Allen Village School

Located in Kansas City, Mo., Gordon Parks Elementary School is a nonprofit public charter school that was established in 1999. It has an annual enrollment of more than 200 students. The school employs classroom and special education teachers, counselors, behavior intervention specialists, speech and language pathologists, and art, music and physical education instructors. Gordon Parks Elementary School is comprised of over 25 full- and part-time members. It operates a nearly 32,000-square-foot facility that houses approximately 10 classrooms and art and music rooms, as well as maintains a gymnasium and a cafeteria. The school also has a library and media center that that offers a collection of books on various topics and provides a range of databases, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, online resources and reference materials to students.

Established in 1912, Notre Dame de Sion School is a Catholic school. Located in Kansas City, Mo., the college provides preparatory education to children from preschool through grade 12. Its curriculum includes religious studies, science/technology, English literature, world languages, fine/performing arts, history and social sciences. It has established exchange programs in Santiago, Chile, Ahaus and Germany. The school conducts athletic activities, including basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf and lacrosse. Notre Dame de Sion School has accreditation with the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association.