“What do you want to be when you grow up?” joked Ryan Roth, co-owner of D1, a local sports training center, at the Upper School’s first annual Career Fair. With certainty, students rattled off a range of professions, including interior decorator, educator, video game designer, and professional soccer player. ...
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Principia’s mediation team made a strong showing at the 2019 INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament in Athens, Greece, in March.
The team, composed of juniors Brittany Duke and Mackenzie Batten and sophomore Hunter Hummell, claimed ninth place in Team Advocacy and reached the semifinal round of 16 teams. ...
“Namaste.” That’s how Principia kindergarteners learned to greet their hosts at the nearby Hindu temple they visited. Far from being a stand-alone excursion, the trip was part of a series of lessons and activities about being a global citizen. Parents even played a role, helping their children learn about a ...
“Unity is not uniformity.” That message was a focus throughout the School during February, as students and faculty celebrated International Month and Black History Month. It’s an apt summation of the ongoing, year-round efforts at the School to ensure that all members of the community value their own as well ...
From studying music and culture in Mexico to researching leatherback sea turtles in Trinidad, Principia-sponsored trips during spring break included intensive learning experiences—and fun! Here’s a rundown of the five trips that took place over break.
Exploring the Sights, Sounds, and Traditions of Mexico
Music Professor Jim ...
Following a strong showing in the qualifying matches at this month’s St. Louis Regional FRC competition, the School’s robotics team, Optimus Prin, was chosen for a three-team alliance that captured third place. In all, 48 robots competed in the tournament, which was titled “Destination: Deep Space” in honor of the ...
Principia School has received an unprecedented $15 million gift from an anonymous donor, the single largest gift from an individual donor family in the institution’s history. This extraordinary investment will provide the lead funding for a new field house on the School campus. “We are humbled and deeply grateful for ...
“I love my home—it’s the reason I tell my story,” explained author and activist Sandra Uwiringiyimana, before recounting a complex account of suppression, hate, and apathy to a riveted audience of Middle and Upper School students in late February.
Uwiringiyimana’s book, How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a ...
Take a peek at Principia’s on-campus, dual-degree engineering program, offered in conjunction with the University of North Dakota (UND). Our students complete hands-on projects, gain preprofessional experience during internships, conduct experiments in summer labs at UND, and more.
At the start of this semester, Middle School students put on a polished performance of Aladdin, Jr.— after only one week of intensive rehearsal, set-building, costume design, and learning sound and light tech! See highlights of their terrific talent—and teamwork.