Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Parish has served the community in the Episcopal tradition since 1893. St. Stephen's is a coeducational, student-centered school in which each child is given the opportunity to develop intellectually, spiritually, socially, emotionally, and physically. The core curriculum is directed toward forging connections with the past, supporting students in making good decisions in the present, and looking to the future with confidence. Preschool students are encouraged in their overall growth, through play and developmentally appropriate activities. Elementary students learn through a balanced curriculum of literature, grammar, reading, writing, spelling, activity-based math and science, history, geography, French, Spanish, computer literacy, physical education, music, and art.
Pedagogy is based on sound research and proven good practices.
All students are nurtured in the basic elements necessary for an effective and life-giving faith. We want to develop a community of students, faculty and parents who know, love and serve Jesus as their Savior and Lord. We believe this can be accomplished with age-appropriate classes on the content, practice and history of faith, with participation in the liturgies of the Episcopal Church, with the development of a personal discipline of prayer in the Episcopal tradition, and with identifiable times of selfless service on behalf of others in the name of God. As an integral part of a successful education, we believe that we must help all students as they become responsible citizens. We encourage critical thinking and informed, confident decision-making.