Early Childhood and Lower School Tours available by appointment
Oct 13, 2009 at 1:24 PM to Feb 28, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Early Childhood - Call Mrs. Judy Robbins - 410-465-7644 ext 328
Lower School - Call Mrs. Jane Tolen - 410-465-7644 ext. 287
What’s Happening Today
Happening Today!
Feb 9, 2010 at 6:21 PM to Feb 28, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Feb. 9 SCHOOL CLOSED due to snow
PA Dining Out Night - Qdobas POSTPONED
Upcoming Events
Feb 9, 2010 at 6:30 PM to Feb 28, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Feb. 10 Grade Level Coffee - Grades 2-5 8:30 AM
Feb. 11 Grade Level Coffee - Grades KG-1 8:30 AM
Financial Seminar - Benefits of Planned Giving 7PM
Feb. 15 Presidents Day - No School
Feb. 16 SJEC Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
Feb. 20 Gala - "Blazing West" 6:30-11:30 PM
Feb. 21 SJEC Orchestra Concerts for Children 3 & 4:30 PM
Feb. 23 EC Time with Dads 8:30 AM
Feb. 24 EC Time with Dads 8:30 AM & 12:30 PM
Feb. 25 KG & 1st Grade - Dads Night 6:30 PM
Feb. 26 LS Early Dismissal - Noon
GALA NEWS - "Blazing West"
Jan 24, 2010 at 4:51 PM to Feb 19, 2010 at 6:00 AM
The SJPDS Gala, "Blazing West," is coming on February 20!
Lasso your posse and plan to bid (perhaps as a group) on exciting auction items! Check out this sampling of offerings:
New this year!
Join Steve Harrison & family for a day at Hershey Park! Four to five students will have the opportunity to spend a fun-filled day with Head of School at Hershey Park!
Big Pine Trout Farm in the Allegheny Mountains! Three days, two nights in new, spacious farmhouse, sleeps six. Enjoy a swift and challenging trout stream, beautiful views, nature trails & blackberry picking (June-August).
Escape to the BLAZIN’ WEST in beautiful Montana! Spend a week in Red Lodge, Montana in a mountain home, sleeps 12. Four miles to Red Lodge Mountain Ski Resort & 75 miles to Yellowstone National Park.
Bask in the Sun at Ocean City for a Week Enjoy a beach condominium, bay & ocean views, sleeps 8.
Other fabulous items back again this year:
VIP Dinner at Ranazul’s for 10 people prepared by Chef Jaime Avala Enjoy a private, five course dinner paired with a selection of wine for 10 people at Ranazul’s in Maple Lawn.
Outdoor Movie with Fun Flicks Turn your backyard into an outdoor cinema and watch movies under the stars.
Splash in the Ocean at Bethany Beach! One week stay at Sea Colony, Bethany Beach. Sleeps 4
We are extremely thankful for our following sponsors and donors:
Title Sponsor
Howard County General Hospital
Platinum Sponsors
Creig Northrop and the Northrop Team
Oppenheimer Investments & TeleCommunication Systems
Silver Sponsors
Ascend One
The Columbia Bank
Bill and Maryann Ewald
Legg Mason Investment Counsel
Reverends Carol Pinkham Oak and Jeffrey C. Oak
Dr. Nicholas Grosso, Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland
Jeffrey and Danielle Blice
Bronze Sponsors
Anne Arundel Beauty Supply and Salon
Bates Creative Group
Graphcom Printing
15Four
Kao Investment Trust
David and Dana Blair
Kevin and Kim McGill
Chris and Tracy Frink
In-Kind Donations and Entertainment
Bates Creative Group – Invitation and Program Design
Graphcom – Printing Services
15four - Gala Promo Film
Colleen Citrano – Decorating Visionary
Karen Clark Photography – Wanted Posters
Mark Whipple - DJ – Music
Ellen Kilby - Auctioneer
Larry Gates Photography – Photo Opportunity
Vegas Time Associates – Gambling Tables
Dining and Beverages
When dining out consider choosing to visit one of our generous donors and mention that you appreciate their support of St. John’s Parish Day School – it matters!
Dining Fare Provided by
T-Bonz Grille and Pub
Kelsey’s Pub
Eggspectation Restaurant
The Rumor Mill Fusion Bar & Restaurant
LeeLynn’s Dining Room and Lounge
LaPalapa Grill & Cantina
Jilly’s Bar & Grill
The Diamondback Tavern
Portalli’s
Sugarbakers
Bistro Brownies
Beverages Provided by
Mr. Gus Kalaris and Constantine Wines
Jason’s Wine & Spirits
Total Discount Liquors
The Wine Bin
Giant Foods
Important Updates
Important Announcement!
posted: 2/9/10 @ 10:33 AM
SJPDS will be CLOSED on TUESDAY, 2/9. Updates regarding re-opening for Wednesday, 2/10 will be posted here as soon as possible.Letter from the Headmaster
Greetings from the Entire St. John’s Family,
I welcome you to St. John’s Parish Day School in virtual form as you look through our website. We would love to have you come and visit our school to see where our joy and care meet the myriad of active minds in children 3-years-old to Grade 5. Here there exists a distinctiveness of excited learning of the highest quality coupled with the essence of well-formed character - both of which enrich our students and set us apart from other schools. We, at St. John's, are in the business of teaching our students how to live lives full of meaning and value. Each and every day our students are engaged in hands-on, focused, and fun lessons of depth and clarity, yet with the opportunity to move around and deal with normal "fidgets" of childhood. Additionally, we offer our "specials" - classes in art, media/technology, music, physical education, science, and Spanish with each in its own separate room taught by professional faculty trained in each specific discipline - again allowing our students the freedom to move throughout our school and campus for classes rather than sitting in only one classroom every day. All of this gives our children a rock-solid base from which to launch successfully into their future education while still having fun as children.
Still, St. John's offers much more than superb academics. Students at St. John's also learn what it means to be kind, honest, responsible, and respectful as a community of learners. They explore the world around them, both near and far, to see what their role is and how they can be a blessing locally and with a global perspective. We teach our students how to be productive citizens in a complex and technologically sophisticated world while finding success in their individual pursuits and abilities, and we support them fully in that process of exploration.
As an Episcopal school, our students also learn about their own journeys in faith based on their families' individual faith traditions. At St. John's, we respect and celebrate the variety of religious experience and faith traditions while still maintaining the essence of the beauty of the Episcopal faith's Christian tradition, particularly in our worship experience in daily chapel. Students learn that loving relationships with God and with others build the foundation of a strong individual and a strong community. This fosters a commitment to community and extends our program beyond our campus. Not only do our students participate in local community service such as providing coats, food, toys, and more to less fotrtunate families in our region, but we also support programs in our sister school in Kenya, the Mbaikini School through substantive gifts, building programs, and visits. It is a bit challenging to balance all that goes on here at times, and yet we all grow as a result of this respectful atmosphere and our commitment to faith and service locally and globally.
Lastly, it should be noted that St. John's is a school that takes seriously our efforts to protect and celebrate childhood. In a world full of pressures to grow up prematurely, we consciously and unapologetically promote the concept that children should be allowed to grow naturally in a safe and appropriate community. We recognize that this is perhaps one of the most precious gifts we can give our children.
As you will see in this website and at our school, St. John's Parish Day School is a vibrant and busy place, full of focused activity, respectful attitudes, and exceptional learning. Come and experience the excellence of Episcopal education which indeed offers knowledge and values for a lifetime!
Grace and Peace,
Steve Harrison
Headmaster