The Fulton School is a Montessori school in Chesterfield, Missouri.

The Fulton School
Address
Map
1100 White Road

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63017

United States
Coordinates38°39′17.51″N 90°31′21.83″W / 38.6548639°N 90.5227306°W / 38.6548639; -90.5227306
Information
TypePrivate school
MottoJoy, Curiosity, Independence
Founded1962
FounderBarbara Fulton
Head of schoolKara Fulton Douglass
Teaching staff16.8 (on an FTE basis)[1]
GradesToddler – Grade 12[1]
Enrollment130
Education systemMontessori
Websitewww.fulton-school.org

History

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In 1994, Chesterfield Day School-St. Albans was opened in St. Albans. A program for 7th graders was initiated there in 1998. The first upper school senior class graduated in 2004, and in 2007 grades 9–12 officially became St. Albans High School. By 2008, toddlers through grade 8 merged with St. Albans High School, creating The Fulton School at St. Albans, named in honor of Barb Fulton, the long-term head of Chesterfield Day School.[2][3][4]

In 1999, a new $4.8 million campus was constructed.[5]

By 2006, the combined enrollment at the two locations was 425. The Chesterfield location served toddlers through sixth grade, and the St. Albans location taught toddlers through 12th grade.[6]

Chesterfield Day School and The Fulton School at St. Albans announced a merger in October 2021.[7] The schools were to be combined as The Fulton School at the Chesterfield location on July 1, 2022.[7][8] The campus at St. Albans was to be sold.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Fulton School at St. Albans". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Our History". www.fulton-school.org. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Fulton School guides children to their full potential". WestNewsMagazine.com. March 21, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Wallis, Colin (October 6, 2022). "Public Hearing, City of Chesterfield" (PDF). Lexitas Legal.
  5. ^ "R.G. Brinkman building new Chesterfield Day School". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 14, 1999. p. 73. Retrieved October 14, 2022. RG. Brinkmann Construction Co. has begun work on the $4.8 million Chesterfield Day School-St. Albans project. Completion is planned for this fall. The 40,000-square-foot building will blend one- and two-story wings and contain 16 classrooms with room for up to 300 students in grades pre-school through six. It will take shape on a wooded, 13-acre valley site at St. Albans
  6. ^ "Area private schools have much to offer". St. Louis Jewish Light. August 23, 2006. pp. A16. Retrieved October 14, 2022. CHESTERFIELD DAY SCHOOL has 425 students ranging from toddlers to 12th grade and two campuses in Chesterfield and St. Albans. The Chesterfield location at 1100 White Road serves toddlers through sixth grade, while the St. Albans location at 123 School House Road houses toddlers through 12th grade. Both campuses pride themselves on their Montessori teaching style, which emphasizes each student's personal growth... The school also offers a variety of activities ranging from clay play, chess club, soccer, motorized Legos and cooking.
  7. ^ a b "The Fulton School: Private schools to merge". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 25, 2021. pp. A2. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  8. ^ Krueger, Bonnie. "The Fulton School, Chesterfield Day School to merge". WestNewsMagazine.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  9. ^ Glenn, Reid (October 11, 2021). "St. Albans school merging with Chesterfield school, campus to be sold". The Missourian. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
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