconnect, bring up any concerns, and ask for help with planning any activities or finding resources. After one recent chat, a few students said that they would like