Posts by Meg Sacks
Field Trips Enrich and Expand Curriculum
The Beaches Campus has welcomed back field trips for the 2021-2022 school year. Field trips provide an experience that both enriches and expands the curriculum, strengthens observation skills by immersing students into sensory activities, increases students’ knowledge in a particular subject area and expands students’ awareness of their own community. Fourth students recently visited the…
Read More“A Vision For Art” Open Call for Artists
“A Vision For Art” Open call for artists A Premier Art Exhibit in the Southeast DEADLINE: December 31, 2021 www.avisionforart.com DESCRIPTION: A Vision for Art is a five-day art exhibit showcasing a carefully curated and diverse group of artists from the greater Jacksonville area and beyond. VENUE: Episcopal School of Jacksonville, St. Marks Campus, 4114…
Read MoreFirst Community Education Evening Focuses on Harkness Method
English faculty members Courtney Flerlage and Katherine Snyder offered an opportunity for parents to learn how the Harkness Method works in Episcopal’s classrooms on Thursday evening, October 21. Parents and student caregivers were invited to attend a discussion of Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of an Hour,” using the Harkness Method. Those registered for…
Read MorePlay Therapist Supervisor Provides Behavioral Management Skills
ELP 1 – Grade 5 faculty and staff participated in training focused on understanding and effectively addressing diverse behaviors in children on Monday, October 18. In the course, called “Learn to Speak Child”, participants learned additional strategies for communicating and responding to behavioral challenges in a way that strengthens teacher/child relationships, meets children’s emotional needs,…
Read MoreAfter School Activities and Athletics Wrapping Up
Beaches Campus students are wrapping up fall after school activities and athletics over the next week. “We were excited to have such a robust offering of after-school activities for the fall with many classes that reached capacity. Eagle STEM Challenges and Chess have been wonderful additions to our campus and we are excited to expand…
Read MoreESJ Fifth Grade Retreat
St. Mark’s and Beaches Campus fifth graders spend Tuesday, October 12, at a fifth grade retreat on the Knight Campus. Faculty from all three campuses helped facilitate the day, which included different team building and fine arts activities and lunch. The Rev. Teresa Seagle, Dean of Spiritual Life, also worked with students. Katherine Donahoo Nott…
Read MoreInnovation Lab Sparks Creativity and Collaboration
The Innovation Lab on the Beaches Campus is a collaborative learning environment where students explore engineering and team building. Recently, Ms. Wilson’s Grade 4 students collaborated in groups to build houses out of cardboard that will have electricity. Each student in the group is responsible for creating a room, designing the space and installing a…
Read MoreVolleyball and Swim Playoffs Begin
Tomorrow the IMSC volleyball team will play in the IMSC Tournament Final against Providence. Right now the girls are 18-4 and are undefeated in conference play! They reached the finals with a 2-0 win vs The Covenant School on Tuesday afternoon. Varsity Volleyball will begin district tournament play next week, entering as the top seed.…
Read MoreNational Honor Society Students Provide Tutoring
National Honor Society (NHS) students are providing tutoring opportunities for their peers on the Munnerlyn Campus every day during tutorial and lunch periods in the Bryan Library. With specific subjects being offered certain days, students always have a resource available to them should they need a little extra help. For example, math and science are offered…
Read MoreNational Honor Society Inductees
Episcopal inducted juniors and seniors into the National Honor Society in a special ceremony in the Munnerlyn Center on Wednesday, October 6. National Honor Society Inductees Fall 2021 Seniors Emmanuella Althuis Georgia Gayle Rankin Austin Abraham Bateh Kate Lynne Reinhardt Virginia Grace Burhyte Madeleine Graham Runnels Parker Bruce Chappell Reilly Elisabeth Shapiro Garrett Scott Daniel…
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