Based on their performance at the St. Louis Regionals in March, our Upper School robotics team qualified for the Missouri State FIRST Robotics Competition held last month in Sedalia. Team Optimus Prin—with robot “Bolts”—was invited to join a three-team alliance for the semifinal and final rounds. The alliance ended up ...
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Introduced into the Middle School curriculum just this year, eighth-grade capstone projects are providing fresh educational opportunities for students as well as teachers. The daily capstone class involves all eighth graders and a team of four teachers with expertise in a range of areas—Stacy Green (science and nature), Holly ...
From South Africa’s informal settlements to its suburbs to its wild savanna . . . a team of nine Principia seniors is strengthening and applying the critical thinking, collaborative, leadership, and global citizenship skills that a Principia School education aims to develop.
As part of the Simunye Project service-learning ...
Ridgway Auditorium has seen a whole lot of talent cross its stage over time. But the night of April 18 was surely a record in terms of the sheer volume of musical talent to grace the stage in just one evening!
The Upper School Jazz Band was ...
Hold on to your (Panama) hats for the trip of a lifetime, and then don your pith helmets for excavating dinosaur bones!
Tomorrow, our kindergarteners will transport parents to Panama on Market Day, sharing information about the country's rich environmental resources, culture, and traditions. The students embarked on ...
Several times now, David Lovegren (US’73, C’77) has visited the College campus to talk with students about careers in the entertainment industry. And for five years running, he has sponsored a weeklong, spring break externship to introduce current College students and recent alums to the film business and to help ...
In its second appearance at the annual FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) this March, Upper School’s Optimus Prin team—and robot “Bolts”—placed fourth out of 43 participating teams totaling nearly 1,600 students. Although this placement at the regional rounds was not enough to get them into the next stage of competition, ...
Reducing energy consumption. Addressing image and self-esteem concerns among girls and young women. Providing a youth role model for pre-teens. Giving a voice to teen poets and musicians . . .
The students enrolled in this year’s newly introduced WIT (Whatever It Takes) program at the Upper School ...