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City Garden Montessori Charter School is a tuition-free, public elementary school, serving the Botanical Heights, Forest Park Southeast Shaw, and portions of the Southwest Garden and Tiffany neighborhoods in the City of St. Louis. The elementary charter school is located at 2109 S. Spring Ave. We opened in the Fall of 2008 with grades kindergarten through 3rd. Each year one grade level will be added until we are a fully-functioning K-6th grade elementary school.
A charter school is an independent public school that is tuition-free. Our charter school sponsor, or authorizer, is Saint Louis University. As a charter school we are held to high academic and organizational standards and are accountable to the families we serve, the City of St. Louis, our sponsor and the State of Missouri. Both the preschool and the elementary charter school serve a target geographic area resting within the following street boundaries: Grand to Kingshighway, from Highway 40 to Magnolia Ave. (along Tower Grove Park). City Garden charter school is currently accepting applications only from children who reside within its target area. We are aware that the need for high-quality education is a great need in our city, and are sorry that we cannot accommodate everyone who would like to attend our school! In both its preschool and elementary programs, City Garden offers an innovative educational program: • Montessori education • Multi-age classrooms • Individualized curriculum • Individualized and small group instruction • Low student-teacher ratio • Joyful and exploratory learning • Preparing children for life in the global community • Emphasis on the natural world • Designed to reach children of all ability levels and backgrounds The elementary program additionally offers: • Customized learning plans for all students • Foreign language • Aligned to Missouri standards In both its preschool and elementary programs, CGMS offers a unique school culture: • Respect is at the core of all relationships and learning • Neighborhood-based • Committed to diversity • Small school size, family-like setting • Emphasis on community service • Practicing and teaching nonviolence • Valuing simplicity and sustainability • Striving to be a resource to families and to the community Additional School Information: • Our regular school day is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. After-school care is available through the YWCA; students are transported to St. Frances Cabrini Academy for the after-school program. • We dismiss at 1:00 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month for faculty meetings. • Students in the elementary charter school are required to wear a school uniform. Students may wear any combination of navy blue, khaki or white skirts, jumpers, slacks, shorts, shirts (collared), sweaters or sweatshirts. Logos on clothing must be kept to a minimum. • Parents are responsible for transporting your child(ren) to and from school in a timely manner. (We do not offer transportation.) • At this time, we are not able to offer food service. Thus, children must bring a sack lunch from home. |