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Our Purpose | Our Core Program
Christian Education | Music | Outdoor Play | Extended Care
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Episcopal Day School

Program

Our Purpose*
Saint Clement Episcopal School seeks to offer an educational environment, within a Christian community, that promotes the development of children's spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional, physical and artistic potential.

The school strives to help children know God's love and to seek God within themselves and others.

The school is dedicated to encouraging children's curiosity and to maintaining an atmosphere of love, joy and tolerance.

*Adopted by the Church of Saint Clement Day School Committee, August 2000.

Our Core Program
Teachers organize classrooms into such interests centers as art, dramatic play, math toys, "library", blocks, science, Biblical storytelling and more. The centers often contain special materials that reflect the current interests of the class or a small group within the class.

Each morning, with guidance from teachers, children make choices about which interest centers they will visit and what activities they will pursue.

Teachers build on children's interests to expand knowledge and to promote social/emotional, physical, cognitive and language development. This happens during one-time activities and through longer term small group and whole class projects.

Christian Education is integrated into all aspects of our program at Saint Clement's. Our formal Christian education program consists of Biblical storytelling and a weekly Chapel Service.

The children work with one Bible story each week. At the start of the week, the story is told in an engaging, child-friendly way using wooden figures and other manipulative materials. The children talk about the story as a group. Once told, the story is placed on a classroom shelf for the children's use during activity times.

Each week the children have a Chapel Service led by the Rector of the Church of Saint Clement, Rev. John Hortum. The focus of this service is the week's Bible story. Music and prayer and the Rector's message help the children build their understanding of the story.

Music
In addition to singing regularly in their classrooms, children attend music classes once a week. Led by an experienced music educator, the children enjoy learning about rhythm, movement, pitch, rhyme and other important musical and pre-academic skills.

Outdoor Play
Saint Clement's has a fully enclosed playground adjacent to the school building. Children play outdoors each morning for at least thirty minutes, weather permitting. Children who stay for afternoon extended care have additional outdoor play time.

Extended Care
We offer care beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 3 p.m. or 6 p.m. After school care begins with lunch, sent from home. After a brief outdoor play time, children nap or rest, until 3 p.m. From 3 until 6 the children have a choice of structured and more relaxed play activities. Weather permitting, the children spend much of this time outdoors.

Enrollment Requirements

  • Children must be at least 30 months old by September 1.
  • We welcome applications for half-day kindergarten. Children must be 5 years old by September 30.

Religiously Exempt Licensure Status
Saint Clement Episcopal School is religiously exempted from oversight by the Virginia Department of Social Services licensure officials, except under certain extraordinary circumstances. However, the School voluntarily complies with all licensure requirements.

Saint Clement Episcopal School is located at
1701 North Quaker Lane
Alexandria, Virginia 22302-2398

For more information,
please call the school at 703-998-8795.

1701 QUAKER LANE ALEXANDRIA, VA 22302-2398 PHONE: (703) 998-6166 FAX: (703) 998-3068
The Rev. John D. Hortum, Rector
Copyright 2007 by The Church of Saint Clement. All rights reserved.