What you can expect to see on our playground:

Children who

...... enjoy coming to school

...... are active on the playground and in the classroom

...... interact comfortably & respectfully with faculty and staff

...... have a vested interest in their campus & school community

What you can expect to see on our campus:

Teachers who

...... are trained and qualified & who specialize in whole child development

...... wear casual clothes for "sit down - look in the child's face" comfort

...... do not have separate teacher desks, instead they sit with the children

...... smile, love their jobs and always have time for you

...... will gladly tell you how wonderful SJGS is for children

 

Our Mission Statement 

The child-centered curriculum at SJGS is designed to foster the growth of the whole child and create a lifelong learner.

Our Philosophy

At St. Johns Grammar School, we believe in developing the whole child. Academic skills are accelerated in an environment in which the children study in an interactive manner, as well as through traditional schooling. To successfully accomplish this approach to learning, the following is given great importance:

The Whole Child

• Interactive, Hands-On Learning
  Recognizing the far-reaching value of interactive, collaborative, and hands-on learning, classes at all grade levels, SJGS builds classroom time around these concepts.  Education placed in the experiential realm of life remains an active part of student-owned learning.
• Character Development
  Each day, students and instructors work cooperatively on character development with our "Civility Rules" citizenship banners. Doing so provides opportunities to learn and practice respect, honor, responsibility, and patriotism – traditional American values we hold in high esteem and are committed to passing on to our children. We believe that a Judeo-Christian driven education infused with sound work ethic, self-discipline, and enthusiasm for learning are essential for students to become successful. SJGS provides a nurturing environment in which to practice these qualities.
• Citizenship
  Citizenship is regarded highly at SGJS and is a value we strive to instill in all our students. To emphasize its importance, we encourage students to participate in multiple community service projects. Among others, these projects include the Light the Night walk for leukemia foundations, migrant shoebox project, Jump Rope for the Heart and military care packages. Commitment to the community and successful completion of service projects is something our students take seriously.  Their dedicated participation is rewarded annually with citizenship certificates.
• Balanced Education
  SJGS incorporates character education into daily studies and activities. We expect strong moral character to be a way of life for students. They are recognized for acts of character in all they do, from acknowledging a classmate’s success to participating in large-scale community service projects.
• Outdoor Recreation
  Education and the growth of students go far beyond the classroom. Set in a natural environment, the SJGS surroundings provide for outdoor enrichment through gardening and nature trails as well as a Native American studies program. In addition, our one-acre playground shaded by the surrounding forest promotes unlimited creative play and peer interaction.
• Campus Community
  To begin each day, SJGS students join with teachers and staff for the flag raising ceremony, morning anthem and daily announcements. This is also a time to highlight the challenges, progress, and accomplishment of each class, and to recognize individual student accomplishment. The entire school meeting as one creates an ideal opportunity for students and teachers of different classes to become familiar with others, enhancing life among the school community.
• Small Classroom Size  SJGS believes in the importance of a small class size.  In fact, our preschool classes do not exceed 12 students.  Our Lower grade classes do not exceed 14 students and our Middle grade classes do not exceed 16 students.