City: St. Louis, MO

Category: Education

Telephone: (314) 361-6411

Address: 5209 Waterman Avenue

Description: New City is an elementary school that believes children possess numerous talents, and it is the role of the educator to identify and nurture those talents. The school, which features full-time specialist teachers in art, pre-primary movement, performing arts, physical education, library, science, and Spanish, is the most racially and socio-economically diverse of all of the St. Louis Confederation schools. New City’s faculty has been utilizing the theory of Multiple Intelligences since the school’s founding in 1988, and it has received nationwide attention for its efforts. The school is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and offers programs for children age three through the sixth grade. Yearly enrollment is about 400 students, and admission is based on an in-person visit that allows teachers to observe the child in work and play situations, along with formal and informal assessment of the child’s skill development.