Free, Public, Language Immersion Education
SLLIS students receive a world-class, global, dual language immersion education in French, Spanish, or Chinese - for free.
Recipient of the SLU PRiME Center Growth Award, SLLIS ranks 1st among all 27 St. Louis Charter Schools in English Language Arts for 2024-25.
Our team includes teachers from 20 countries, fluent in 15 languages, bringing authentic culture to every classroom.
Unprecedented enrollment growth over the last four school years is creating new opportunities like our new French Pre-K classroom opening in Fall 2026.
Select French, Spanish, or Chinese when you enroll. Most of our students don’t know any target language when they arrive in kindergarten! Our dual language model is 50% target language and 50% English and places an emphasis on collaboration, rigor, and writing.


Select French, Spanish, or Chinese when you enroll. Most of our students don’t know any target language when they arrive in kindergarten! Our dual language model is 50% target language and 50% English and places an emphasis on collaboration, rigor, and writing.