Posts by Meg Sacks
Helpful Links To Talk About School Shootings
National Association of School Counselors: Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers American Psychological Association: In the Aftermath of a Shooting The National Center for Child Trauma Stress: Tips for Parents and Caregivers on Media Coverage of Traumatic Events Parents.com: School Shootings: The Conversation You Need to Have with Your Kids
Read MoreHow Node Desks Improve Language Students' Skills
In addition to textbooks, software, and teaching styles, another tool which has the potential to affect learning outcomes is classroom furniture. Harkness tables, whose shape and seating require eye contact and eliminate status positions in a classroom, are one example of how furniture can influence what happens in the classroom. Another example is the…
Read MoreWhy Your Students (and Your School!) Benefit from No-Cut Sports
At all middle and high schools, coaches push their teams to achieve success both on and off the field. However, it is important for schools to offer a place on a team for every student who desires to compete in a sport while also being able to support the elite athlete who may aspire to…
Read MoreTips to Keep Your Student Healthy During Cold & Flu Season
The 2018-19 flu and cold season is underway. The flu is more dangerous to children than the common cold. Flu symptoms can include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills, and fatigue. Here are some tips on keeping your child healthy, and how to prevent him or her from getting…
Read MoreA.P Draw, Paint, Print Senior Spotlight Interview: Juliana DiFilippo
The AP Drawing Portfolio is an intensive course, requiring students to produce art at the college level. Students compile a portfolio of 24-29 original artworks demonstrating mastery in composition, technique, and concept. Twelve of those pieces explore a common idea, called a concentration. Students create an artist statement that describes and explains their body of…
Read MoreESJ and BES Announce July 2020 Merger
Episcopal School of Jacksonville (ESJ) and Beaches Episcopal School (BES) announced December 14 that the two schools will become one on July 1, 2020. After thorough discussion and an in-depth review, the governing boards of ESJ and BES, the Diocese of Florida, and St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church voted unanimously to merge BES into ESJ…
Read MoreAnnual Chemistry "Fudge-Off" Winners
Students in honors chemistry have just completed a unit on stoichiometry, the study of mass relationships in chemical reactions. Culminating their study, students worked in groups of three or four during their class period to prepare the perfect fudge. Students were instructed to follow the fudge recipe on the marshmallow creme jar, but they were permitted to add…
Read MoreAshton Body '20 Presents at Mayo Clinic Symposium
Junior Ashton Body had the honor of presenting her scientific research abstract at the eighth Mayo Clinic Symposium on Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer Therapeutics December 9-10. Ashton worked throughout the summer and into the school year at the Mayo Clinic to develop skills in laboratory techniques, to gain medical knowledge, and to conduct her own investigation of…
Read MoreThespian Troupe Wins Superior at Districts
ESJ’s Thespian Troupe competed at districts this weekend with a one-act, “Chalk,” and received the highest rating of Superior. The storytelling piece was written by Al Letson, the American poet, playwright, performer, journalist, and radio and podcast host, and directed by Barbara Colaciello of Babs’Lab, which is part of the CoRK Arts District in Jacksonville.…
Read MoreCheerleaders Receive Lisa Lampe Rogers '85 Excellence in Cheer Award
Cheerleaders Reagan Rawls ’21 and Madison Clark ’20 were recently awarded the newly established Lisa Lampe Rogers ’85 Excellence in Cheer Award. Lisa Lampe Rogers ’85 cheered for the Eagles in the 1980s. After graduating from Episcopal in 1985, Lisa faithfully served Episcopal in many ways, including serving on the Alumni Board for six years. She gave tours…
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