Immanuel Academy St. Louis Holds First Term’s Parent-Teacher Conferences Gracefully

Immanuel Academy St. Louis gracefully held its first term’s Parents’ Conference (PTC) on December 1st. Teachers showed parents their children’s MAP test result, all subjects’ assessments, and two habit training traits they’ve been working on during the first term. The atmosphere at PTC was very warm and graceful. Parents actively participated and were all willing to cooperate with teachers in the second term.

Immanuel Academy St. Louis Starts Weekly “Narration” Skills Training For Teachers In Grades 4-7

On October 26, Immanuel Academy St. Louis started a weekly narration skills training for teachers in grades 4-7. They began to use the classic narration book “Know and Tell” written by Karen Glass for continuous training. Teachers use a narration as a main approach to study this book. They found this very useful and meaningful. Narration is an important method in Charlotte Mason education. If used well, students’ comprehension levels will solidly improve with each lesson. It has proven to be a powerful tool for developing profound thinkers, eloquent speakers, and excellent writers. May their training journey be fruitful and effective.

Immanuel Academy St. Louis Begins “Four Spiritual Laws” Bible Study Series 

Beginning with the first week of school, grades 4-7 at Immanuel Academy St. Louis began a Bible study of the Four Spiritual Laws. Teacher Michelle teaches students 40 minutes a day.

The two lead teachers, Mr. Sam and Ms. Valerie, also attend daily Bible study. They enjoy Bible study and feel it helps them integrate God’s Word into various subjects more deeply.

May all students and teachers gain strength from the Bible studies and draw closer to God every day.

Immanuel Academy St. Louis Holds A Fresh Morning Assembly Every Morning 

Immanuel Academy St. Louis holds a fresh morning assembly every morning. Each morning, they begin school with teacher’s prayers/devotional and a whole-school morning assembly.The morning assembly includes prayer with response, scripture reading, hymn singing, daily affirmation and pledges. Each section is led by a main teacher, with students also participating. The atmosphere of the morning assembly is very bright, fresh and graceful. May God delight in this occasion and bless each school day with the first fruits of each day.

ImmanuelAcademy St. Louis Hosts Orientation For The 2023-2024 School Year

On September 1, Immanuel Academy St. Louis host Orientation for the 2023-2024 School Year. This is the first time that Immanuel Academy held an orientation event in the new school building. After the opening song “He Makes All Things New”, Immanuel Academy Director Michelle Lai delivered a sermon titled “The Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5:1-11). The school has come to a new beginning, a new level, a new dimension, and they want all blessings mentioned in Beatitudes to be guaranteed. As they start a new school year, all need the wisdom to know how to be blessed.During the sermon, Ms. Michelle studied together with the teachers and students how to get blessings and get rewards from God. These scriptures teach the wisdom and essential meaning of life. They want to seize these blessings, bear beautiful fruit and glorify God. Both teachers and students want to challenge themselves to become more like Christ in the new school year. After the sermon, Ms. Valerie and Ms. Krisstal explained the school policies, including student arrival & dismissal, attendance& tardies, academics & field trip privileges, discipline & consequences, and habit formation, etc. They explain the rules in a fun and dramatic way. Everything is well received and remembered. All faculty and staff were introduced to students and parents. The two new teachers, Ms. Janice and Mr. Sam, were warmly welcomed by everyone.All students sang “Shine Jesus Shine” as the closing song. When the teachers asked them if they wanted to follow Jesus in the new school year, they replied “Amen” loudly. May God bless Immanuel Academy St. Louis 2023-2-24 new school year. May this year be fruitful and full of loving memories.

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Immanuel Academy St. Louis Teacher Krisstal Artice Shares Her Heartfelt Testimony About Her Visit To Costa Maya, Mexico

On June 8,  Immanuel Academy St. Louis teacher Krisstal Artice shared her heartfelt testimony in morning ceremony about her visit to Costa Maya, Mexico. She shed tears as she recounted the experiences she had at a local school there.

During her visit, Krisstal was deeply touched by the gratitude and humility displayed by the students, despite the poor condition of their school. It made her reflect on our own lives and how much we take for granted, compared to the contentment she witnessed in Costa Maya.

As a gesture of support, Krisstal brought back bracelets made by the Costa Maya students for her class. One bracelet can feed a child for a month. She encouraged her students to share the stories of the school and its students with their parents when they returned home.

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 Immanuel Academy St. Louis Holds an Amazing Field Trip in Meremec Caverns – Missouri’s Buried Treasure 

Immanuel Academy St. Louis hold an amazing field trip in Meremec Caverns Missouri’s Buried Treasure on May 19.

They had guided-walking tours conducted by trained rangers. The Cavern Tour took one hour and twenty minutes to complete, covering 1 ¼ mile round trip along well-lighted walkways. 3rd and 6th-grade Students learned geography, geology, and history around the cave.

Students loved this place. Beneath the fertile rolling hills of the Meramec Valley, lies a complex of mineral formations and colors as rare and unique as they are beautiful. These jewels of nature which took thousands of years to grow, are preserved in the spectacular sights of Meramec Caverns.

Guided tours by trained rangers are conducted along well-lighted walkways. Students learn how an ancient limestone “Wine Table” and an entire 7-story mansion were formed… all underground. On tour, students saw both the rarest and largest cave formations in the world.