About Us

Our story is rooted in a commitment to excellence, innovation, and community. Learn more about our mission, history, and the people who make our schools thrive.

Mission

Allen Village Charter School believes that every child deserves a high quality education in a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment.

Village Values

Teaching young people to discipline themselves with head and heart. The Village Values are central beliefs reflecting current research that are directly aligned with the Missouri Comprehensive Guidance program. Village educators, students and families are conscious of and committed to upholding and modeling them.

ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT

RESPECT / COLLABORATION – The ability to achieve is greater when working with others who treat everyone with a positive feeling of regard or esteem.
RESPONSIBILITY – This Village community follows the Golden Rule. Students will be guided to cultivate:
● Moral responsibility for people, animals and the earth
● Personal responsibility at home and school to become persons of good character
COMMITMENT / INNOVATION – Students will learn to confront stereotypes, challenge convention and
question assumptions. They will learn to support one another and plan purposefully, embracing risk and
learning from mistakes and failures.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

REFLECTION / FORGIVENESS – Self-evaluation is necessary to improve and release unproductive
negative feelings. Whether a Village student needs to be forgiven or is challenged to forgive another,
forgiving someone opens the door for connectedness and healthy relationships.
COMPASSION / EMPATHY – Village students will practice looking for the similarities in their classmates
rather than differences, will imagine another’s suffering and act to aide in easing their pain.
INTEGRITY – Adhering honestly to a code of values will protect the Village in a network of young people
who choose to do the right thing at all times and if necessary fly alone like an Eagle to be true to
themselves.
GRATITUDE – This value can help Village students turn a negative into a positive reminding them of what
is important.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

LISTENING / WISDOM – Deliberately listening models respect and allows for insight, knowledge and
improved decision making.
PERSEVERANCE / RIGOR – Students will become tenacious when facing adversity and/or pursuing
individual educational goals with a focus and discipline. This Village supports students learning at high
levels.
HOPE / OPTIMISM – Seeing the glass half full will help students stay motivated to solve problems others
perceive impossible. Students will learn to focus on the future with a combined feeling of expectation and
desire.
COURAGE – Following their heart and intuition Village students can challenge and strengthen
themselves to do extraordinary things.