Gateway Middle - St. Louis, MO

On January 22, 2007 Dr. and Mrs. Carson and dedicated faculty from St. Louis University attended a press conference and ceremony celebrating the opening of 8 Ben Carson Reading Rooms in St. Louis Elementary and Middle Schools.  Gateway Middle School for Science and Technology was proud to be one of those schools.

Dr. Carson addresses the student body at Gateway Middle

In December 2012 , the Carson Scholars Fund issued a challenge to all of the St. Louis Ben Carson Reading Room schools.  The school that read the most leisure minutes would be rewarded with a rare visit by Dr. Carson.  The 482 students at Gateway Middle School for Science and Technology rose to the challenge and logged over 24,000 minutes of reading in a five week period.  This past Friday, January 27, 2012 Dr. and Mrs. Carson made good on their promise by visiting the school.  The visit consisted of an all-school assembly, where Dr. Carson shared his insight and philosophy on learning, success, and life.  To read Candy Carson’s event commentary, click here.

Dr. Carson addresses the student body

Special thanks to benefactor St. Lous University for making the dream of this Ben Carson Reading Room a reality!