"Our child jumps out of bed every morning to get to TPH." — Iron sharpens iron: driven, like-minded peers who push and support each other.
The Daily Schedule
Full-day structure, Monday through Friday. More time on site = more development. Watch a real academy day below, then see the schedule.
Monday–Thursday
Every Student, Every Day
8:00 AM
Arrival
8:10 AM
Morning Meeting — seated in homeroom, awake and energized, phones up in their slots before the bell
8:15 AM
Mentorship / Video / Mobility
8:20 – 12:10
Group rotations — off-ice training, on-ice training, and Academic Block 1 (see groups below)
12:10 – 12:50 PM
Lunch (arrive in dress code)
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Academic Block 2 (Homeroom)
2:00 – 3:20 PM
Academic Block 3, with a break
3:20 PM
Dismissal — students head to their own club practices and games
Students train in three groups, named for St. Louis Blues legends — each rotating through off-ice, on-ice, and academic blocks every morning.
GROUP
Steen
8:20 – 9:20 • Off Ice 10:00 – 10:50 • On Ice 11:10 – 12:10 • Academic Block 1
GROUP
O'Reilly
9:00 – 9:50 • On Ice 10:10 – 11:10 • Academic Block 1 11:10 – 12:10 • Off Ice
GROUP
Perron
8:40 – 9:40 • Academic Block 1 9:40 – 10:40 • Off Ice 11:00 – 11:50 • On Ice
Fridays run on a late-start schedule.
TPH ATTENDANCE
Attendance, Taken Seriously — Daily
Every student is checked in each morning through TPH Attendance, our in-house attendance system. Arrivals, tardies, early pickups, and absences are logged daily, and staff monitor morning readiness in real time. Built for busy families: each Sunday, parents enter the week's schedule in minutes from a link texted to their phone — and our live attendance line handles last-minute changes on the fly. If something is off, we know — and your family hears from us.
Mentorship & Leadership
Development as a person — not just a student-athlete.
Big Brother / Big Sister
Older students are paired with younger students to build relationships, provide guidance, and help new students adjust to academy life.
Student Leadership Board
Students who demonstrate strong character help set the tone, mentor younger students, contribute ideas, and protect the academy culture.
Daily Staff Mentorship
With a 1:10 staff-to-student ratio, every student is seen, known, and supported by adults who genuinely care.
Health & Safety: Our First Priority
Before development, before hockey, before anything — every family deserves to know their child is in trained, certified, and prepared hands, every single day. Our staff team maintains training, certification, and screening across all of the following:
CERTIFIED
CPR & First Aid
CPR and First Aid trained and certified staff on campus — prepared to respond immediately.
CERTIFIED
Concussion Trained
CDC Heads Up concussion-trained staff — recognizing, responding to, and properly managing head injuries.
SCREENED
SafeSport, USA Hockey & Background Checks
SafeSport training, USA Hockey registration, and background screening across our staff team — the same standards required at the highest levels of amateur sport.
PREPARED
ALICE Active Shooter Training
ALICE-trained staff — the nation's leading active shooter response protocol, used by schools and institutions across the country.
PREPARED
Emergency Plans & Drills
Established emergency action plans for severe weather and evacuations, with fire drills and safety procedures practiced in place throughout the year.
ON SITE
Mercy Sports Medicine
On-site Mercy physical therapy and sports medicine support — injury evaluation, treatment, and recovery without leaving the building.
Getting to campus: the Academy does not provide bus or transportation service. Student drivers have a designated student lot for the day, and families have the option to enroll in the TPH St. Louis Academy family carpool group.
Beyond the Classroom & the Rink
Programming that develops the whole person, all year long.
College & Career
College admissions tours, ACT prep testing, Career Day and "Life After TPH" workshops with guest speakers ranging from NHL players and Olympic gold medalists to bank presidents, nurses, and firefighters.
Life Skills
Sushi making class, AI workshops, writers workshop and book club, boxing and mobility classes, monthly wellness program, and social media education.
Community
Adopt-a-Family, St. Louis Food Bank canned food drive, Epworth Drop-In Center — 500+ hours of community service volunteered, and $500,000+ raised over the past two years through the TPH St. Louis Academy scholarship initiative.
Traditions
Field day, field trips (Top Golf and more), spirit week, chicken hatchery project, graduation and holiday events, and the Student Leadership Board.
Life at the Academy
Annual Calendar & Schedule
Structured. Intentional. Organized in advance. The academy year mirrors most local districts — late August through mid-May, with standard semester and holiday breaks. Students thrive in predictable, structured environments.
AUGUST
Orientation & Semester Start
Orientation week and the start of the academic year.
OCTOBER
Parent Conferences
First-semester conferences with our academic team.
DECEMBER
Winter Break & Transition
Winter break and the transition to second semester.
MARCH
Spring Break & Conferences
Spring break plus second-semester parent conferences.
Progress reports every 3 weeks • parent conferences each semester • monthly newsletters • end-of-week updates • travel & competition planning built around academics and recovery.
TPH ATTENDANCE
