Confluence Academies
Lauren Kellett is an experienced educator and marketing professional with a diverse background in both teaching and arts administration. Currently serving as a 5th Grade Teacher at Confluence Academies since June 2021, Lauren previously held roles focused on audience development and marketing at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and the Saint Louis Art Museum. Notable responsibilities included managing marketing strategies, coordinating promotional events, and overseeing digital content. Additionally, Lauren's early career involved internships in music programming and social media management. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication with minors in English and Film Studies from Truman State University and a Master of Education in Secondary Education from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis.
Confluence Academies
Welcome to Confluence Academies! Confluence Academies is a non-profit public charter school system that strives to provide the highest quality pre-collegiate education to students in pre-kindergarten through high school. Confluence Academies is governed by one Board of Directors with one charter school sponsor – University of Missouri-Columbia. University of Missouri-Columbia sponsors five sites - Old North, South City, Aspire Academy, Confluence Preparatory Academy, and Grand Center Arts Academy. Aspire Academy and Confluence Academy-Old North serve students in grades PreK-8; Confluence Academy-South City serve students in grades PreK-8 too. Confluence Preparatory Academy serves students in grades 9-12, and Grand Center Arts Academy serves students 6-12. To learn more about MU as a charter school sponsor, click here. Since its establishment in 2003, Confluence Academy has grown as a public charter school from one campus and 245 students to a network of five schools serving nearly 3,000 students. Throughout its history, Confluence has become one of the most successful networks of public charter schools in the City of St. Louis and in Missouri.