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The Importance Of Family Media Contracts

The Importance Of Family Media Contracts The Importance Of Family Media Contracts

The landscape of the Internet has changed dramatically over the last two decades. Many parents of current students grew up in the early years of the Internet before social media existed and when companies hadn’t gotten hip to all the ways they could capture our attention using technology. It can be hard to develop parenting […]

Building A Strong Foundation: What K4 And Kindergarten Looks Like At St. Barnabas Episcopal School

Building A Strong Foundation: What K4 And Kindergarten Looks Like At St. Barnabas Episcopal School Building A Strong Foundation: What K4 And Kindergarten Looks Like At St. Barnabas Episcopal School

We may be right in the middle of the current school year, but this time of year is when families start to think about where they would like to send their children to school for the following year. If you’re not already a member of the St. Barnabas family, you may wonder how our program […]

Navigating Technology: How Parents Can Set Boundaries and Monitor Their Kids’ Media Habits

Navigating Technology: How Parents Can Set Boundaries and Monitor Their Kids’ Media Habits Navigating Technology: How Parents Can Set Boundaries and Monitor Their Kids' Media Habits

By now, it’s clear that technology has completely changed the landscape in which children are growing up. In fact, we’re integrating technology into education today more than ever. As much as you try, it’s impossible to keep them from it. Instead, let’s change the conversation around technology from one about restriction to one where you […]

Maximize Joy And Minimize Stress This Holiday Season

Maximize Joy And Minimize Stress This Holiday Season Maximize Joy And Minimize Stress This Holiday Season

Congratulations, we’ve made it to the most wonderful time of the year! This season is jam-packed with joy, love, and Christmas magic like none other, but it also has the potential to fall off the rails pretty quickly. At its core, this season is about hope and community, but it’s easy to lose sight of […]

Education Technology at St. Barnabas Episcopal School

Education Technology at St. Barnabas Episcopal School Education Technology at St. Barnabas Episcopal School

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 […]

What Is Crew? Here’s What You Can Expect

What Is Crew? Here’s What You Can Expect 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

4 Tips for Encouraging Your Children to Explore Participating in the Arts 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

Key Reasons Families Move Their Children to Private School 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

Ideas for Indoor Summer Fun With Your Middle Schoolers 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

Key Ways Students Thrive When Their School Has a Community Focus 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, […]

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