Christian Education
Lahr-Well Christian Academy provides an advanced education for students of forward thinking parents. Your child will learn well, and lead well, at Lahr-Well.
5 Foreign Languages
Learning foreign languages is a gift that can last a lifetime for your child. All Students study 5 foreign languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
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Lahr-Well Academy accepts new students year-round. Give your child an advanced, well-rounded education in a private school environment tailored to their needs.
The Lahr-Well Promise:
"If your child isn't gifted on the first day of school, she or he will be on graduation day."
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 equivalent to this in the U.S.
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.
- …seeks to instill a love for learning and to foster a dedicated scholarly enthusiasm by unfolding each child’s natural potential to learn.
- …attempts to provide each student with a balanced immersion into all the major academic disciplines.
- …endeavors to help every child build a positive self-image and develop self-discipline, concentration, determination, and independent analytical thinking.
- …supports each student’s type of learning and thinking through an intentional effort to present coursework in creative and meaningful ways.
A unique private, Christian school in Edwardsville, IL
A Student's Average Day
Find out what a typical day looks like for a student at Lahr-Well Academy! View a breakdown of daily classwork and activities for all Levels.
Child Care Services
Lahr-Well Academy is pleased to now offer before- and after-school childcare services for our students. For more details and to arrange care, click below.
School Policies
Our school handbook states the day-to-day operating policies and procedures of Lahr-Well Academy as they apply to our students.
Bullying Prevention
A safe, civil, and healthy school environment is necessary for all students to learn and achieve. The Academy has a strict no-bullying policy.
The Lahr-Well Difference:
Lahr-Well Christian Academy provides an advanced, adaptive, well-rounded education for students of forward-thinking parents.
Years of Academic Growth
After One Year of Lahr-Well Instruction
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Meet Our Founder
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.
Located in Edwardsville, Illinois
(618) 288-8024
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