Rohan Woods School
Rohan Woods School is an independent, co-educational, preparatory school located in St. Louis County, Missouri for students age 2 through Grade Six. The school is located in a residential neighborhood at 1515 Bennett Avenue and provides a student to faculty ratio of 8 to 1. Rohan Woods School has one class per grade level and as of the 2009-2010 school year, has an enrollment of 110 students.
History
Helen Towles Rohan and Mary Woods founded Rohan Woods School in 1937. The school doors opened that first year to 12 students and classes were held in a house at 8001 Delmar Boulevard in University City, Missouri. Mrs. Woods retired in 1952 and Mrs. Rohan continued to lead the school for the next 32 years.
In 1957, Rohan Woods outgrew its quarters and moved to a farmhouse at 11735 Olive Street Road in Creve Coeur, Missouri. When Mrs. Rohan retired as Head of School in 1984, the school was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation and moved to its present location at 1515 Bennett Avenue in Warson Woods, Missouri. Dr. Linda Graves Fouke was Headmistress from 1984 to 1987; Mr. Robert Ciampoli was Headmaster from 1987 to 2003. Mr. Kelly Horn is the current Head of School.
In 1998, the school completed a major building renovation, creating a wireless campus with a Learning Center in the core of the building with a gymnasium, art, music, computer lab, foreign language, and science rooms.
Accreditation
Rohan Woods School is accredited by the Independent Schools of the Central States (ISACS), and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Independent Schools of St. Louis (ISSL), and the Educational Records Bureau (ERB).
Awards
In 1997, Rohan Woods School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department Of Education. This program selects winners based on excellence in academic programs, community involvement and parental participation.
In 2007, Rohan Woods School received the Champions of Character Award from the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cooperating School District.
References
Bunting and Lyon, School Profile