St. Jude School & Preschool

St. Jude School & Preschool is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and offers a focused and challenging Pre-K through 8th grade curriculum.  St. Jude students consistently score higher than their peers in national standardized tests.  Our students’ success reflects the work of dedicated and caring teachers and a learning atmosphere that stresses discipline in both behavior and study habits.  St. Jude’s full-time faculty members are all state certified and approximately 50% have a Master’s Degree in Education.   In addition to our classroom teachers, the following professional staff are available to assist the students at St. Jude School & Preschool:

• Guidance Counselor
• Learning Disability Teacher
• Speech and Language Therapist
• Remedial Math/Reading Tutor
• Enrichment Tutor

At St. Jude School & Preschool, we are proud of the many unique programs, courses and classrooms that help set us apart from other schools.  These include:

• Aims-Web Progress Monitoring Tool
• Phonics Dance, K-3
• Wilson Fundations, K-3
• Saxon Math, K-8
• Science Lab
• Elective Courses, 3-8 (Includes Forensic Science, Advanced Ceramics, Comic Book Creation, African Drumming, PowerPoint Presentations, Candymaking, Science Olympiad and Young Authors)
• Progress Book
• Homework Club, K-8
• Weekly Teacher Subject Help Sessions, 3-8
• Enrichment Program, K-8
• ChinaLink Enrichment Program, K-3
• Daily Spanish Classes, 7-8
• Mohican Science Camp, 6
• Stone Lab, 7
• Science Fair, 7-8
• Spelling Bee, 3-8
• Geography Bee, 4-8
• State of the Art Computer Lab
• Mobile Computer Labs
• Plasma/SmartBoards in all Classrooms
• Peer Tutoring
• Student Teacher Assistance Team
• Full Art Studio with Kiln and Pottery Wheel
• Band, 4-8
• Annual School Art Show
• Scholastic Art Competition, 7-8
• Great Lakes Theater Programs, 6-8
• Weekly Mass Participation
• Retreats
• Operation Keepsake, 6-8
• Peer Mediation
• Full Size Gymnasium and Football Field