Our young scholars are learning to literally plant seeds like carrots, beets, mustard greens, spinach and more. It's a chance for them to watch seeds grow and learn to nurture seedlings. Not only is it a educational experience but it gives them time to be outdoors and focus their energy on constructive activities. It has
Lift For Life Academy has a partnership with Affinia to provide healthcare services to our students. Services are provided in the 1704 South Broadway location on our campus. Please see below what services are provided.
John Mann had a vision when he first connected with LFLA in 2001. At that time, the school had three grades, 6th – 8th. Both he and Marshall Cohen thought it was crucial to add a high school, 9th - 12th grades in order to ensure that students had a better chance of graduating and pursuing
Our flourishing fashion design program has been desperately in need of new sewing machines because many of them do not work properly. Tacony, Baby Lock and Jackman's Fabrics came to our rescue and donated ten high quality Baby Lock machines along with a serger and a wide array of sewing notions. "I'm ecstatic," expressed Alexis
Seventh grade students from Lift For Life Academy went on five different service learning trips last week to organizations around the St. Louis region. One organization they helped was the St. Louis Area Food Bank in Bridgeton, Missouri. The group packaged a total of 14,678 pounds of food during their trip. Additionally, they helped break
Dear Lift For Life Academy Family, We are proud of our students at Lift For Life Academy. Every day, these young scholars come to school, and thanks to your support, we’re able to ensure that they have the resources and programs necessary to be excited about learning and planning for their futures. Each morning, we
We are very excited to be participating in a new program to help students gain interest in reading. We are now part of a national grassroots movement called Project LIT Community. Started last August by students at Maplewood High School in Nashville, Tennessee, the goal is to increase access to high quality, culturally relevant books and
Here at Lift for Life Academy, we don't only care for our kids as students, but as a whole person, going beyond our educational calling to truly educate, empower, and uplift the next generation of students in St. Louis. Over the past few years, we have begun to implement one of the newer educational techniques:
After school programs have started for the the school year and we are excited to introduce students to programs ranging from coding, theater, chess, and even exploring the great outdoors! Two new programs have been given support from 1904labs, a local cloud-based software and data solutions firm, and Stray Dog, a local theater group in Tower Grove,
Southeast Missouri State University renewed Lift for Life Academy's charter in the Board of Regents meeting on September 22 in Cape Girardeau. The renewal continues the long relationship between SEMO and LFLA since first opening in 2000. The Board of Regents approved expansion of elementary grades. The expansion allows us to educate our students throughout
