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St. John Lutheran School Reaches Out to Larger School Community

– At the end of the 2012-2013 school year, the faculty of St. John Lutheran School organized a clean out of its storage and supply closets. The faculty gathered all duplicate and unused curriculum materials room during this process. While it would have been easier and quicker to put all the materials in the dumpster, the faculty chose to reach out to other private school in the community and see if any of them could put these materials to good use.

As a result of the faculty’s efforts, the following schools and education programs have new resources to help them as they begin their school year:

·         Ready to Learn  will utilize many of our early language development readers.

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·         Compass Educational Programs, a charter school, selected a few boxes of materials.

·         River Roads Lutheran School will make full use of math, phonics, science and history materials without putting a dent in their limited budget. 

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·         Trinity Lutheran School in Alma, Missouri, received a full set of Spanish texts and workbooks as well as English Composition texts.

·         Books4Hope, a local organization started by two moms who were also teachers, was also contacted. This organization has been growing with the support of l St. Louis area public and private school donations. Books are distributed to schools of need all over the world.  Books4Hope arrived in mid-July and received any remaining books. They were especially thrilled to have all of the hardbound compilations with illustrations for young readers, as those will go to help non-English speakers become more fluent in English.

 

St. John Lutheran School is a Christian school serving children of all faiths. Located in Ellisville, MO, the school’s Gold Cross standards and family involvement create an environment where love, faith, love learning connect.

St. John Lutheran School
15800 Manchester Road
Ellisville, MO 63011
www.stjls.org
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