Campus – Beaches
Beaches Campus Hosts Grandparents Day
Beaches Campus grandparents were honored and appreciated today during a special Grandparents Day Chapel. Grandparents Day is an opportunity to treasure the connection shared with grandchildren. Grandparents received videos via email from students that included classroom tours, songs, readings, or a story. View today’s Chapel service.
Read MoreBeaches Basketball Season Wraps Up
The Beaches Campus basketball season wraps up this week. The boys’ and girls’ team demonstrated sportsmanship, teamwork, and have grown tremendously in their basketball skills during the season. The Lower School basketball program provides an opportunity for students in grades four through six to learn the basics of the sport, compete in the NFISAC, practice…
Read MoreTheater Students Take on Costume Design
This week students in Mrs. Donald’s theater class took on costume design and are learning the process of designing the costumes for a production, making sure they match the style and director’s vision for the piece, as well as being practical for the performer. Costumes bring visual interest to a play and help set the…
Read MoreBeaches Campus Celebrates Easter
The Beaches Campus welcomed families on campus last Thursday, April 1, for an Easter parade and celebration. Post-parade celebrations included a Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 Easter egg hunt on the playground and enriching Easter-themed activities in the classrooms throughout the campus. The community was thankful for this time of fellowship as they prepared their…
Read MoreFine Arts Department visits Beaches Campus on Celebrating Service Day
The Beaches Campus welcomed the Munnerlyn Campus Fine Arts Department yesterday during the school-wide Celebrating Service Day. The students experienced performances from the varied disciplines of the Fine Arts Department, including Chorale, Dance, Instrumental Music, and Theatre. Way to go Eagles!
Read MoreOctober Professional Development Features Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Program
Beaches Campus kindergarten through third grade teachers engaged in a deep dive into the Benchmark Assessment System with an outside consultant who has expertise in the implementation of the Fountas & Pinnell Literacy program on Friday, October 2. The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy program includes an extensive set of materials that are research-based and practical…
Read MoreAsking the Right Questions in Your School Search
Asking the Right Questions in Your School Search Sam Hyde Geisler ’00, Executive Director of Admission and Enrollment at Episcopal School of Jacksonville As an Admission Director, I am often asked, “My family is considering changing schools (or just starting school). Where do we start, or what do you recommend?” Many parents simply don’t know…
Read MoreBeaches Campus Prepares for Variety Show
Students are hard at work getting ready for the Beaches Campus Variety Show! The audience will follow Mr. Bell, Ms. Thompson, and Joan as they go on a time traveling adventure to explore the many ways humans have communicated throughout history. The variety show, Talking Through Time, will feature many singers, actors, dancers, and musicians…
Read MoreSpanish Lessons Teach More Than Language
Students recently read “All The Colors We Are” By Katie Kissinger in Spanish class. The bilingual book is full of science concepts and vocabulary such as colors, family vocabulary, and body vocabulary including the word for our skin pigment: melanin, “melanina.” The kids enjoyed naming their skin tone with a creative “paint swatch” style name as…
Read MoreKindergarten Participates in Writing Workshop
Writing Workshop is underway in Kindergarten, a favorite time of the day for students. They love to write independently and share their stories each day. After teaching a mini-lesson about writing and modeling a story for the students, they work independently while Ms. Maurer circulates to help. So far, students have been writing stories about…
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