June 30 - July 6, 2017

Webster-Kirkwood Times 15

2017 Education & Enrichment

PRESCHOOLS teachers, children develop a positive
self-image and a passion for learning
Academy is devoted to giving children
the opportunity to grow to their fullest
2017-2018 school year.
kirkwoodchildrenshouse.com.
Visit

Emmanuel Preschool (961-2393)
provides ages 3 to 5 with joyful
learning through music, art, yoga,
creative movement and cooking.
Experienced, caring teachers foster a
creative environment. Now enrolling
for fall.
that lasts a lifetime. Faith Academy potential using the Montessori Method
strives to promote independence, of Education. Kirkwood United Methodist
responsibility, respectfulness and Preschool Program offers half-
peacefulness toward each other and Kirkwood Childrens House day preschool with extended
the natural world. The love and (966-2030) is a Montessori school day opportunities. Parent/child
individual attention children receive for children ages 18 months to opportunity for early learners.
make the program unique. Faith 6 years. Now enrolling for the Childcare for ages 6 weeks to 5 years.

Faith Academy provides a peaceful The Lab School (514 E. Argonne,

and nurturing Montessori environment Kirkwood, 822-8282). Nurturing
where children are respected as preschool children since 1964. Fully
individuals, allowed to learn at their licensed; degreed staff; Project
own pace, and have the opportunity to Construct curriculum. Call for a tour
realize their fullest potential. Under appointment.
the loving direction of experienced continued on page 16

Building Happy, Fall Session

August 28 - December 23

BIG FUN FOR LITTLE ONES! Healthy, Fit Offering classes for students ages
preschool to adult in Acro, Adult,

and Confident
KIRKWOOD UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL Aerial, Ballet, Cheer, Hip Hop, Jazz,
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
Modern, Preschool,

Dancers!
Ages 2.5 5 years Special Needs, Tap & Tumbling
Half day preschool with extended day opportunities
Online enrollment opens July 17
TIME TO GROW
Parent/child opportunity for early listeners
at mjperformingartsacademy.com/enroll/
Ages 18 months 2.5 years
CHILDRENS DAY OUT
Childcare for children 6 weeks 5 years 15 S. Old Orchard ~ Webster Groves
201 W. Adams Kirkwood 314.966.5223 www.kumpreschool.org Questions? Contact us at 314-968-3903 or email mjperformingarts@gmail.com

Growing Our Future

AMI Accredited Education

Children Ages 312

Tours by appointment
314-822-2601

1280 Simmons Ave.

Kirkwood, Mo 63122
www.villadimaria.org
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Lab School

2017 Education
The

The Lab School

Nurturing Children Since 1964
514 E. Argonne Drive - Kirkwood PRESCHOOLS - FROM PG. 15 Online enrollment at MJ
formerly Eden Laboratory School 1964-2004
Webster Hills Preschool (961- Performing Arts Academy
NOW
Now Enrolling for 8722 x228, www.westerhillsumc. (968-3903, 15 S. Old Orchard)
opens July 17 at https://
ENROLLING
Fall 2004 Preschool Classes org) offers ages 6 months to 5 years
activities to stimulate curiosity, mjperformingartsacademy.com/
H or afternoon) &
HALF DAY (morning Natural education in a encourage learning, foster creativity enroll/. Fall session is Aug. 28 to
Dec. 23. Building happy, healthy, fit
For FULL
2017 DAYAcademic
(7:00 am - 6:00 pm)
AGES 3-6 (pre-kindergarten)
Year community of joy and peace. and stretch imagination.
and confident dancers. Acro, Adult,
Half-Day Morning Aerial, Ballet, Cheer, Hip Hop,
Licensed Accredited
Preschool Degreed Teachers ENRICHMENT Jazz, Modern, Preschool, Special
314.3 Year 822.8282
Olds Craft Alliance Center of Art and
Designs Staenberg Summer Camps
Needs, Tap and Tumbling.
H (at Woodlawn)
514 E. Argonne Drive
are for ages 4 to 18. Half-day camps
Kirkwood, Missouri
Fully Licensed/Degreed 63122
www.thelabschool.com
Teachers
meet at the Delmar Loop and Grand EDUCATION
314.822.8282 11232 Big Bend Blvd. 314.966.2030 Center locations. Campers spend the Cor Jesu Academy has completed
construction of its new performance
www.thelabschool.com kirkwoodchildrenshouse.com whole day being creative. Camps
include hot glass, pottery wheel, gymnasium, student commons, four
jewelry making, 3D printing, textiles, new classrooms and dance studio,
drawing and artist instructors. Teen which will open in August.
intern opportunities, financial aid,
before and aftercare available. Miriam: The Learning Disability
Experts is St. Louis oldest and
The Gateway Region YMCAs most comprehensive resource for
before and after school Y Club children with complex learning
An early childhood program is held in partnership disabilities. Its three programs,
education center serving with local school districts. Kids Miriam School, Miriam Learning
children age 6 months - 5 years participate in interactive learning Center and Miriam Academy,
Tues - Fri 9 a.m. - noon since 1949 models that engage critical annually serve more than 1,000 St.
September - May
thinking skills, get assistance Louis-area students. Fundamental
Program includes: Music, A neighborhood preschool with homework from trained staff, to this work is Miriams commitment
Science and Gross Motor for 3, 4 and 5 year olds. socialize and form friendships that to developing personalized learning,
Providing children with joyful enhance development. Offered for building supportive communities,
Extended days available
learning experiences through music, kindergarten to age 12, before and and fostering a life-long love of
Tuesday - Thursday, noon - 2 p.m.
art, yoga, creative movement and after school on regular school days learning. Miriam identifies needs
Webster Hills UMC cooking programs. and during days off, as well as winter and provides solutions to help
and spring break. Visit gwrymca.org/ students who are struggling in
Preschool Half-day preschool with early care
yclub or contact a local Y for details. school unlock their potential.
698 W. Lockwood Webster Groves
and extended days available.
Find out how Miriam can help a
961-8722 ext. 228 9 S. Bompart 314-961-2393
whpreschool@websterhillsumc.org
Kumon Math and Reading Center K-12 student today. Visit www.
www.websterhillsumc.org rachael@emmanuelpreschool.org (Kirkwood 835-1316) motivates miriamstl.org.
students to perform at their highest
potential. Kumon strives to instill the
love of learning and the motivation to
Staenberg Summer Art Camps learn independently.

Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design Call 314-968-2699 to be

Weekly through August 11 included in our September 22,
School Open House
Ages 4-18

education section.

Ceramics Textiles Metalsmithing

Hot Glass Digital Studio
Cartooning Teen Art Camps

www.craftalliance.org
Delmar Loop Grand Center (314) 725-1177

TIME TO
EXPLORE REGISTER NOW
FOR 2017-2018
Y CLUB
BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
In Y Club, kids engage in physical, learning and imaginative activities
that encourage them to explore who they are and what they can achieve.
Y Club is offered:
For children from Kingergarten - age 12
Monday Friday on regular school days
Before and after school, at participating schools (listed below)
Kirkwood YMCA South County YMCA
Mary Queen of Peace Beasley Hagemann St. Catherine
St. Peters Bierbaum Oakville Laboure (PM only)
Valley Park Blades Point Trautwein
Forder Rogers Wohlwend
Contact the YMCA for details or to enroll your child!
KIRKWOOD SOUTH COUNTY gwrymca.org
314-965-9622 314-849-9622
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Hometowners
n & Enrichment
Finding the EDUCATION CONT.
Scott and Alicia Kerr of Webster Groves announce
the engagement of their daughter, Asher Kerr, to Tim
Hebel, son of Steven and Susan Hebel of Webster
Villa di Maria to increase the Groves. Asher, a graduate of Webster University, works

heart
What does it take to build a future? number of students it serves as a manager at Horseman Group, a financial firm. Tim, a
At Notre Dame a student will be without compromising the integrity graduate of University of Missouri-St. Louis, is the owner
one of many young women brought of the education or community of Beanstalk Web Solutions located in Webster Groves.
together in faith; she will also see it provides. Children develop Tim and Asher are both 2009 graduates of Webster

you
how everyone can make a difference academic and practical knowledge Groves High School. The couple lives in Webster and is
as an individual. Discover how Notre through experiential learning in an Kerr & Hebel planning a wedding in June of 2018.
Dame is the place where strong, environment that extends beyond

in
smart women get their start. the classroom walls. To schedule a Camille Clogston and Bobby Schacht have
campus tour or to learn more about announced their engagement. The bride-to-be,
Nestled on six beautiful acres in how Villa di Maria helps foster a 2006 graduate of Kirkwood High School, is
Kirkwood, Villa di Maria prides independence and a lifelong love of the daughter of Jim and Colleen Clogston of
itself in providing the highest learning, visit www.villadimaria.org Des Peres. She studied biology at Fontbonne
quality Montessori education to or email info@villadimaria.org. University and Westminster College and is
children ages 3 to 12. The campus an entrepreneur, as well as the sales director
revitalization project has allowed
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at Regent Power. The future groom, a 2004

MAKE YOUR graduate of Parkway Central, is the son of
Clogston & Schacht

SMART KID Laura and Jonathan Jones of University

EVEN Corr Jesu

Co City, and Ron and Toni Schacht of Palm Springs, Calif. He earned a bachelor
of science degree in business administration from Fontbonne University and
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WE MAKE YOUR is a fixed operations manager for Nissan North America. The couple resides
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ACADE MY
WE MAKE YOUR SMARTER
SMART KID
in Seattle, Wash., and will be married on Sept. 5, 2017, at the Chteau Saint
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WE MAKE YOUR EVEN Georges in the French Riviera.

SMARTSMART
KID KID SMARTER
EVEN
EVEN Jennifer Sepe and Benjamin Schwarz, both 2009
SMARTER
Webster Groves High School graduates, recently received
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Kirkwood, MO 63122449 S. Kirkwood Road Clayton, MO 63105 at Louisiana State University where he just completed his freshman year. He
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kumon.com the LSU Flagship Scholars Award Scholarship. Villier is majoring in computer
science with a concentration in software engineering.

Webster Groves High

School 2017 graduates
Christopher Ownbey and
Marcel Jones took honors

Faith academy oF montessori at the state level of the

Skills USA Competition.
Ownbey placed first in both
Where your child can GroW Outdoor Power Equipment
and Power Equipment Tech
Ownbey, left, & Jones Moore, left, & Killmade

Info. Jones placed seventh

in the Team Works category. In addition, rising senior Kaliah Killmade placed
Join us for our first in the Quiz Bowl category and rising senior Christopher Moore placed first
35th Anniversary Party at the Magic House in the Information Technology Services category. Ownbey, Killmade and Moore
qualified to attend the national competition in Louisville, Ky., in June.
September 16 1-5 p.m.
RSVP at our Facebook page Kirkwood resident Paul Morrison, a 2017 St. John Vianney High School
graduate, has been named a 2017 STEM Scholar at Fontbonne University. In
addition to a $10,000 annual scholarship for four years, Morrison will participate
in service activities, internships and community outreach. He plans to major in
bioinformatics.

Daniel D. Skoglund, a 2013 Webster Groves High School

graduate, graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in
Colorado Springs, Colo., in May with a bachelor of science degree
in systems engineering. He was commissioned as a second
lieutenant and will serve as a developmental engineer at Hansom
Air Force Base near Boston. Skoglund is the son of Jacqui D.
and Jeff M. Skoglund of Webster Groves.
Skoglund
Kirkwood High School students in Deanna Hempens
Literature Composition class submitted editorial writing pieces to The New York
Times Student Editorial Contest. Contest entries totaled 7,895. Rising sophomore
Lane Fox advanced to the third round of finalists, placing him in the top 128
with his editorial Non-Visible Non-Binary. Rising sophomore Casey Stark was
Full and Part Time a runner up, placing him on the Top 25 list with his submission When Will This
Class Be Useful?
Ages 2 1/2 to 7 Years Old
Webster Groves High School student Thomas Hotaling
June through August has received the 2017 Outstanding Achievement in Citizenship
Hours convenient to working parents Award, presented by the state Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education and the Missouri Bar. He is one of 15
students in the state to receive the award. Hotaling also received

Faith academy oF montessori $500 for his participation in the Webster Groves Chapter of
Daughters of the American Revolutions annual Good Citizens
Award program. Besides displaying good citizenship qualities,
Hotaling
~ since 1982 ~
he had to complete an essay within two hours on the question, Our American
44 N. Gore iN Webster Groves 314-961-1411 Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving It: How do the combined actions
www.faithacademyofmontessori.org of many good citizens keep our nation moving forward?