Chesterfield Day School

I can’t express the amazing educational experience they ushered in for our entire family. The preschool experience has been amazing for our child. The trusting familial atmosphere that has developed among the staff and parents at this school has kept us feeling secure with our decision to make this the choice for a premier private school employing the montessori method in a unique and engaging way.

An incredible school, great use of Montessori. I wish it continued through high school. When I moved, I was light years ahead of my peers in reading and math, even at other very good private schools.
The staff is very warm. During a summer I was there, there was a flash flood. The custodian saw the water coming in, and all the students were taken to higher ground in a safe and calm manner.

I’m glad I popped by this page to write a review on Chesterfield Day School. It seems that there is some old info being pulled out of the book bag that is no longer relevant or accurate. German, for instance, is not the required second language these days, in fact it is Spanish and has been for more than a decade. Teaching toddlers through 6^th grade Spanish is just one of the many incredible things that CDS does for it’s students. Our kids have been at CDS since they were toddlers — our son is now in 6^th grade and our daughter is in 3^rd. There is no better place in St. Louis for children to learn and grown in a nurturing and challenging setting. Every day we drive 15 miles west to get there and pass several well-​known private elementary schools along the way. We are not paying for a well-​known legacy school (though CDS has been around for 51 years) nor are we paying for fancy facilities, rather we are paying for the best teachers and staff that families could ever want. CDS is an incredible place.

Back when I attended pre-​school thru 3^rd grade it was called the St. Louis Montessori Academy. Sounds so… military-​ish, so I guess they changed it.
I’m a big fan of a traditional Montessori education. I think it’s great that they give young kids more independence and lots of hands-​on instruction if needed. The teachers here are all well-​trained and for the most part play an active role in their students lives, both in and out of school.
Since I left the school it has undergone some major transformations and a ton of growth.
However, I still like to remember the «good ‘ol days»…
…playing in the old gymnasium (whose walls are adorned with painted silhouettes of students past)…
…chasing boys around the playground during recess and falling on my ass while trying to do the monkey bars…
…getting in «time-​out» because i was sneaking around during nap hour, trying to get to first base with a boy named Marc…
…stealing candy & treats out of other kids shoes during our December 6^th St. Nicholas celebration…
…cheating on my «ERB» (standardized test), getting caught, and having to take it again in the principals office (where i tried to cheat again)…
Ahhhhh, it feels like it was yesterday!

I give this place three stars for their kick-​butt preschool, and minus two for the rest. At least they make everyone learn German really young. I had no idea that I was learning German, I just knew we went and sat with this crazy lady for a while twice a week.
I asked my parents to take me out of this school because I didn’t like it when I was in kindergarden. Don’t ask me why, I don’t know.