We Are Grace Episcopal School (512) 863-6214
Come Visit us
Fr. Bertie - Chapel
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About us
Mission and Philosophy
The mission of Grace Episcopal School is to foster a lifelong love of learning in a culture of Christian values. We challenge and inspire all children to become thoughtful and independent members of their communities, and we minister to their families with loving service. Our mission is accomplished through our dedicated and caring staff members who demonstrate Christian values through the Episcopal tenets.
The philosophy of Grace Episcopal School is to provide an enriching Christian environment that will enable each child to develop to full potential. We strive to create a positive, loving environment to help each child develop socially, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. We provide opportunities for creative, imaginative, and artistic expression. Grace Episcopal School shall function as an integral part of the parish of Grace Episcopal Church and shall serve as an educational arm of its pastoral and missionary life.
What We Have Happening
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Our class times are
Mondays, Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays
9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
(Extended Care until 2:00p.m.)
8:30a.m. - 2:00p.m. (Kindergarten)
We have the following classrooms
Two 3-day Primary (2 years old) classes
One 3-day 3 years old class
One 4-day 3 years old class
One 3-day Pre-K class
Two 4-day Pre-K classes
One Kindergarten class
During the Week Have
Chapel where we sing songs, hear a brief message, pray, and celebrate birthday blessings.
Music with Ms. Evelyn and enjoy musical instruments, songs, and learning musical terminology.
Fun cooking to learn about measuring, working together, good health practices, and eating yummy things.
Outside we have a Learning Garden where we explore growing vegetables and plants. Tasting some of the product is always fun!
There is also a stage for our students with dress up so they may create and imagine stories.
Curriculum
At Grace we use Thompson's Scope and Sequence as the basis for our preschool curriculum. We use Starfall for our kindergarten curriculum for language arts, social studies and science. Saxon Math is our adopted math curriculum for kindergarten. Our curricula build an early childhood program that allows children to grow and develop as Jesus did - in "wisdom and stature" and in "favor with God and man" (Luke 2:52). Children's growth is a process, not an event. The Scope & Sequence, Starfall and Saxon curriculum provide guidance and activities in each unit to help each child develop language, reading, writing, math and other foundational skills, appropriate to his or her stage of development.
Handwriting Without Tears curriculum is used in the PreK and Kindergarten classes. We have also adopted the reading readiness aspect of the A Beka Book. In the "Letters & Sounds" component of A Beka, the children will recognize letter shapes and learn their sounds. The basis of reading is learning the sounds the letters make, and A Beka focuses on that skill.