Who Thrives at The College School
TCS is especially powerful for curious, capable children who thrive when learning is active, meaningful and connected to the real world—and for families who want school to develop not only what their child knows, but who they are becoming.
We give children safe opportunities to take risks, make mistakes, and discover what they’re capable of.
“TCS has far exceeded my expectations in providing an education for my children. While there are more hands-on, experiential learning opportunities, it’s the way my children are taught to view the world that leaves the deepest impression. My children have learned more than just academics. They’ve learned life skills that they’ll carry with them well into adulthood.”
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Small snails, big lessons! 🐌
Newport’s classroom snails, hatched from eggs last year, are helping our youngest learners explore science while practicing patience and empathy. As students gently hold them, they learn about their shells, eye stalks, tentacles, and muscular foot.
Waiting for a snail to peek out takes calm hands and patience. Students learn to give another living creature the time and space it needs to feel safe. And when those tiny eye stalks finally emerge, the smiles say it all!
Through caring for their snails, Newport students are discovering more about the natural world and themselves.
Fifth Grade is creating small Monarch Waystations with native milkweed and nectar-rich flowers to support monarch butterflies throughout their seasonal cycles.
This project builds on TCS’s long-standing Monarch Curriculum. Through raising monarchs, tagging wild butterflies, analyzing data, and participating in the international Monarch Watch program, students connect hands-on science with caring for the natural world.
A big thank-you to the Webster Groves Women’s Garden Association, whose generous grant made this project possible! Your support helps our students turn their learning into action.
A little pine cone, a big surprise! 🌲🔍
At LaBarque, Second Grade students collected pine cones, studied the patterns of their scales, and sketched their observations in journals. What would happen if they put them in water? Many predicted they would simply float!
Back in the classroom during Wonder Lab, students tested their predictions and were amazed to watch the scales close. Through drawings, written observations, reading, and discussion, they discovered how this adaptation protects the seeds inside during wet weather.
From noticing patterns outdoors to investigating questions together, students are building the observation, collaboration, and flexible thinking skills at the heart of Second Grade’s year of wonder.
