Typical programs have included a play presenting the life and times of Maggie Walker, an exhibit of Rodin sculptures, and ecology and conservation programs from Nearby Nature. Teachers identify similar opportunities for our students each year. The Fifth Grade annual overnight stay is at Sheridan School s Mountain Campus in Luray. There students experience supervised and safe confidence and team building activities, such as caving and rock climbing. For one week the Eighth Grade class is engaged in a mentoring program that matches each student with a professional practicing in a career field that students observe on-site.
Mentors guide the student through a typical week in their chosen career.
The program culminates in a Career Expo for the entire school where eighth grade students build and man booths representing their chosen career. At James River, cooperation and respect for others are part of our success. Age-appropriate projects have included making cards for Meals on Wheels trays, bringing our drama to senior centers, faculty participation at a Habitat House, collecting jackets for an Indian reservation, and working as a partner with the Rotary in Project Read. Community Service by students from all grades is a hallmark of James River Day School. This may include Middle School students involved in the Walk for Alzheimer s Research, second graders singing at an elder care facility, or school-wide support for disaster relief for flood victims.