Campus – Beaches
Extended Day Registration & Lunch Registration
Links for Extended Day Registration and Ordering Lunches are now located on the MyESJ Parent Portal. Visit esj.org/myesj to login.
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 MoreTechnology brings lower school campuses together
As part of a current social studies unit, St. Mark’s and Beaches Campus third grade students recently selected their favorite “hot spots” around the greater Jacksonville community and shared photos and information about their selected locations with each other via Zoom. From the St. Johns River and Cummer Museum to the beach and Pelican Snow…
Read MoreBeaches Campus Students Make Their Mark
To celebrate the publication anniversary of “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds, the Beaches Campus students celebrated International Dot Day! There were engaging, meaningful, and fun classroom activities around campus. “The Dot” tells the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to…
Read MoreDear Parent, From a School Counselor: Talking to Your Kids About Back-to-School Uncertainty
by Amy Burrows Perkins ’92 Director of Student Services As published on Jacksonville Mom, August 13, 2021 Planning the return to school this fall feels a little uncertain this year. It’s definitely not 2020, but many parents are still feeling a little less confident about the kids returning to school than they would like. For…
Read MoreFirst School Year Chapel and Third Grade Bible Presentations
The Beaches Campus community celebrated the first Chapel of the 2021-2022 school year this morning at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. The Rev. Teresa Seagle, Dean of Spiritual Life and Service, led Chapel and shared a reading from the Book of First Timothy. Her homily challenged students to prepare their hearts for the start of…
Read MoreMusic Program Expands on All Three Campuses
With the addition of several new faculty and programs for the 2021-2022 school year, Episcopal’s music program is expanding across all three campuses. Tuesday and Thursday Morning Music at the Lower School campuses is now available to elementary students as part of the fine arts curriculum. On the Beaches Campus, in addition to regular music…
Read MoreNew Playground Area and Gym Preparations
The Beaches Campus new playground area is ready to welcome students next week. The playground area recently received an additional shade structure to provide cover for students during recess. Summit Contracting was on campus last week removing the final materials from the old playground area and preparing the site to begin construction for the new…
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