The Missouri State Board of Education held its monthly meeting in Jefferson City today, and one of its agenda items included the renewal of the charter for the St. Louis Language Immersion School (SLLIS). Representing SLLIS at the meeting were Executive Director of the UMSL Charter School Office Bill Mendelsohn, SLLIS Board Chair Vince Schoemehl, and SLLIS Executive Di...

On Monday, May 21, the streets will be milled, which means the contracting company will pull up the existing pavement. There will be NO PARKING on Papin east of Sarah or on Sarah south of Papin, and violators will be towed at the owner's expense.The streets will remain passable for local traffic, but it will be a rough surface. On Wednesday, May 23, the streets wil...

Map testing started this week with 6th grades at both campuses. Next week will be the turn of 5th graders.You can click on the link below to find more information about the test. https://dese.mo.gov/map-inform...

Ed O'Neal, founding Board Member, speaks about SLLIS' current financial stability.

All of our students are in the middle of taking their NWEA tests in math and reading. The NWEA assessment is a computer adaptive test, which means every student gets a unique set of test questions based on responses to previous questions. As the student answers correctly, questions get harder. If the student answers incorrectly, the questions get easier. By the end of ...

Host families play a vital role in the success of an intern program. By welcoming an intern from another country into their home, volunteer host families gain friendship, understanding, knowledge and a connection to the world. They will experience new tastes and customs, and have the chance to practice their intern’s language. Their children will learn about differe...

Teachers and students of the Chinese Program are so excited and busy preparing for the coming of the Year of the Earth Dog (戊戌年). The Lunar New Year is the biggest traditional festival being celebrated in China and other East Asian countries as well as in SLLIS over the past several years. It will fall on February 16th this year, but according to the Chinese culture an...

What country comes to mind when you hear the French language. Well, France of course! Unsurprisingly, France has the most French native speakers. Although the language is spoken in five different continents, the African continent is home to more French speakers than any other continent. Therefore, in order to raise awareness about this overlooked information and inc...

In the Spanish Program we will be celebrating Valentine's day on Wednesday, February 14th after 2pm in own classrooms. Students will be able to wear PJ's or any Valentine's Day color clothes. We had a very successful PBIS party, organized by Profesor Raul Munoz, to celebrate all those students that have been achieving their behavior goals.

On Monday, May 20th, Anheuser Busch celebrated Asian American Heritage Month by recognizing outstanding Asian American St. Louis citizens. Pac.Asia, the Asian Employee Resource Group at Anheuser-Busch, Inc., hosted a panel of speakers for conversation and Q&A. Panel members: Lydia Chen – Head of Chinese School, St. Louis Language Immersion School (SLLIS)Nhi Doan – P...