Welcome, parents, to a new world in education! While plenty of things around here remain like our guiding principles, educational technology is changing the educational landscape. You may have noticed that your students need to access apps online to complete homework assignments or check their grades and that you need to access another platform to […]
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What Is Crew? Here’s What You Can Expect
Have you heard your middle school student talking about their crew? Have you wondered how they joined the rowing team at a landlocked school? This year, we’re excited to launch an exciting new program for middle schoolers at St. Barnabas School that we expect will have tremendously positive results for our students. We believe our […]
4 Tips for Encouraging Your Children to Explore Participating in the Arts
We all want our children to find something they can get excited about. There are proven benefits to children being involved in hobbies, like improved cognition and reduced stress. We also know that participation in the arts has positive cognitive, emotional, and social benefits. The combination of the two is highly beneficial to a child’s […]
Key Reasons Families Move Their Children to Private School
Access to private education has always been a priority of parents in Volusia County and around the country. It’s become such a priority in the last few years that new legislation has been passed extending parents’ ability to choose private education for their children regardless of finances or caps on enrollment. Florida is already leading the […]
Ideas for Indoor Summer Fun With Your Middle Schoolers
We’ve made it halfway through the summer, and now we’re at the point where the heat pushes us back into our homes rather than inviting us outside. If you have a middle schooler at home, you may be scrambling for new and interesting ways to keep them cool and entertained for the next month. We’ve […]
Key Ways Students Thrive When Their School Has a Community Focus
Helen Keller is credited with the famous saying, “Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.” This is a perfect analogy for a community. Whether we identify ourselves as such or not, we are all members of communities. We attend churches, and our children attend schools. We have jobs, join gyms, […]
What We’re Grateful for as Another School Year Ends at St. Barnabas
The end of the year always makes us reflect on everything we’ve experienced together, and we are astounded by the overwhelming blessings we receive as a community each year. At St. Barnabas Episcopal School, we work hard to create a warm and caring environment for students where we all come together to pursue the highest […]
The Big Picture: Long-Term Benefits Private Education Provides
There is a lot of debate taking place right now in our culture about the state of public education. We are not going to dive into that political conversation here today. However, this is such a hot-button topic because we all agree that education is not just a system that affects students at the moment. […]
3 Creative Easter Activities To Do With Your Children
There is so much joy to be found in parenting young children. They bring so much innocence and excitement to each holiday and special event. As parents, we have the unique opportunity to introduce them to important topics in fun and engaging ways that help them understand at their developmental level. While all of this […]
Find Your Children’s Academic Home At St. Barnabas Episcopal School
The home you’ve created for your family radiates love, kindness, support, safety, and belonging, which are some of the same things we hope our students experience as members of the St. Barnabas community. Many parents go with the flow and send their children to whichever public school is closest to their home. If the local […]
