Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter... and on this blustery day, we think he may be right! So we asked ourselves, "What other Phil wisdom do we need to know?" Summit Parent and Scrip Coordinator, Phil Isley, had the answer for us:

"I am predicting 15 more weeks of 'in class' learning at the Summit (minus the snow this week!). I am also seeing lifelong friendships being solidified at The Summit."

Aww, Phil. There may be 6 more weeks of winter, but the future looks bright at The Summit! Keep scrolling to check out Phil's Scrip update with special Valentine's Day bonuses.

Questions? Contact the Front Desk.

The New Year has just begun, and next school year is right around the corner! Click the link below to view School Calendar dates for 2022-2023 as you make your summer plans.

Additional dates, including Late Starts, Uniform Buyouts, Board meetings, SPO meetings, and school events will be updated as they are known.

We have a fun night planned for our annual gala and auction on March 4th! This year, the event will be held at Veridian Events in Downtown Springfield, starting with our pre-party, which you can attend when you purchase either one of our sponsorship packages! 

Our VIP pre-party will be held from 5:00-7:00pm while our main event will begin at 6:00pm! 

To become a sponsor, please contact the Gala Event Coordinators at gala@thesummitprep.org.

Happy Chinese New Year! Students in fourth grade learned all about Chinese New Year, or the Lunar New Year, on Tuesday, February 1st. A fellow classmate brought in some really cool information and facts about the holiday, as well as a gift in the form of a red paper envelope with a $2 bill inside, a tradition on Chinese New Year to share good wishes with family and friends!

Students discussed the difference between the Western Zodiac versus the Eastern Zodiac. At The Summit, we are grateful for the opportunity to learn more about many holidays and cultures around the world! We look forward to sharing the Year of the Tiger with you!

Fifth graders have been converting produce into electricity! Chemical reactions that take place when combining different fruit/vegetable and metal combinations in a circuit can produce electric current, like very weak batteries.

To test this, students created a circuit by sticking two metal objects (paper clips, coins, screws) into a piece of produce, then touched the metal objects with a multimeter (kindly lent to the class for the day by Mr. Powers). A multimeter can measure volts (voltage), ohms (resistance), and amperes (strength of electric current).

After crafting hypotheses, students used the multimeter to measure the voltage created by the different combinations. Surprisingly, a strawberry put off the most volts. Who’d have thought?!

The Summit was honored to host Dr. Brandi Klepper on campus before Winter Break for a special parent education presentation on adolescent brain development. The event was well-attended, and parents responded positively to Dr. Klepper's message.

Summit Parent Roz Madden said, “I personally found Dr. Klepper to be very knowledgeable, relatable, and approachable. More than that however, the material was so applicable to not only the experience of parents but also the students. The content was informative, real, validating, and genuinely helpful.”

We are excited to announce that Dr. Klepper will be returning this spring for part two of this important presentation! Save the date for Tuesday, April 12th, from 6:30-7:30pm. Please note that you do not have to have attended part one to attend part two. While the focus of the presentation will be on adolescence, parents with children of all ages are welcome to attend.

The Summit's accrediting body, The Independent School Association of the Central States (ISACS), is offering a five-part parent education webinar series in Spring 2022.

We hope you consider joining other independent school parents for any of the five evening sessions led by a variety of experts to help you support your children socially, emotionally, educationally, and developmentally as we all continue to learn and grow. Please use the link below to register for the live webinars, which will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Central time.

To accommodate busy schedules, recordings of the webinars will be available until June 30, 2022. Be sure to check the Raven Report each week for instructions on accessing the webinar recordings after the live presentation date!