Sibling Admission Applications Due January 31

Now is the time for siblings to apply for the 2022-23 school year at all ESJ Campuses! Episcopal families interested in a sibling applying to the Beaches Campus (Grades Pre-K 3 – 5), St. Mark’s Campus (Age 1 – Grade 5) or the Munnerlyn Campus (Grades 6 – 12) should follow the Admission Checklist for…

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Lower School Family Fun Night

Approximately 300 people from St. Mark’s and Beaches Campuses recently gathered under the Friday Night Lights for Lower School Family Fun Night on the Munnerlyn Campus. Families mingled and enjoyed a meal together before cheering on the Episcopal Eagles varsity football team. A true highlight for all in attendance, students from both campuses had the…

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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…

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After 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…

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ESJ 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…

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Innovation 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…

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Technology 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…

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Beaches 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…

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