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Lahr-Well Academy NOW ENROLLING for the 2023-2024 academic year.

An Ivy League education at a fraction of the cost.

Maximum class sizes: 15
School begins August 2nd, 2021.

Dr. Almeda Lahr-Well 

About Lahr-Well Academy

  • Lahr-Well Academy is built on a foundation of respect for scholarship and is committed to helping every child succeed by meeting the needs of the “whole” child.
  • Lahr-Well Academy seeks to instill a love for learning and to foster a dedicated scholarly enthusiasm by unfolding each child’s natural potential to learn.
  • Lahr-Well Academy attempts to provide each student with a balanced immersion into all the major academic disciplines.
  • Lahr-Well Academy endeavors to help every child build a positive self-image and develop self-discipline, concentration, determination, and independent analytical thinking.
  • Lahr-Well Academy supports each student’s type of learning and thinking through an intentional effort to present coursework in creative and meaningful ways.

Lahr-Well Academy is leading the way to the future, unlike many other schools in Madison and St. Clair Counties by offering ALL students an introductory course on Cyber Security.  The “‘general computerized work force””, in addition to the FBI and CIA, are searching for qualified candidates in this field!

My Promise to You:

"If your child isn't gifted on the first day of school, she or he will be on graduation day."

Learn Well

Learning well prepares your child to investigate a lifetime of new adventures. To learn well is more than only studying what your child is interested in studying.

In order to be a well-rounded person, one needs to be educated in foreign languages, as well as science, technology, engineering art and mathematics, a S.T.E.a.M. discipline/approach.

Students at the Academy, from the age of 4 through grade 12, study five foreign languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

Parents who desire a better life for their child/ren need to embrace a well-rounded/rock-solid education. The Academy's amazing and extraordinary curriculum is a curriculum that parents can trust!

At Lahr-Well Christian Academy, your child will not sit on the edges and observe without participating. Our teachers draw the entire class into discussions and activities.

Lead Well

In order to be well-educated, one also needs to build a core value of positive morals and ethics.

Integrity is key to all.

At Lahr-Well Christian Academy, a student learns to enhance wisdom through discernment.

Leadership is not sitting in an ivory tower.  Leadership cannot be "Do as I say, not as I do."  Leadership is attempting the "impossible," leading by example.

At Lahr-Well Christian Academy, students are taught to bring their intrinsic value to the table as leaders.

More than simply profess, one should learn to believe that "A good name [earned by honorable behavior, godly wisdom, moral courage, and personal integrity] is more desirable than great riches; And favor (to be esteemed) is better than silver and gold."

Proverbs 22:1, Amplified Bible

Lahr-Well

Lahr-Well Christian Academy provides an advanced education for students of forward thinking parents.
 

Founded by Dr. Almeda M. Lahr-Well, the Academy has been in existence since the 1984/1985 academic year.  With more than 34 years of research and development in grades pre-K through grade 12, nationally standardized test scores support that after 4-6 years’ instruction, students are generally testing 2-6 years beyond chronological age. 

 
To our knowledge, a program equal to the Lahr-Well Curriculum Concept is nonexistent in the United States.
 
Dr. Lahr-Well makes two promises to parents:
 
#1 "If your child isn't gifted on the first day of school, she/he will be on graduation day."
 
#2 "Your child will learn well to lead well at Lahr-Well!

The Curriculum You Can Trust

Lahr-Well Christian Academy is a not-for-profit, private school that has been serving students since 1985 in grades pre-K through grade 12.

Our comprehensive curriculum highlights reading, mathematics, language arts, STEaM studies, five foreign languages, computer instruction, music appreciation, social sciences, literary masterpieces, hands-on art & art history and philosophy.

Typically after 4 to 6 years of instruction, our students' test scores are at a level 2 to 6 years beyond their chronological age.

To our knowledge, there is no program equal to this in the U.S.
View the full curriculum here.

What Other Parents Are Saying...

"Dr. Lahr-Well and her approach to education is extremely refreshing!  I was very concerned with my son not enjoying school or learning at all. He has made a complete turn-around since attending Lahr-Well Academy. He enjoys going to school every day. Not only does he not mind going to school he has developed a desire to learn beyond what is taught in the classroom.

Enrolling my son at Lahr-Well Academy is one of the best decisions I have ever made."

- Shelly Marino, Parent

"Our six year-old daughter has been attending Lahr-Well Academy for a little over a year and she really enjoys the school atmosphere and curriculum. The school has fostered a caring environment where she is not artificially limited by her age, background or the educational level of her peers. She has significantly advanced in her academics having received individualized attention in reading and mathematics, which has allowed her to test well beyond her age grade. Lahr-Well Academy provides the children with a rich experience beyond anything offered in the local schools."

- Level 2 Parent

"Matthew is returning next year without hesitation. Our family needs  Lahr-Well. Since Matthew started school here his confidence level has dramatically increased and his anxiety level has decreased. I believe he is learning the way he was always intended to."

- Lisa H., Parent

618-288-8024

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Educational Building:
903 N. Second St. | Edwardsville, IL 62025
(lower/rear parking lot of Eden United Church of Christ)
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 401, Glen Carbon, IL 62034

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