Applications are now being accepted for the Saint Louis Zoo’s new half-day preschool program, which begins in September 2014. The fee-based school will integrate science and animal themes across the curriculum for children ages 3-5, with a maximum of 18 students per class and a student-teacher ratio of one teacher for every six students. Applications are due by March 30.Â
Located in the newly built Monsanto Education Gallery in the Zoo’s The Living World building, the preschool will operate September to May, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. each school day.
Tuition is $600 per month for children ages 3-4, who will attend on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and $900 per month for children ages 4-5, who will attend on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.
The Zoo offers sliding scale tuition rates. Tuition discounts will range from 30 to 80 percent of full tuition based on need.
For more information and the preschool application, visit www.stlzoo.org/preschool or call 314-646-4544.