Talon Visits Beaches for “Crunch Time”

Talon made a special visit this morning to the Beaches Campus to encourage support during the last week of The Episcopal Fund parent campaign — it’s “Crunch Time!” There are only three days left to make a gift to The Episcopal Fund!

Two Weeks Left to Make a Difference

With only two weeks left of The Episcopal Fund parent campaign, the St. Mark’s and Beaches Campuses want to remind parents of the importance of supporting our school. On Tuesday, parent representatives on each campus handed out special goodies in the carpool line. The note on the bag of LEGO candy read “Thank you for […]

October 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 […]

Beaches Campus Welcomes Kayla Durden as PE Teacher and Athletic Coordinator

Kayla Durden joins the ESJ Beaches Campus family this week as the new PE teacher and Athletic Coordinator.   Ms. Durden also serves as the Girls Varsity Basketball Head Coach and Program Director on the Munnerlyn Campus. Under Kayla’s leadership as coach, Kayla’s students have set school records and finished their last season with a record […]

Beaches Campus Rolls Out Fine Arts Wheel

Through the collective partnership and collaboration between Katie Lebhar Black-Bowling ’95, Director of Fine Arts, and Jennifer Ketchum, Head of Lower School, Beaches Campus, the Beaches Campus successfully rolled out the Fine Arts Wheel for the 2020-2021 school year. The collaboration across two campuses started as part of the merger discussion last year to enhance […]

“Do-Nut” Forget to Give! Volunteers Share Cinotti’s

“Do-Nut” Forget To Give To The Episcopal Fund! Beaches parents received Cinotti’s Pumpkin donuts at carpool this morning from The Episcopal Fund Chairs and Parent Association representatives to encourage participation in this year’s annual fund. Thank you to all parents who have already given! Donate now.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Beaches Campus The Beaches Campus kicked off Hispanic Heritage month on September 15. Hispanic Heritage month (September 15 to October 15) recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. Students will broaden their perspectives through activities in the classroom such as learning about historic Hispanic figures, through cultural […]

Faculty, Staff Reach 100% Episcopal Fund Participation

Beaches Campus Within the first week of the Episcopal Fund campaign, the Beaches Campus is able to say that 100% of faculty and staff members have given to the annual fund. “This says a great deal about the generosity and dedication of our community, and it is one of the many ways we have shown parents and […]

Third Grade Developing Writing Skills

Beaches Campus Third grade students in Ms. Wilson’s class presented self portraits in words last Friday as part of their writing exercise. The writing workshop setting supports children in taking their writing seriously and viewing themselves as writers. Writing workshop is a student-centered framework for teaching writing that is based on the idea that students learn […]