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{{Short description|Christian Scientists educational institute}}
{{About|the collective educational institution|the college|Principia College|other uses of the term Principia|Principia (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox university
| name        = The Principia
| latin_name  = 
| image       = The Principia logo.jpg
| image_size  = 225px
| motto       = ''As The Sowing, The Reaping''
| mottoeng    =
| established = 1898
| type        = [[Private school]], [[Private university|private college]]
| endowment   = 
| budget      = 
| president   = 
| city        = ''Elsah Campus'' [[Elsah]], [[Illinois]] and ''St. Louis Campus'' [[Town and Country, Missouri]]
| country     = [[United States]]
| students    = 
| undergrad   = 480
| postgrad    = 
| colors      = Blue & gold
| faculty     = 
| staff       = 
| campus      = 2 campuses
| website     = {{URL|www.principia.edu|The Principia}}
| logo        = 
}}
'''The Principia''' is an educational institution historically affiliated with [[Christian Science]]. It is located on two campuses in the [[St. Louis, Missouri]] [[Greater St. Louis|metropolitan area]] of the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.principia.edu/ |title=The Principia |author=The Principia |publisher=The Principia Corporation |access-date=17 April 2013 |archive-date=2 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502085223/http://www.principia.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> '''Principia School''', located in [[Town and Country, Missouri|Town and Country]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.town-and-country.org/DocumentCenter/View/226/Town-and-Country-Subdivision-Map-PDF?bidId=|title=Subdivision Map|publisher=[[Town and Country, Missouri]]|accessdate=2022-07-23}}</ref> West [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]], serves students from [[Early childhood education|early childhood]] through [[high school]], and [[Principia College]], located about thirty miles away, is on the bluffs overlooking the [[Mississippi River]] in [[Elsah, Illinois]].

== History ==
Founded by Mary Kimball Morgan, Principia School was officially opened in 1898 in St. Louis.<ref name="timeline">{{cite web|url=https://www.principiaschool.org/about/history|title=History of The Principia|publisher=The Principia|author=The Principia|work=Web|access-date=February 17, 2022|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217062431/https://www.principiaschool.org/about/history|url-status=live}}</ref> By 1906, Principia had graduated its first [[high school]] class and in 1912, the Junior College was added, becoming one of the first such colleges in America. The year 1917 marked the first graduation ceremony of alumni from the Junior College. In 1934 Principia College awarded its first [[bachelor's degrees]].<ref name="timeline"/> [[Principia College]] students moved to [[Elsah, Illinois]], in February, 1935. Principia School later moved to its current location in the St. Louis suburb of [[Town and Country, Missouri]] in 1959.

'''Connection with other schools'''

When two other schools began, [[Claremont Fan Court School]] and [[Huntingtower School]], they used the ideas which Principia is founded on as an example.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cooper |first=Phyllis |date=2000 |title=The Story of Claremont |location=England |publisher= |page=61 |isbn=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Peterson |first=Suzanne |author-link= |date=2006 |title=Reflections of Huntingtower 1927-1977 |url= |location=Australia |publisher=Helen Merrick-Andrews |page=2 |isbn=1-876761-13-X}}</ref>

==Institutions==

===Principia School===
All three schools of Principia School are located on a 360-acre campus in the St. Louis suburb of Town and Country.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.principiaschool.org/about |title=Campus - About Principia School |author=The Principia |work=Web |publisher=The Principia |access-date=February 17, 2022 |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130130613/https://www.principiaschool.org/about |url-status=live }}</ref> Principia School follows a [[Education in England|British-style organization]] and as such its schools are as follows:
* Lower School
* Middle School
* Upper School

===Principia College===
{{Main article|Principia College}}
[[Principia College]] is a [[private university|private]] [[liberal-arts]] undergraduate college located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River in [[Elsah, Illinois]]. The college does not offer [[graduate program]]s. The school offers various B.A. and B.S. majors, comprehensive experiential programs, and study abroad and field programs. It has a high participation in athletic programs, and is remarkable for its small size.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collegeapps.about.com/od/collegeprofiles/p/principia-college.htm |title=Principia College profile |author=Grove, Allen |year=2012 |work=Web |publisher=About.com |access-date=19 April 2013 |archive-date=14 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514063929/http://collegeapps.about.com/od/collegeprofiles/p/principia-college.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Distinguished architect [[Bernard Maybeck|Bernard R. Maybeck]], of Maybeck and White, worked through his largest design commission during the original construction phases of Principia College. Principia College was designated a [[Principia College Historic District|National Historic Landmark]] and placed on the Registrar of Historic Places in 1993.

==Alumni==
This is a list of notable Principia alumni. (US) refers to Principia Upper School and (C) refers to Principia College. For another list of Principia College alumni, see [[Principia College]]. 

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*[[John Andrews (Colorado politician)|John Andrews]] (US, C), politician<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Andrews |first=John |date=Summer 2018 |title=Treasure of a Lifetime |url=http://www.principiaalumni.org/sites/default/files/alumni/attachments/2018SummerPrincipiaPurpose.pdf |magazine=Principia Purpose |location=Elsah, Il. |publisher=Principia College |access-date=February 15, 2022 |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218051841/http://www.principiaalumni.org/sites/default/files/alumni/attachments/2018SummerPrincipiaPurpose.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Robert Bruegmann]] (C), historian<ref>[https://placesjournal.org/author/robert-bruegmann/?cn-reloaded=1 Robert Bruegmann] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212054617/https://placesjournal.org/author/robert-bruegmann/?cn-reloaded=1 |date=2022-02-12 }} ''placesjournal.org''</ref>
*[[Chandler Burr]] (C), journalist and author<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/97jun/970677.htm |title=77 North Washington Street, The Atlantic Online, June 1997 |website=[[The Atlantic]] |date=June 1997 |access-date=2022-02-11 |archive-date=2012-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025064215/http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/97jun/970677.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Ron Charles (critic)|Ron Charles]] (US, C), book critic<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.principiacollege.edu/node/3681 |title = Award-Winning Book Critic Ron Charles Speaks at Principia |date = October 30, 2018 |website = Principia Alumni |publisher = Principia College |access-date = February 14, 2022 |quote =  |archive-date = February 14, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220214053232/http://www.principiacollege.edu/node/3681 |url-status = live }}</ref>
*[[Candy Crowley]] (attended C), news anchor<ref>{{cite news |last=Gabbatt |first=Adam |date=October 15, 2012 |title=Candy Crowley's role in debate questioned by Romney and Obama |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/oct/15/candy-crowley-debate-romney-obama |work=The Guardian |location= |access-date=February 14, 2022 |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215001538/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/oct/15/candy-crowley-debate-romney-obama |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Ann Dunnigan]] (attended C), actor and translator<ref>(September 12, 1997). [https://archive.today/20130208154838/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/12/arts/ann-dunnigan-actress-and-translator-87.html "Ann Dunnigan, Actress and Translator, 87"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Archived from [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/12/arts/ann-dunnigan-actress-and-translator-87.html] Retrieved February 11, 2022</ref>
*[[Robert Duvall]] (US, C), actor and filmmaker; Academy Award and Golden Globe Awards nominee<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.principiagiving.org/what-support/college-center-performing-arts |title = McVay Center for the Performing Arts at Morey |website = Principia College |access-date = February 12, 2022 |quote =  |archive-date = February 15, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220215005641/https://www.principiagiving.org/what-support/college-center-performing-arts |url-status = live }}</ref>
*[[Christie G. Enke|Christie Enke]] (C), chemist<ref>{{cite web |url = http://news.unm.edu/news/enke-honored-with-the-american-chemical-society-e2-80-99s-award-in-analytical-chemistry |title = Enke Honored with the American Chemical Society's Award in Analytical Chemistry |last = Carr |first = Steve |date = May 11, 2011 |website = UNM Newsroom |publisher = University of New Mexico |access-date = February 12, 2022 |quote =  |archive-date = February 13, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220213044947/http://news.unm.edu/news/enke-honored-with-the-american-chemical-society-e2-80-99s-award-in-analytical-chemistry |url-status = live }}</ref>
*[[Joe Fitzgibbon]] (US, C), politician<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.principiacollege.edu/node/1634 |title = Alumni Spotlight: Finding Common Ground in Politics |date = September 4, 2014 |website = Principia Alumni |publisher = Principia College |access-date = February 17, 2022 |quote =  |archive-date = February 17, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220217060637/http://www.principiacollege.edu/node/1634 |url-status = live }}</ref>
*[[Ketti Frings]] (attended C), author, playwright, and screenwriter
*[[Aaron Goldsmith]] (US, C), sportscaster<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.principiacollege.edu/node/1834 |title = Humility and Persistence Carry Alum into the Major Leagues |date = April 7, 2013 |website = Principia Alumni |publisher = Principia College |access-date = February 16, 2022 |quote =  |archive-date = February 17, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220217054725/http://www.principiacollege.edu/node/1834 |url-status = live }}</ref>
*[[Larry Groce]] (C), singer-songwriter and radio host<ref>{{cite book |last = Hollis |first = Tim |date = 2006 |title = Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jGdpWCTdb-IC&dq=larry+groce+principia+college&pg=PA159 |format = Google EBook |url-status = live |publisher = University of Mississippi |isbn = 1-57806-848-7 |access-date = February 11, 2022 |archive-date = February 18, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220218051842/https://books.google.com/books?id=jGdpWCTdb-IC&dq=larry+groce+principia+college&pg=PA159 }}</ref>
*[[Peter Horton]] (attended C), actor and movie director
* [[Kipp Keller]], professional soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/Kipp-keller-x1023/|title=Kipp Keller}}</ref>
*[[Egil Krogh]] (US, C), lawyer<ref name = NYT>[[Neil Genzlinger|Genzlinger, Neil]] (January 21, 2020). [https://archive.today/20200818213932/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/us/politics/egil-krogh-dead.html "Egil Krogh, Who Authorized an Infamous Break-In, Dies at 80"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Archived from [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/us/politics/egil-krogh-dead.html the original] on August 18, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2022.</ref>
*[[Arend Lijphart]] (C), political scientist<ref>{{cite book |last1 = Munck |first1 = Gerardo |last2 = Snyder |first2 = Richard |date = 2007 |title = Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=WV9-9_ODWo8C |format = Google EBook |url-status = live |publisher = The Johns Hopkins University Press |isbn = 978-0-8018-8463-4 |access-date = February 13, 2022 |archive-date = February 18, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220218051843/https://books.google.com/books?id=WV9-9_ODWo8C }}</ref>
*[[David K. Lovegren|David Lovegren]] (US, C), film producer<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.principiacollege.edu/node/1777 |title = Accomplished Alumni Share Advice |date = October 3, 2013 |website = Principia Alumni |publisher = Principia College |access-date = February 13, 2022 |quote =  |archive-date = February 14, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220214235026/http://www.principiacollege.edu/node/1777 |url-status = live }}</ref>
*[[Ngozi Mwanamwambwa]] (C), Zambian sprinter<ref>{{cite web |url = https://principiaathletics.com/news/2017/7/15/general-strong-principia-women-in-sports-ngozi-mwanamwambwa-asinga.aspx |title = Strong Principia Women in Sports: Ngozi Mwanamwambwa- Asinga |website = Principia College Athletics |publisher = Principia College |access-date = February 12, 2022 |quote =  |archive-date = February 13, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220213001918/https://principiaathletics.com/news/2017/7/15/general-strong-principia-women-in-sports-ngozi-mwanamwambwa-asinga.aspx |url-status = live }}</ref>
*[[Joy Osmanski]] (C), actress<ref>{{cite web |url = https://news.principia.edu/node/4271 |title = Principians and Principia in the News |date = October 6, 2021 |website = Principia News |publisher = Principia College |access-date = February 12, 2022 |quote =  |archive-date = February 13, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220213044958/https://news.principia.edu/node/4271 |url-status = live }}</ref>
*[[Charles Lee Remington|Charles Remington]] (C), entomologist<ref>{{cite news |date=June 18, 2007 |title=In Memoriam: Naturalist Charles L. Remington |url=http://archives.news.yale.edu/v35.n30/story23.html |work=Yale Bulletin & Calendar |location= |access-date=February 15, 2022 |archive-date=February 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216001636/http://archives.news.yale.edu/v35.n30/story23.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[David Rowland (industrial designer)|David Rowland]] (C), industrial designer<ref>{{cite news |last=Hevesi |first=Dennis |date=August 25, 2010 |title=David Rowland, Maker of a Tidily Stacked Chair, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/business/26rowland.html |work=The New York Times |location= |access-date=February 14, 2022 |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229160122/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/business/26rowland.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Chris Shays]] (C), former US representative<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.principiaalumni.org/dka/shays |title = Christopher Shays |website = Principia Alumni |publisher = Principia College |access-date = February 13, 2022 |quote =  |archive-date = February 13, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220213163713/http://www.principiaalumni.org/dka/shays |url-status = live }}</ref> 
*[[Dean Smith (American pioneer pilot)|Dean Smith]] (attended C), pioneer pilot<ref>{{Citation |date=December 1929 |title=Interesting People /A Wrestler of Winds|publisher=The American Magazine |location=New York City |page=68 }}</ref>
*[[Steve Sydness]], politician
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