The Wendl Foundation mission statement is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living in the Saint Louis area by supporting projects that are consistent with the ideals of liberty, economic freedom and the dignity of the human person.

Consistent with this mission statement, the Wendl Foundation is focusing its benevolent activity on promoting the virtual school movement for poor children living in the St. Louis area.  Our foundation distributes laptop computers to children that qualify for the federal free and reduced student lunch program and also attend a virtual school.  A virtual school is an institution that teaches courses entirely through online methods over the internet.  For parents of limited income that live in the city of St. Louis, there are few affordable educational options for their children. The city of St. Louis public school system is unaccredited and does not meet the minimum standards for reading and mathematics. There are a limited number of needs based scholarships to private brick-and-mortar schools and charter schools have only a few slots for the lucky students that receive access to one of them. What is a poor parent living in the city of St. Louis to do? The answer over the long term is to embrace the virtual school concept.   

There are a number of accredited virtual school choices that have a tuition rate within reach of many poor families including some that are approaching close to a free education.  By logging on to a virtual school via a laptop computer, a child can learn at his/her own natural pace, free from bullying and endless distractions that accompany education in an overcrowded government school.  Quality online education that is affordable and free from the typical complaints that you hear about from parents in the inner city of St. Louis all point to a virtual school solution.  The Wendl Foundation is committed to supporting this new technology for children of K-12 school age.  

Victor Wendl,
President

Wendl Foundation, Inc.
7321 S. Lindbergh Suite 208
Saint Louis, MO 63125
www.wendlfoundation.org
vwendl@wendlfoundation.org