Share your thoughts on key decisions that will be made this school year, including the possibility of asking voters for a tax increase in April 2019 and establishing community priorities for our students’ future. Click on the headline to learn more.
Captain Elementary students took part in the school's annual Halloween parade on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Click on the headline to view photos.
Five-time Coretta Scott King Literary Award winner Sharon Draper visited Captain Elementary on Tuesday, Oct. 23, to speak with Captain and Glenridge Elementary students. Click on the headline to learn more and view photos.
The District’s elementary international families spent the day together on Saturday, Sept. 29, exploring the St. Louis Zoo. Click on the headline to learn more and view photos.
Kid Zone hosted a Family Fun Night with California Pizza Kitchen on Sept. 26 to provide families with a night of playing and eating together as a family. Click on the headline to learn more and view photos.
Clayton Kid Zone Program Coordinator Tyler Kearns has been named a 2018-2019 National Play Ambassador by the National Afterschool Association (NAA) and The Genius of Play. Click on the headline to learn more.
Nearly 200 Clayton youth ages 7-14 took part in the annual Clayton Kids Triathlon – setting a new participation record by nearly 50 athletes. Click on the headline to learn more and view photos.
Captain Elementary School students returned to school on Wednesday, Aug. 15, to begin the 2018-2019 school year. Click on the headline to view photos.
Join the District for its second annual Parent Speaker Series! This year's Speaker Series lineup will build on the learning that took place last year with several informative, thought-provoking presentations. Click on the headline to learn more and register to attend.
Captain Elementary is now home to a custom work of art dedicated to the school by Captain parent and local artist Rachel Asen. Asen created the collage in conjunction with the school’s Art Walk on May 4. Click on the headline to learn more and view the artwork.
Twenty-eight Captain Elementary mathematicians earned recognition in the Spring 2018 Noetic Learning Math Contest (NLMC). Click on the headline to learn more.
At the School District of Clayton’s Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, April 11, the Board unanimously approved a resolution declaring their support for sensible gun safety legislation and their opposition to efforts to arm educators. Click the headline to read the resolution.
Captain Elementary Librarian Tom Bober is one of five school librarians in the country to be recognized by Library Journal as a 2018 Mover & Shaker for his work in promoting the use of primary sources in schools and school libraries. Click on the headline to learn more.
The School District of Clayton closed on the sale of the Maryland School (7501 Maryland Ave) to the Centene Corporation. Click the headline to learn more.
The School District of Clayton earned 138 out of a possible 140 points for a score of 98.6 percent on its 2017 APR. Click on the headline to learn more.
aptain Elementary Librarian Tom Bober has accepted an appointment to the 2019 Caldecott Award Committee. The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Click on the headline to learn more.
