I wanted to acknowledge a firearms training session held last night (4-29-26). I thought the…read more2.5-hour session was refreshing to see, in that it was not just lecture based. There was lots of hands-on involvement by participants in attendance. I think the SIRT exercises/drills were a huge hit with everyone there. I sort of believe that you should tell people when they do something that is a benefit. Great Job...Keep it going!

I took the 16 hour class for conceal and carry and I was very impressed with the thorough…read moreinstruction. The course covered Illinois law in great detail, took the class through various simulated situations and impressed upon us gun safety as well as formulating a home safety plan. I highly recommend this "academy" in which to take the CC 16 hour and 3 hour renewal course. The staff is very knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. I learned a lot over the two day course and feel that they cared that I was doing this to protect myself and family. Thanks, guys!

St. Louis LDA has helped our oldest daughter so much! We had an evaluation done that helped us see…read moresome bigger things that may be happening. We were referred to all the right people and in the meantime, our daughter participated in tutoring (still does.) We have seen nothing but progress from our daughter with both tutors we have seen. We can't wait to see how much progress she'll make! Thank you, St. Louis LDA!

St. Louis Learning Disabilities Association changed our lives. Our daughter began to struggle in…read moreschool very early. The LDA completed an assessment and they identified two significant learning disabilities. And then, most importantly, they offered us hope. They have worked with her to teach her strategies to utilize her strengths to overcome her challenges. We have benefitted from their tutoring services, and we have gained so much insight through their parent coaching programs. We've also learned that we're not alone in our challenges! They've helped us realize there's nothing "wrong" with our child- but so much that is unique about her! Having a child with learning disabilities is an journey down a different road. With their help, we're developing a road map, and we're able to appreciate the view.

went here for 9 years and I turned out ok teachers were cool…read morestudents were cool sometimes they included me in the pictures (automatic 5 stars)

From the owner: Miriam is the premier educational hub for children with learning differences in the St. Louis area…read more We empower unique learners by building confidence and a foundation for success at our K-12 school, as well as through our outreach programs. Our students’ challenges often include specific learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, speech/language disorders, anxiety and sensory processing differences. Our Lower/Middle School is designed for children in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade who have learning, speech/language, sensory/motor, and attention disabilities. With a low student-to-teacher ratio and a collaborative learning approach, students find an environment full of possibilities.

I met with a salesperson who said my child would take about 6 months to complete the program. After…read more9 months she was nowhere near 100% so another salesperson said it would be more like 18 to 24 months. Keep in mind I already paid a large sum for the 9 months just to be told it would be much longer and cost a lot more. I kept doing the activities with my child although very little improvement. I decided I would enroll my other child as she has ADHD which they say they can help. This child they said 9-12 months. She did it for 12 months and we thought some things improved. When we finally assessed she was at 100% on all things but 1 or 2. So we decided to walk her off the program. Both salespeople told me that once a brain levels up (so to speak), it will stay there--my concern was we balance things and then it become unbalanced again. Their statement was not true. I took my first child back a year after she had stopped and found she dropped on many of the categories she had achieved 100% and scored higher on some areas which is odd since she improved without the program. My second & most recent child just ended and I can already see some behaviors that had improved return. Keep in mind as she balanced her brain, she ended up on more medications and more details to her school IEP. Staff is always nice but definitely seems to be a sales scheme. My children's doctor told me she had 2 other patients try it and it did not do anything and kids were still on meds but maybe a lower dose. She thought maybe the families did not walk off correctly but I let her know, it is just not a valuable program as I have binders of tracking and following all guidelines with the center confirming along the way and neither child gained anything from it--instead we lost a lot of money.

My son (B******) has a functional disconnect. He is was very left brained and couldn't process…read morewhat both parts of his brain are trying to accomplish. They were out of sync and when he would hear something, it would be a serious delay before he said he realized it. All kinds of other problems were happening. I couldn't talk to him, I couldn't keep him from exploding - it was like he was Autistic . My wife and I have had him to many specialists, tested, we've spent over 11K just trying to desperately find an answer. This was out last ditch effort. We tried the Brain Balance program (But only after finding a groupon that give us $200 off the assessment). The 12 weeks program was a real trial for us. But after week 5 I saw major changes. My son actually came up to me on Sunday morning and said "good morning daddy" and asked for something to eat. Usually I get a temper tantrum if I dont IMMEDIATELY get up and follow him. But this time I said ok and give me minute and he said in reply " ok daddy - thank you ". THAT WAS IT! No screaming. NO crying . NO hitting (that happens alot. My wife and I both cried. He was getting better. Long story short = The program helped him to develop his right brain so as to "balance" out the brain and sync/ help him process what he is hearing, seeing, how he interacts with other children (he never could before), and a lot more. Basically fine tuned the brain so timing and collaboration happens normally. This is not for the faint of heart. The 3 days a week program and the driving to Edwardsville was a real trial and its expensive. It costs $6000 and its like therapy for the entire family. They do a lot of diet and nutritional changes too - based on blood tests. So that was not fun. But it was well worth it. Brain Balance works and my family is growing now. We're working on new challenges, but it solved a lot of problems.

This was a wonderful course. Trey came to my home so that both myself and my husband could take the…read morecourse. The information was very interesting and he was a wealth of knowledge. My granddaughter was watching tv in the other room (she was visiting that day) and commented later that when she went to hers the material was very dry and was almost all read straight out of the booklet. Trey was very enthusiastic about the information, and frequently elaborated on the discussion points so that it was easier to understand the "why" instead of just the "how." Thankfully Christmas is just around the corner, I bought two gift certificates from him for my son and his wife! Thanks again, Edna

A friend of mine graduated from SIU in 1986 with a BFA in Product Design. He lived near campus on…read moreCollege and Washington. He said the best part about SIU was that switching majors was easy and he found his passion in design and became very successful. We visited the campus in April 2026 and he hadn't been back there in 40 years! The campus was very nice and he said a lot had changed but the houses he lived in are still there. A got a SIU t-shirt from the nice bookstore in the Student Center building. Represent!

I took a 6-week geology field course through Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale in June…read moreand July of 2015. My school was the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and it did not offer a multi-week field class (consecutive multiple weeks in the field) at the time, so I started looking up programs I could apply to through other universities. The SIU program was on the longer side (approximately 42 consecutive days in the field from start to finish) and had a breadth of geology and geophysical methods and projects. All 6 weeks were in the field in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. The rocks were amazing and teaching thorough. My appreciation for the materials covered and projects executed has increased with time/hindsight. Logistics through the SIU administration were straightforward and I had no problems with transferring the credits I earned back to my alma mater so I could graduate on time.