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STATEMENTS and TUITION PAYMENTS
- Student accounts must be current in order to start school in August.
- AutoPay is the easiest and best way to make your tuition payments. AutoPay is invoice year specific and must be set up each year. Make sure you have set up AND “Enabled” AutoPay for 2026-27.
SCHOOL CHOICE SCHOLARSHIP
- If you received a School Choice Scholarship, have submitted the Award ID and have approved your student’s registration in the EMA portal, you should see a credit reflected on your statement. If you do not see a credit AND you have completed all of the required steps, email financialaid@esj.org.
As the new school year begins, we want to remind our community to purchase Episcopal apparel and spirit wear only from approved vendors. From time to time, unauthorized websites and unofficial vendors may claim to offer “Episcopal gear” for sale. However, only school-approved vendors are authorized to produce and sell apparel featuring Episcopal’s name, logos, or branding.
Purchasing from approved vendors helps ensure that products meet our brand standards and that your personal and payment information remains secure.
Episcopal School of Jacksonville’s approved vendors are:
- ESJ Campus Store (located on the Munnerlyn Campus)
- Lands’ End
- Baker’s Sports
Additional approved vendors (such as Crowley Printing, Custom Ink, and others) may be used for specific school group or club apparel with prior approval from Episcopal’s Marketing Communications Office.
If you are ever unsure whether a vendor is authorized, please contact the Marketing Communications Office at info@esj.org before placing an order.
New This Week
Grandparents’ Day is Friday, November 7. Students who have a grandparent registered for the event will be dismissed from tutorial and fifth period to participate in Grandparents’ Day activities. The event consists of special time on campus together with tours or special family activities followed by chapel.
Grandparents must be registered for the event in order for a student to be on the dismissal list.
Important detailed information about the event schedule will be emailed to students on the dismissal list later this week. Grandparents’ Day ends prior to lunch. Students will go to lunch (Middle School) or Activities (Upper School) when grandparents leave at the end of chapel. Registration for Grandparents’ Day is done via an online RSVP form through the Advancement office.
Grandparents’ Day is designated time for students to spend time on campus with their grandparents. We kindly ask that parents wishing to visit campus do so during times reserved for parent activities in order to ensure space is available.
Contact Jennifer Windley at windleyj@esj.org with any questions. Please do not contact attendance or your student’s advisor regarding Grandparents’ Day information.
Hello 6th Grade Parents,
You’re invited to join the Parents’ Association and Parent Ambassadors for a casual morning of coffee and conversation!
It’s a great chance to meet other 6th grade parents, ask questions, share experiences, and enjoy fellowship and friendship. Whether you want to talk through a concern, make a new friend, or simply connect with our ESJ community, this time is for you.
Date: Tuesday, November 11
Time: 8:15 AM
Location: Blueberry Artisan Cafe, 3247 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207
RSVPs are appreciated to Melanie Davis (melanie.setina.davis@gmail.
Warmly,
ESJ Parent Association & Parent Ambassadors
Join us for Coffee & Conversation with the Office of Student Life / Deans
- Friday, November 14
- 8:15 AM
- Gooding Boardroom, ESJ Library
Join us and fellow parents in the Goodman Boardroom of the Library for coffee and conversation as we welcome the Office of Student Life / Deans. They’ll lead an engaging discussion on AI in education, feedback channels, philosophy and approach to students, and procedures.
This is a wonderful opportunity to connect directly with school leadership and other families — we’d love to see you there!
The ESJ Fine Arts Department is proud to present Autumn Leaves, brought to you by the ESJ Instrumental Music Ensembles.
The concert takes place at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 20 in the Deming Theatre. Come enjoy energetic, high paced music played by the beginning, middle school, and upper school bands. Swing to the music of the jazz band. Selections include season favorites such as Carol of the Bells, Nutcracker Suite, Carol for Coventry, Jingle Bells, and much more!
General admission tickets are now available for $15 at esj.booktix.com.
ESJ students are free when they show their student ID upon entrance.
Reminders
The ESJ Fine Arts Department is proud to present Urinetown, a side-splitting parody of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.
The performances are at 7:00 PM on November 13-15 in the Deming Theatre. General admission tickets are now available for $20 at esj.booktix.com/. ESJ students are free when they show their ID at the door. Reserved premier seating is available through Fine Arts Preferred Seating (FAPS).
For more information or to purchase a FAPS package, please click here. Urinetown is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Spanish Exchange Program Invitation Letter
Episcopal-Colegio Inglés, Zaragoza, Spain
Traveling: June 4-18, 2026
Hosting: March-April, 2027
Dear Students & Parents,
I am pleased to announce that Episcopal will begin the new 2026-2027 Spanish Exchange cycle with Colegio Inglés. Our community did an amazing job this past spring hosting Colegio Inglés and they are very excited to receive us this summer! We will travel to Spain June 4-18, 2026 and stay in Zaragoza with host families for 10 days. Afterwards, we will spend two nights in Barcelona and then return to Florida. In turn, ESJ students and families will host Spanish exchange students in Jacksonville in March/April of 2027. There are spaces for 18 students in grades 9-11, ages 14-17; they will be matched with students in the same gender & age range with similar interests, subject to host family availability. Priority is given to students who can both travel and host. This is an exchange program and character is very important. Students need to be in good standing, academically and behaviorally, with the ESJ community and Student Life.
Mrs. Nitza Plaski and Mr. Alex Hernández, ESJ teachers, will be the trip leaders for the program in Spain. The total cost for the program will be determined once we have a final list of students, but is not expected to exceed $5,500. It will include airfare, accommodation with a host family, all ground transport within Spain, all excursions and activities listed on the itinerary, medical insurance, ESJ chaperone accompaniment, two nights hotel accommodation in Barcelona and three meals a day as provided by the host family, and meals in Barcelona. The application and $1,500 deposit is due for the first deadline of November 6, 2026 and checks should be made to Episcopal School of Jacksonville.
If you are interested in participating in the new 2026-2027 cycle, please
- fill out the Spanish Exchange Travel to Zaragoza Interest Form,
- view the Zaragoza-Barcelona Presentation for more information on the proposed activities,
- renew/apply for passports, which must be valid for a minimum of 3 months post departure,
- complete 2026-2027 Application , 2026 Teacher Recommendation and Introductory Letter instructions.
- All forms are due by November 6, 2026; forms can still be submitted after this date until trip is full.
I hope you can join us! Feel free to reach out to me with any questions: plaskin@esj.org
¡Zaragoza Te Espera!
Sincerely,
Nitza Plaski
MS and US Spanish Instructor
Spanish Exchange Coordinator
Greece: In the Footsteps of St. Paul
June 2-13, 2026
Students will be immersed in experiential learning traveling to Greece – literally and theologically walking where St. Paul walked. We will focus on St. Paul’s missionary journeys in Greece. Students may travel on their own under the guidance of our chaperones which include myself, Dean Wells and Mrs. Wells, as well as other chaperones to be named.
Parents and family members are also welcome on this trip. Students may earn one semester credit in Theology for successfully completing the trip as well as attending four lunch and learn gatherings before we leave for Greece. Students also are responsible for the completion of a final paper or project after we return from Greece.
Please see The Rev. Teresa Seagle for more information. Registration with Educational Tours is due by November 15, 2025, or when the trip is full – whichever is sooner.
Educational Opportunities Tours
https://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/pa26060226e62540#eotours
Villa Amistad: Cochabamba, Bolivia
June 24-30, 2026
We will travel to Bolivia for this year’s mission trip. Villa Amistad is a children’s village which provides a loving Christian community to children who have been abused, abandoned, or orphaned. Children live in casas (houses) with caregivers. Children are kept together with their siblings in their casas, which may have up to eight children ages 1 to 17.
This mission trip is very relational. We will be assigned to one of the casas, playing with the children and doing anything else that is helpful to their family unit. We may bond through outings in the city, play vacation bible school games and do arts and crafts, and morning worship.
We hope this is the beginning of an ongoing relationship with Villa Amistad. You will earn community service hours on this mission trip. Along with chaperones, we will travel with up to 10 students on this mission trip. Please see me or Fr Chris if you want an application or you have questions.
We’d love your help! Whether you have a little time or a lot, your involvement makes a huge difference.
Join our amazing team of parent volunteers—there’s something for everyone! Sign up today and be part of what makes our school community so special.
Prayer on the Kirwan Flag Plaza is held Friday mornings at 7:55 a.m. A weekly prayer is shared over the intercom, then followed by a prayer gathering on our Flag Plaza.
All are invited – students, faculty/staff, and parents. We hope you’ll join us.
We extend a special invitation to all parents on Wednesday, November 12, at 12:35 p.m., to attend a Middle School chapel. This chapel is planned and led by one of our student Vestry teams. Come and worship with us and see an example of what your students participate in each week.
Parents are always welcome to attend our weekly chapels. Because of the number of Upper School students and faculty, we do not have any seats available during our Upper School Chapel time. There are plenty of seats available to attend our Middle School chapels, which are usually identical to the Upper School Chapel.
Parents should sit in the center upper section. Middle School chapel begins at 12:35 p.m. (Due to the Upper School chapel which precedes it, you will not be able to enter early.)
During our All Saints chapel on November 5, we will list those in our community and family members who have died in the past year. This is called the necrology. Please submit names using the form below.
In addition to the names displayed during the Holy Eucharist on November 5th, chalk will be provided on the Kirwan Flag Plaza on this day to write names of loved ones who have died. All names are welcome no matter when they died. The chaplains will pray over these names at the end of the day, lifting up their family and friends who mourn their loss.
The official ESJ Graduation Announcements can now be ordered at jostens.com. The deadline to place your order is December 1.
Class of 2027, it is time to order your Class Rings. You can design your own ring or order the classic Episcopal signet ring by visiting Jostens.com. All orders must be placed by December 1, to guarantee a spring delivery.
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