Barat Academy is a Catholic high school located at 17815 Wild Horse Creek Road in Chesterfield. It offers a co-educational campus with single gender classrooms focusing on college preparation as well as a Catholic faith-based education. The school offers a variety of both club and competitive sports for both female and male students. Admission to Barat Academy is determined by student grades, test scores, recommendations and interview process. Each student participates in service learning projects to meet community service requirements for the school's curriculum. Barat Academy's mission is stated on their website: "Barat will create the unifying power of an educational community that fosters growth of the mind, the body and the spirit."
Gateway Academy offers a private Catholic education for grades pre-K through 8. The school has an advanced curriculum to prepare its students for high school. It has computer and science labs, and also offers foreign language, band, music and fine arts classes.
Promise Christian Academy provides education for kids with special needs. It serves students with speech and language therapy needs as well as intensive occupational therapy support. The program is conducted with a basis in faith. It provides alternative instructional approaches in a small classroom setting. Students are exposed to physical education, art, music and social skills. Promise Christian Academy is located on the Babe Alberici Memorial Campus.
Chesterfield Children's Center on Wild Horse Creek Road offers infant care (from the age of 6 weeks), preschool and before- and after-care for school-aged children (up to age 12). The center has a theme-based curriculum and special activities like gymnastics, computers, dance and music are offered for an additional fee. Chesterfield Children's Center also offers summer camps.
West County Christian School is located just east of Maryville Centre Drive. The principal, Janet Gregory strives to create a high-quality learning environment in which God's word is taught in every aspect of that academic setting. The teachers and staff unify the students as believers of Christ, as there are over 40 area churches represented in the student population. If you are interested in this school, you can visit the website or contact the office to schedule a visit/tour.
Cambridge School is a place where working parents can take their young children to learn in a safe and caring environment. It prides itself on being a "green" school and teaching the children about safe environmental practices. At Cambridge, much of the children's day is spent playing, as young children learn many of life's important lessons through play. All teachers are trained in CPR and first aid.
Cambridge offers an infant nursery and programs for toddlers, 2-year-olds and preschoolers. The school also has fun summer camps for children up to age 10.
Parents can take advantage of the holiday and snow day drop-in service for siblings attending the Rockwood and Parkway schools.
Incarnate Word Catholic Church & School is located on Olive Boulevard, just east of Woods Mill Road. The church is well known for its inspiring youth mass and music on Sunday evenings.
For those children who attend public schools, Incarnate Word offers a Parish School of Religion (PSR). Kids in grades one through eight attend PSR weekly to learn about the Catholic faith.
Attached to the church is Incarnate Word Catholic School for kids in kindergarten through eighth grades.
Westwood Junior Academy is part of the world-wide Seventh-day Aventist school network. The school is connected to its church at the corner of Baxter and Wild Horse Creek roads. Kindergartners though eighth graders attend school in four classrooms. The facilities also include a kitchen, library and gymnasium.