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Epsicopal Academy BBQ

The culmination of a year long service partnership between St. James School and Episcopal Academy (EA) took place on a picture perfect day. Students departed the school just after morning meeting and arrived around 10am for a pre-lunch set of outdoor activities. EA...

Visiting High Schools: Sydnee at Perk

Sixth grader Sydnee Reddy spent the day as a high-school student at The Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, PA. Sydnee was taking part in the sixth grade’s weekly High School visits. Each Wednesday this spring a 6th grade St. James Ambassador is given the opportunity to...

2nd Annual Ballroom Dancing Grand Finale

After 9 weeks of learning and practice, the 6th grade class was finally ready to showcase their knowledge of dance. The progress that students have made since last year’s class was noted by all in attendance. Led by instructor Kristen DelMarcelle (a Philadelphia-based...

Visit to the Barnes Foundation

Students experienced their first tour of the Barnes Foundation. The subject of day for 6th graders focused on the ensembles designed by Dr. Barnes, specifically why things at the Barnes are arranged differently than other museums. The 5th grade tour was about the...

Student Award Ceremony

St. James School held its awards assembly to acknowledge students who are achieving in different areas. The ceremony began with awards for the following: Effort Perfect Attendance Student Ambassadors Each award was defined by a staff member so that the students would...

Colonial Quilting

Students worked with Bill Steig to create patchwork quilt tops as the culmination of a Colonial Arts unit. The students started the unit on colonial arts by making their own fractur inspired birth announcements. They also visited Mount Pleasant in Fairmount park and...

George Saunders Visits

For years, Father Sean Mullen (Rector of Saint Mark’s Church and Co-Founder of St. James School) has been reading the works of George Saunders. In recent years, he began a dialogue with George and the two have been speaking about the possibility of a visit and...
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