Christian High School in St Louis, MO

Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis:
Located in Creve Coeur, St. Louis, an independent city in western Missouri, Westminster Christian Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory school offering programs for grades 7–12 in our middle and upper schools. We serve the families of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. In addition to a challenging college preparatory with advanced placment and honors courses, college prep PSAT, SAT and ACT, we provide a wide range of co-curricular activities from athletics to clubs to leadership and service opportunities.

Christian Education Programs from Grades 7 through 12: 

Middle School:
Westminster Christian Academy's Middle School provides a positive and exciting school climate for students in grades seven and eight. Students enjoy a sense of community, cooperation and teamwork that is distinctive to middle level education. A focused effort to help students develop spiritual maturity, achieve personal excellence and learn effective study skills is built within this dynamic program.

The success of our program is found in the strong and loving hands of the middle school teachers. In concert with parents, the teachers take great personal interest in their students and monitor their progress carefully. Grade level teaching teams and other resource personnel meet daily for interdisciplinary planning and to review students' progress and needs.

Core subjects include math, English, social studies, science, physical education, and bible with a wide range of electives offered including fine arts, practical arts, foreign languages, architectural design, media and finance.

Upper School:
The goal of Westminster Christian Academy is to prepare students for effective Christian living. Since most of our graduates pursue a college education, our programs provide the academic experiences that will lead to a successful and rewarding college education.

Westminster believes that a thorough exposure to the liberal arts curriculum and a variety of courses in the practical arts are central to a well-rounded secondary
school experience.

Students will find that the High School, College Preparatory, and Scholars Diploma Programs provide them with the opportunity to maximize their academic potential and prepare them for college. The High School Program serves students who need to complete high school with minimum requirements.

The College Preparatory Program will serve students desiring a challenging college-bound curriculum. The Scholars Program encourages highly capable students to be aggressive learners while also gaining college credit. The Guidance Department will provide assistance in building an educational program that cultivates each student’s strengths.

Advanced Placement Courses:
# Advanced Expository Writing (AP)
# World Literature (AP)
# U.S. Government and Politics (AP)
# Calculus AB (AP) or Statistics (AP)
# Biology (AP)
# Foreign Language IV (AP), V (AP)
# Art History (AP)

College Preparation Courses:
We offer college prep courses for PSAT, SAT and ACT.

Honors Courses:
Honors courses are available in all subject areas.

The Arts:
Many Westminster students relish the opportunity to participate in the school's fine arts programs. Any student who expresses interest in a fine art is welcome to take fine arts classes, audition for a school play or musical, join the Drama Club, practice and audition for All-State Honor Band or Choir, spread school spirit at athletic events as part of the Pep Band, take a yearly trip as a member of the Concert Choir, or prepare for local art competitions using skills gleaned from classes and teachers' guidance.

Learning Center:
The Learning Center (TLC) services are designed for students with diagnosed learning disabilities, language processing impairments; and/or attention deficit hyperactive disorder. The resource program offers limited remedial work in reading and writing but primarily runs parallel to and supports the existing curriculum.

The program provides accommodations for and adaptation to the student’s classes. The goal of this program is to give students tools to succeed in an academic environment and to function as independent learners.

Extended Learning Center:
The Extended Learning Center (ELC) services are designed for students with significant learning needs that require small group and one to one attention much of the day. Remediation & life/social skills training are provided in small, intensive classes while inclusion in regular classes with paraprofessionals is also provided.

Students with diagnostic profiles that include multiple learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD/ADD), and mild developmental delays will be considered for the program.