St. Louis Magnet Schools
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2014-2015 St. Louis Magnet schools With twenty-seven specialty schools to choose from, the St. Louis Magnet Schools offer an EXCITING, TUITION FREE alternative for students of all ages and abilities. expect better. Make the right choice for your child! WHAT IS A MAGNET SCHOOL? Choose the St. Louis Students ordinarily go to the public school nearest them. Magnet schools are public schools without school Magnet Schools boundaries. Each has something unique to offer that you won’t Choosing a school for your child is one of the most important decisions a find in traditional schools, parent makes. Do you have a child who doesn’t necessarily “fit the mold” whether it’s a particular focus offered at your current school? Or are you looking for a change in direction on technology, the arts, or a as your child advances from one level to the next? If so, there’s an exciting stimulating curriculum designed educational alternative you need to know about! It’s the St. Louis Magnet especially for gifted students. School Program. Because of high demand in For almost three decades, St. Louis City and County families have experi- many schools and grade levels, enced extraordinary educational opportunities at the Magnet Schools. admission is based on a lottery system. See eligibility criteria 27 specialty Diverse and Free Priceless Simple and fair schools catering challenging transportation partnerships application on Page 4. to a wide range curriculum for eligible with respected process of student students local and talents and national interests institutions Please join us at one of the following events: Magnet Schools Open House at all school locations Dates and times to be determined by individual Magnet and Choice Schools. Check www.slps.org for schedule. High School Magnet School Here I Come Night Recruitment Fair for 7th and 8th for Elementary and Middle Grade Students School Students Thursday, September 5, 2013 Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. September 24, 2013 Compton/Drew Investigative 6 - 8 p.m. Learning Center 5130 Oakland 63110 Emerson Education Center The Magic House 516 S. Kirkwood Road 63122 Free Admission 2 2014–2015 St. Louis Magnet Schools At a magnet school your child can . Be Creative environmental science to com- Their world is a stage, a puter technology and health canvas, bright lights and fields at our schools that beautiful costumes. Your specialize in math, science, child thrives on creating, technology and pre-college performing and entertaining. learning. Partnerships with the Our Visual & Performing Arts Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Magnet Schools provide the Louis Zoo, the University of training, opportunities and Missouri at St. Louis and oth- space artistic children need ers further enrich your child’s to explore their creativity and experience. develop their talents. Thanks to our visiting professional Share Cultures artists and partnerships Bonjour! Guten Tag! with STAGES, Muny Kids, the International Studies Schools Saint Louis Symphony, Opera provide a wonderful and excit- Theatre of St. Louis and more, ing “Passport” to learning. Our your child will be exposed to a students and staff represent world he or she might other- more than 30 countries. Your wise only dream about. child will learn multiple lan- guages, traditions, customs from preschool through fifth Be Unique Think Deeper and cultures in the classroom, grade, providing a strong, solid It’s cool to be different. Some Spoke French at age 2, knows in the hallways and beyond. foundation for his or her future children like traditional learn- the answer to E=mc2, vora- academic success. ing. Others excel when a cious reader, chess master. Explore Earlier Children needing special edu- teacher identifies and supports Sound familiar? Gifted chil- Young minds are inquisitive by cation services require a car- their individual learning style. dren thrive in an environment nature. Our Early Childhood ing approach. Some magnet Magnet schools are a great that challenges them to the Centers tap into that natu- schools include self-contained place for “break-the-mold” stu- nth degree. St. Louis Magnet ral inquisitiveness using a special education classrooms dents. Our general academic Schools proudly offer the only process-oriented approach for students whose Individual programs are recognized for FULL-Time, tuition-free gifted to learning known as Project Education Programs (IEPs) call inventive teaching methods. education in the metropolitan Construct. Your child will be for it. Full inclusion and cross- We offer the largest tuition- area. Our rigorous and chal- engaged in all-day learning categorical classes are also free Montessori program in the lenging curricula are guar- available. metropolitan area. How suc- anteed to fulfill your gifted cessful are our students? Our learner’s needs. St. Louis Shine Brighter Metro Academic & Classical Public Schools offer free gifted High School currently ranks screening. For information or Shiny shoes, crisp uniforms, #76 in U.S. News and World to schedule an appointment, brass buttons. Cadets not Report’s list of “America’s Best call 314.345.4548. (To qualify only dress the part, they walk High Schools,” the highest for a gifted magnet school, and talk it. Cleveland NJROTC ranking of any school in the students must meet state- Military Academy builds char- state of Missouri. approved criteria.) acter, inspires service and creates strong leaders today Look Deeper for tomorrow. Admittance and enrollment depend on Digging in dirt, peering into students meeting the school’s a microscope, star-gazing academic standards, and and encouraging you to live weight and uniform fit require- green. Your child will experi- ments. Soldan International ence hands-on learning, while Studies and Gateway STEM gaining exposure to every- High Schools offer part-time thing from engineering to Air Force ROTC programs. FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF MAGNET SCHOOLS AND THEIR spECIALTIES, PLEASE SEE BACK COVER. 2014–2015 St. Louis Magnet Schools 3 What every parent should know about Magnet Schools Who’s eligible? WHAT’S NEW FOR 2014–2015 The following students are eligible to apply for on “Information about applying,” or call Mallinckrodt Academy of Gifted Instruction a spot in a magnet school: 314.721.8422, ext. 3012. Mallinckrodt is transitioning into a full-time gifted • Any student living in the city of St. Louis. Completed written applications may be curriculum school, one grade per year as students mailed to or dropped off at: • Non-African-American students living in the currently attending are promoted over time and Affton, Bayless, Brentwood, Clayton, Hancock St. Louis Public Schools graduate out of fifth grade. For the 2014-2015 school year, Mallinckrodt will host gifted students Place, Kirkwood, Ladue, Lindbergh, Mehlville, (for city residents) in the Preschool through fourth grade levels. Parkway, Pattonville, Ritenour, Rockwood, Recruitment and Counseling Center The curriculum currently in use for grade five will Valley Park and Webster Groves school districts 801 N. 11th Street remain in place for 2014-2015. Preschool through are eligible for Kindergarten through Grade 12. St. Louis, MO 63101 fourth grade applicants must meet eligibility County residents are not eligible for preschool. Voluntary Interdistrict Choice requirements for gifted programs to be considered Corporation (VICC) for placement. The application process (for county residents) Collegiate School of Medicine and Students wishing to attend a magnet school 7425 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 110 Bioscience (Grades 9 and 10 only for 2014-2015) must submit an application, a copy of which St. Louis, MO 63105 is included in this brochure. City residents are (for county residents, please include Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience is encouraged to apply online by visiting the St. a copy of child’s final report card for designed for a community of learners that will Louis Public Schools website at www.slps. 2012-13) embrace very high academic standards. In addi- org or call the Recruitment and Counseling tion to offering advanced curricula, Collegiate Please complete only one application per Center at 314.633.5200. County residents can School of Medicine and Bioscience will create an child. SLPS and VICC computers will con- visit the Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corp. environment where students and staff will work sider for placement only the most recent (VICC) website at www. choicecorp.org. Click together toward a common goal of careers in application submitted. medicine and medical research. Continuity Schools consideration, within placement Placement Procedures priorities. (See page 5 for more th Students graduating from 5 grade information.) at Washington Montessori School The District is implementing a new application, placement and will be automatically assigned to • All Pool A applicants will be notification timeline for students applying to magnet and choice Gateway Math & Science Prep. considered for placement prior to schools. The new procedures will allow for quicker notification and reviewing Pool B applicants, and th information to be provided for acceptances as well as available Students graduating out of 5 all Pool B applicants will be consid- openings. These new procedures set in place a three pool applica- grade from Humboldt Academy of ered for placement prior to review- tion timeline. Higher Learning will automatically ing Pool C applicants. be assigned to Busch Middle School of Character. • Applications for non-accepted Pool A Pool B Pool C students must