At The College School, we believe in the transformative power of experiential learning.
With a commitment to academic excellence and outdoor education, we foster a vibrant community where students don’t just acquire knowledge—they apply it, developing the resilience and adaptability to thrive in an ever-evolving global landscape.
Through authentic experiences, students stretch their thinking, strengthen their character, and gain the confidence to take risks and use their voices. In our close-knit community, every day offers a chance to grow stronger, braver, and more determined.
“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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All we can say is WOW! Our 38th Annual Wagon Train of Food has truly blown us away. Our Second and Third Grade students set out to surpass last year’s record of 8,000 non-perishable items, and they didn’t just beat it, they crushed it!
Thanks to the generosity of our entire TCS community, including our current families, grandparents, alumni, and alumni families, our students delivered more than 14,500 items to the Emmanuel Episcopal Food Center this morning. And in true TCS fashion, not even the rain could stop us from making our joyful walk!
We are incredibly proud of our community and the way it showed up so wholeheartedly for the greater Webster Groves community. “Thank you” hardly feels sufficient to express our gratitude. As we gather for our Thanksgiving Feast and prepare to send students off for a well-deserved Fall Break, we are holding deep appreciation for the compassion and community that make TCS so special.
Our Newport children had an amazing day exploring Mastodon State Park! Park Ranger Erik helped grow their knowledge of fossils, showing how landslides and time preserve plants and animals for paleontologists to discover. The kids loved connecting what they learned at Mastodon to the fossil museum they’ve been building at TCS.
Our fifth graders took learning to new heights this week!
With guidance from our Director of Adventure Education, Scott McClintock, students climbed the beautiful oak outside our Newport entrance as part of an interdisciplinary study that blends adventure education with science, math, outdoor skills, and language arts.
From climbing our oak tree and calculating trunk measurements in Lockwood Park to drafting stories inspired by Katherine Applegate’s “Wishtree” and mastering one-match fires, students are discovering how connected our natural world and our learning truly is.
