Learn More | Kairos Academies — Charter Public Schools in St. Louis

compared to schools across the country

2-3x academic growth

students grew in math and reading far faster than comparable peers nationwide

top 1% parent ratings

parent ranked our safety, learning climate, and ease of engagement in the 99th percentile nationwide

top 1% student rating

students ranked their relationships with teachers in the 99th percentile nationwide

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Fill out the form above—no tuition or admissions test required. Have questions? Call 314-607-0076 or sign up for a tour.

Lottery

Students are admitted by lottery on the second Friday of January. After the lottery, admission to Kairos is first-come, first-served.

Registration

If your child won the lottery, you can accept your spot by submitting the registration documents we'll send you.

Home Visit

In July, your family's coach will schedule a home visit to share more information and begin orienting your child to their new school!

U.S. News and World Report gold award best school in America for Kairos Academies, charter public schools in St. Louis.

Kairos offers a private school experience (like AltSchool or Khan Lab School) at a public school price (read: free). Our diverse-by-design, personalized learning approach empowers students to direct their own lives and learning. We use research-based restorative justice practices and an award-winning curriculum called Summit Learning.

Although Silicon Valley engineers maintain our online platform, teachers drive learning at Kairos.
 

Our curriculum, designed by professors at Stanford and Harvard, is based on a century of research.

your child is not average

So we won't give them an average, cookie-cutter education. Coaches personalize each student's experience, checking in every other day, updating parents weekly, and guiding growth year after year. By graduation, your child will be a self-directed learner, leader, and citizen—ready to thrive in a liberal arts college, a 21st-century career, and a free society.

Ambitious Plan

With an executive functioning coach, students set individualized growth goals and strategize decisions about when, where, how, and with whom to study.

Custom Supports

Students work on challenging material at their own pace, receiving targeted support in small classes and through their personalized learning platform.

Reflective Growth

At the end of learning cycle, students reflect on whether they met their goals, identify idiosyncratic needs or strengths, and plan how to grow even more next time.