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| BEHIND THE MINDS There’s a lot more to education than blackboards and textbooks. Behind the Minds takes you behind the school doors to highlight educational initiatives within St. Louis city and county K-12 schools. Watch for teachers, staff, administrators and students who will blow your mind with innovative ideas and programs. 
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 August 2010 Thomas Mapother attended school at the site of this edition of Behind the Minds, Fern Ridge High School. Don’t know who Thomas Mapother is? Watch to find out what name the star now goes by. We’ll also explain the complicated process teachers go through to assign students to teachers for the school year, and how a program is helping teen Moms and Dads be great parents and students. Plus, meet Simone Bernstein, a teen who designed a popular website that earned her a national award and, a young rapper who got his start in the music business through a class assignment.  |  May 2010 This edition of Behind the Minds is packed with ideas of things to do in St. Louis this summer. We join you from the St. Louis Zoo with stories on programs ranging from Magic Camp to Construction Camp. |  February 2010 This edition of Behind the Minds will look like it's coming to you from a professional television studio, but we're actually surrounded by McCluer North high school students in their video department. See their impressive set-up from which they produce hours of original programming each week, plus these stories: local elementary students are honoring our World War II veterans in a unique way. Find out how they're showing their appreciation at 32,000 feet. While hip hop dancing might be popular with some teens and tweens, it's ballroom dancing that has kids spinning around the room in some local schools. We'll show you how it's not just dance moves they're picking up. And, she's bound to become students' new best friend, we'll introduce you to a former teacher who's advocating for less homework. We'll explain why she says her plan will better educate kids. |  November 2009 The St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center in the Central West End hosted this edition of Behind the Minds. See how chess has joined the everyday lineup of classes at some St. Louis schools and how it’s teaching elementary students more than just academic lessons. We’ll also give you some inside tips on how to catch judges’ attention at upcoming science fairs and introduce you to some interesting ways local teachers are getting their students jazzed about all areas of science. Where do students turn to when they need to talk? Behind the Minds shows you a special call-in center manned by teens. Learn about these stories and much more on Behind the Minds. |
 August 2009 This edition of Behind the Minds comes to you from the newly renovated Magic House in Kirkwood. We show you how the $15 million expansion includes an effort to excite children about civics lessons. You’ll also see an in-depth story on an innovative program in the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District that’s helping homeless students stay in school. Homelessness is growing at such a rapid rate, that many schools around the nation are now taking note of the program’s success. Speaking of success, Westminster Christian Academy has had a lot of it in a special competition. You’ll be impressed by the team’s skills and ten-year winning streak! Plus, find out why students in the Ladue school district are saying, “Yes We Can!" See why a Mehlville school district teacher's goal is to make math count with her students. And, don’t miss how the Riverview Gardens school district is growing their test scores with an outdoor classroom and how some students are using a special online service to land a job! |  March 2009 In this edition of Behind the Minds, we talk with local experts and school administrators about how to handle the bullying problem. We also visit with a group of Parkway students who witnessed history unfold as the 44th President of the United States was sworn into office. One local student adopts a cause and starts an anti-smoking campaign that is rallying peers to help spread the word to younger students about the dangers of tobacco. A group of Lindbergh teachers pull out the etiquette book to mentor young girls and teach them all about manners. Students from all across our area participate in the Character Plus “Peace Ball Celebration” to promote peace through positive reinforcement and art. Parkway students get to be producers, directors and editors of their own films in their very own film festival and physical education teachers in the Rockwood district are nationally recognized for the program they’ve developed to promote health and wellness received national attention. |  November 2008 On this edition of Behind the Minds, we take a look into how schools are handling the ever-growing population of students with autism. Another tragic problem prevalent among Missouri teens is suicide. The Rockwood district is leading the nation with a new suicide prevention program. We’ll also show you an innovative program called “Mad Science” that has students getting into science and loving it and HEC-TV Live! offers students across the nation the opportunity to interact live with authors, historians, artists, and other experts. Two German artists make their way to St. Louis and help students make unique art pieces with the use of light, changing their understanding of art and the world. |  May 2008 On this edition of Behind the Minds, Truman Elementary students are learning everything from math to genealogy to poetry from a local cemetery, while the Pattonville district is proud of one of their alums who gets his name in the history books for his work in space. Catholic Schools Performing Arts night gives students a chance to grace the stage of the Fox Theatre and show off their art and talent. Finally, in the Ladue School District, we see parents getting help on the job from a “parent coach.” |
 February 2008 On this edition of Behind the Minds, 5th graders get a taste of the “real world” for a day at Biz Town thanks to a unique program designed by Junior Achievement. Students in the Rockwood District dig up the past as they learn about archeology, and the Pattonville District rises to the challenge to combat childhood obesity, getting their students moving and motivated. The “Cappies” for local students are about equivalent to the professional “Emmy” award. This high school level award is changing the lives of local young people. And another student changes lives through music as she takes what she loves into children’s hospitals across the nation. We also hear from a successful graduate of Cor Jesu. |  October 2007 On this edition of Behind the Minds, see how the Bayless School District handles diversity in the classroom, the Gateway Institute of Technology shows off its Aviation program, and you’ll learn how careers in the medical field are being encouraged in the Hazelwood District. In the Ferguson-Florissant School District, students are taking full advantage of the A+ program to earn free college credit hours, and we visit the St. Louis Poetry Center and take a look at how they are reaching out and drawing young people in to the art of poetry. |
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