Community Engagement

In our desire to educate the whole child -- academically, emotionally, physically, and spiritually, -- we strive to develop a child's influence on their generation. Teachers and families join together to provide diverse opportunities so students can learn how God designed and gifted them and, ultimately, discern their role in God's Great Story of redemption and restoration.

 

Service partnerships at Central have included Children's Hospital, Promise Christian Academy, ThriVe St. Louis, the Albert Pujols Foundation, the Humane Society, and more. From tying fleece blankets for patients in a hospital, to engaging with children with special needs through fun activities, to reading books aloud to animals in shelters, Central students see that God is using them right now, and they don't have to grow up before serving others.

In the Summit, our 5th and 6th Grade program, we are grateful to partner with Harvest Ministries of Central Presbyterian Church. As part of the science program for our oldest students, we grow seedlings in our campus greenhouse that are later replanted in the backyard gardens of local immigrants and refugees. Our 6th Graders also participate in two leadership trips per year. In the fall, they attend 6th Grade Camp to orient themselves to being servant leaders within the school. In the spring, they participate in Capstone, a week-long service partnership with an organization serving their local community to cultivate engagement outside of our school.