A school that supports students who have learning disabilities has revealed its plans to move to Olivette.
The Miriam Academy, a private high school for young people with learning disabilities, will take over the premises occupied by Epstein Hebrew Academy. Epstein, which is an elementary and middle school for Jewish students, will be moving to University City.
The Epstein building comprises 58,000 square feet, and Miriam intends to renovate the building to include two science laboratories, eight classrooms, a television studio, and more. The campus is next door to the Olivette Community Center. Miriam Academy, which was opened in 2016, currently has 63 students enrolled in grades 9-12, and is leasing space in Town and Country, at the Parkway United Church of Christ. When it moves to Olivette, it plans to up the enrollment to 120.
Miriam Academy had wanted to move into a Frontenac building that once housed the B'Nai El Temple, a move that was conditionally approved by Frontenac aldermen. However, the temple property covers six acres, part of which is inside the boundaries of Westwood. Trustees there voted not to change the zoning, but keep it residential, which caused Miriam to settle on Olivette instead. The new school should be open in time for the 2020-2021 school year. Brochure printing can be used to describe the amenities that will be offered when facilities like this open.
