Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elementary School

My daughter is in the gifted/accelerated Kindergarten at Mallinckrodt. It is her first year and she is absolutely thriving. Her teacher, Mrs. Y, is a talented, compassionate person who challenges the children and they respond enthusiastically. I have been impressed by how much all of the students in her class have flourished. What has surprised me the most about the school is how much it has to offer. Being part of SLPS, I expected a good, but bare bones program. I was wrong - the kids go on fun, educational field trips, participate in clubs on Friday afternoons, and have frequent visits from the zoo, Fed Bird, storytellers, Springboard performers and other community members. The school also has a new playground and a huge green space. Oh, and they are all learning Chinese! It was tough making the decision to enroll our daughter in a new program, but the incredibly involved parents, dedicated teachers and amazing principal won us over. Everybody is working together to ensure the school s success - and helping to determine the direction of a new program has been a uniquely rewarding experience for everybody. Visit Mallinckrodt Academy - you too will be impressed.
--Submitted by a parent

My son is a kindergartener at Mallinckrodt. While extremely bright, he had no desire to learn to read or write until Mrs. Y came along. In a few short months, he has gone from minimal reading skills to reading books to me and explaining the rules of phonics. He can read books to himself and write stories and letters. He loves going to school and never wants to miss a day. He has a lot of energy and I was worried that he would become bored in school and get into trouble, but he is constantly being challenged and loves it. The teachers, staff and parents are very involved. This school is a hidden gem in St. Louis city.
--Submitted by a parent

My son is in Pre-K and we love the school so far. Ms. Neupert is an excellent teacher and the reason my son looks forward to attending school every day. The school still seems to be in the growing period with the new gifted program, but we only see it getting better and better. The parental involvement is growing as well. So far we are very happy and can thank Mallinckrodt for keeping us as St. Louis City residents.
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Mallinckrodt is the reason why we are still city residents! We are beyond impressed with our son's progress in the past two years, and his wonderful PreK and kindergarten teachers as well as Dr. Merry. Denny, the principal, are the individuals to whom we will always owe a debt of gratitude. We have found a wonderful community at Mallinckrodt, an active and forward thinking PTO, we made lots of friends and look forward to our youngest son attending the same school as his brother in a couple of years. I would most definitely recommend this school. We like the small size of the student body, it seems an environment were all the faculty knows all the students by name. Dr. Denny, the principal, an incredible administrator, very warm and accessible to parents and children alike, was the reason we decided to send our son to Mallinckrodt.
--Submitted by a parent

My son is starting his third year at Mallinckrodt and we have seen the school blossom. Our principal is fantastic; she is hardworking, optimistic, yet realistic. The teachers have met the challenge of Mallinckrodt's conversion to a gifted school with gusto. My son continually impresses me with all he has learned and he has really taken an interest in the various subjects he studies including social studies, art, music, PE, science and Chinese. I expect enrollment to increase but at the moment I find the smaller size (around 200 students I believe) appealing. The students and teachers all seem to know everyone in the school by name and I enjoy the community spirit that students, parents and staff all share. The PTO has been very active this past year with fundraising, planning family activities, and they even started a community garden at the school.
--Submitted by a parent

We have been so happy with this school and the opportunities it is providing for gifted education for our daugher. The teachers are attentive to different learning styles and innovative in their cirriculum and teaching methods. My daughter never wants to miss a day of school.
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The principal is highly active in the school and very knowledgeable about teaching gifted children. She passes along this experience to her teachers and they work together to foster a creative accelerated learning environment. Mrs. Neupert was an incredible teacher for the gifted pre-Kindergarten class. We'll see how this year turns out.
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This is my daughters second year at Mallinckrodt Academy Elementary School. Both of her teachers have definately made a huge inpact on my daughter already budding mind. This school is going through a "Renaissance" period. Going from a "basic skills" learning philosophy to an accelerated, gift education philosophy has shown a great influctuation of families desiring this public school option with a private school flair. As a parent of a first grader at Mallinckrodt, I believe Dr. Denny, our principal, is creating an environment of educational excellence through Character Education, an excellent and professional staff with great and varied educational backgrounds, a "waking giant" of parent involvement, Y-Care through our local YMCA for before and after school care, and a facility that has a brand new playground, a huge field for exercise which is located conveniently in Southwest City in Saint Louis. My child is safe, happy and flourishes at Mallinckrodt Academy. I checked all the local school options and always came back to Mallinckrodt. Come and see for yourself.
--Submitted by a parent

I am very impressed with the faculty and fellow parents at Mallinckrodt. Through the direction of an equally impressive principal, they have created a partnership that has inspired an active parent/teacher organization to make several enhancments to the school and it's approach to gifted instruction. In only his second year, my son has been on several out of classroom educational activities, has had the opportunity to join several clubs, and has been exposed to different languages. I am also impressed with the level of involvement from the parents and the overwhelming response we receive when volunteers are needed for a variety of activities. Very exciting things are happening at Mallinckrodt AGI!!!
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This is our first year and have been very impressed with the level of involvement from the parents to the staff. The true test for us the fact that our daughter LOVES school! Her work is challenging, but she is taught how to work through the frustration of not understanding something right away.
--Submitted by a parent