Forsyth School

Last weekend's on-campus Fall Picnic was a great success! Thank you to everyone who attended—and special thanks to all those who volunteered!

We love when our community comes together for food and fun—but surprise treats like a custom soda bar, caricature artists, face painting, temporary tattoos, a roaming magician, and an apparel pop-up shop made for an extra-special, evening on campus!

Explore the Photo Album: https://forsyth.link/24-fall-picnic

Today kicks off Pledge Week for the 2024/25 ! Pledge Week is our fundraising effort at the beginning of each school year to help secure financial resources that enhance the learning experience and opportunity for every student at Forsyth through:

>> Challenging and engaging curriculum
>> Professional development for teachers
>> Innovation and technology
>> Campus maintenance
>> Financial Aid Program

We ask every family, faculty member, staff member, and trustee to participate by making a gift or pledge at a level that is meaningful to them.

Freddy Falcon, our VIP celebrity guest, made a special appearance at the Main Gate this morning to give out hugs and high-fives—but there are more fun giveaways and reminders to come all week long!

Make Your Gift or Pledge Today: www.forsythschool.org/give

Last weekend, we welcomed the Class of 2024 back to campus for pizza and yearbook signing! It was so nice to reconnect with our youngest alums and see how much they have already grown and matured at their new secondary schools!

Congratulations to student Henry (Grade 4), one of three 2024 Curious Kids selected by MilliporeSigma for the company's Curiosity Labs program's "Faces of the Cube" campaign. The three Curious Kids, including Henry, are featured on the program's fleet of four Curiosity Cube mobile science labs built out of shipping containers. So cool! Way to go, Henry!

MilliporeSigma’s St. Louis mobile science lab unveils faces of the future Content by MilliporeSigma. The St. Louis Curiosity Cube — a shipping container turned mobile science lab, hosted a STEM-based summer enrichment session and invited VIPs to celebrate the unveiling of

Spirit Week continues with "Hobbies on Hump Day"! Even our faculty and staff got in on the action, dressing ready for their favorite extracurricular activity!

It's Spirit Week! Our Grade 6 student leaders selected each day's theme for dressing up (or down!), starting off strong with a "Mellow Monday" pajama day!

DINO DIG IN PROGRESS! AREA CLOSED FOR SCIENCE! 🦖🦕

In Science classes with Mrs. Christine Torlina, students in Eyas through Grade 1 are learning about dinosaurs and paleontology through a full-on, hands-on "dino dig" in the Fillmore Playground sandbox.

In their first Art classes of the year with Mrs. Saaba Lutzeler, students in Grades 1-4 created oil pastel tie-dyes, employing the concepts of radial symmetry, concentric shapes, and color choice as they reviewed and practiced Art Room procedures.

The artworks are on display (and being added to every day!) on the bulletin board outside the Main Office in Dunbar House!

At last Friday's Opening Assembly, our Grade 6 students and members of the Class of 2025 took their place as the new leaders of our student body. Per tradition, each student stepped up to the mic to introduce themselves to the entire school community before signing their name to the Class of 2025 banner, which will hang in Gerdine House during the 2024/25 school year.

Explore the Photo Album: https://forsyth.link/24-opening-assembly

Last weekend's Back-to-School Ice Cream Social was a *sweet* way to start the new school year!

Explore the Photo Album: https://forsyth.link/24-ice-cream-social

Thank you to all those students, families, faculty, and staff who joined us! Special thanks to our event co-chairs, committee members, event and volunteers.

Aaaaand we're off! The 2024/25 school year has officially begun. And what a beautiful first day of school it's been!

Explore the Photo Album: https://forsyth.link/24-first-day-of-school

Here's wishing everyone their best year yet!

Welcome, new full-time faculty and staff members! Pictured (left to right, top to bottom): Jessica Berry (Pre-K), Mary Beth Carosello (Grade 2), Evann De-Bose (Drama & Early Childhood Music), Rose Fischer (Music), Mindy Keller (Jr-K), and Heather Mueller (Assistant Director of Development)

We can't wait to welcome our new and returning students and families back to campus for the first day of school this Wednesday, August 21!

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Our fun new campus-side building banners are up and ready for the first day of school on Wednesday, August 21!

Join for the Pedal the Cause 2024 Kids Challenge on Saturday, September 21, at The Family Arena in St. Charles!

The $35 Kids Challenge registration fee includes a t-shirt, water bottle, finisher medal, and access to Discovery Zone activities. Register two or more kids and save $10!

Register Online: www.givesignup.org/teamforsyth

Pedal the Cause's model uses 100% public donations to fund world-class cancer research. Through their annual cycling challenge, they provide critical funding for cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center and Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children's Hospital. They hope that research funded by Pedal the Cause will ultimately lead to a cure for cancer.

Forsyth School - Kids Challenge - Pedal the Cause Forsyth School fosters a spirit of curiosity and joy, empowering children to pursue challenges with confidence. Forsyth is proud to join Pedal the Cause in the fight against cancer. We know that it takes world-class research to create a world without cancer. And by participating in Pedal the Cause,....

Go Team USA! 🏅🇺🇸
campers are getting into the Olympics spirit this week! Several camps are beating the St. Louis heat by watching some of today's events happening in Paris, France.

Campers spent this week at digging into dinosaurs, making marvelous masterpieces, traversing the climbing wall and high ropes course, learning why geology rocks, chronicling camp, preparing for the zombie apocalypse(!), 3D printing, and more!

Explore the Photo Album: https://forsyth.link/24-summer-disco-week7

Where does the time go?! We can hardly believe that next week is already the last week of our 2024 camp season!

Yesterday's big reveal of this marvelous chalk masterpiece was quite exciting! Afterward, the camper artists admired their work and signed their names to the piece.

An incredibly special part of is the number of Forsyth alumni who return to work at camp as counselors. We love having each and every one of them here!

Pictured here (left to right): Jessica, Katherine, Braden, Anne Grace, and Jane. Not pictured: Alice, Joelle, Maddie, Molly, and Peter.

Week 6 of is in the books! This week, campers explored insects, cracked codes, honed their hoop skills, launched rockets, belted Broadway favorites, and more! Only TWO weeks left...time flies when you're having fun!

Explore the Photo Album: https://forsyth.link/24-summer-disco-week6

This week at had campers making music, conducting experiments, recycling rags, singing showtunes, 3D printing, shooting arrows, and more! A special shout-out to the Showstoppers campers for their sensational culmination performance for the entire camp on Friday afternoon!

Explore the Photo Album: https://forsyth.link/24-summer-disco-week5

This short holiday week of camps provided a potpourri of activities themed around stories, crafts, science, and sports. And what better way to kick off the long holiday weekend than with snowcones?! See everyone back next week!

Explore the Photo Album: https://forsyth.link/24-summer-disco-week4

Week 4 of has officially begun! Each week kicks off with a Monday meeting on to connect our campers with their counselors. Today's *perfect* weather makes everyone extra excited to get started!

This week at , campers prowled nearby parks, cracked secret codes, turned out trinkets and treasures, biked around town, delved into the wonderful world of wizardry, and more!

Explore the Photo Album: https://forsyth.link/24-summer-disco-week3

While some of our campers braved this morning's rain for a rousing game of helicopter, other camps leaned into indoor activities like making crafts and reading stories!

Our very first week of saw campers embark on advanced bike treks, protect the planet, traverse the climbing wall and high ropes course, cool off in the sprinkler, design and launch rockets, throw a Spanish fiesta, and more!

Explore the Photo Album: https://forsyth.link/24-summer-disco-week1

A perfect day for water play at !

And just like that, is here! And nothing says summer quite like a pick-up game of Capture the Flag!

Congrats to Mrs. Barb Alexander and Mr. Adam Meesey on their 17th summer as Camp Co-Directors!

www.forsythschool.org/summer-discovery

During the course of the 2023/24 school year, faculty and staff participated in a professional development workshop series conducted by the Missouri Botanical Garden's EarthWays Center. Our immediate objectives were to create a working definition of sustainability for the school community and draft principles of education for sustainability (EFS) to incorporate into Forsyth's campus, curriculum, and culture. And together, we did just that!

At Forsyth, we believe sustainability is building a knowledgeable, caring, and environmentally responsible campus community. Education for sustainability is at the core of our learning environment, fostering leadership and action as we work toward a healthier, more sustainable future for all.

We accomplish this by embedding sustainability principles within our curriculum; cultivating a culture of hope through mindfulness, reciprocity, and reflection; and promoting positive changes across our campus while reducing Forsyth's impact on the environment through sustainability initiatives, programs, and practices.

Visit the Sustainability webpage on our website to learn more about Forsyth's principles of education for sustainability.

Special thanks to The Earthways Center team and Forsyth's Green Team Co-Chairs, Mrs. Christine Torlina and Mrs. Susan Zareh!

SUSTAINABILITY - Forsyth School | St. Louis Private Elementary School SUSTAINABILITY - Forsyth School is a leading independent, co-educational elementary school for children age 2 through Grade 6.

to our last day of school and Grade 6 Graduation one week ago! During their last two weeks on campus, the Class of 2024 played tug-of-war on Green & White Day, embarked on their last camping trip, ran a final mile on Francis Olympic Field, walked the Shelton Span, dodged Froot Loops with their Little Friends, and graduated from . Explore the Photo Albums:

Last Day of School: https://forsyth.link/24-lastday
Graduation: https://forsyth.link/24-grade6-graduation

According to longstanding Forsyth tradition, each graduate delivered a short prepared speech to their classmates, teachers, and family members during the ceremony. A small musical group led the entire class in song to further commemorate the occasion.

We are so proud of the 26 members of the Class of 2024 and cannot wait to see where they go from here!