Private School Guide 2019
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Sunday, January 27, <strong>2019</strong> T14<br />
ST. JOHNS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL<br />
College prep, redefined<br />
Since 1953, St. Johns<br />
Country Day <strong>School</strong><br />
has been helping<br />
First Coast families raise<br />
children who are inquisitive,<br />
creative, inspired<br />
and inspiring. With its<br />
amazing faculty, first-rate<br />
academics, robust visual<br />
and performing arts,<br />
exciting trip opportunities<br />
and championship athletics<br />
programs, St. Johns<br />
is perfectly positioned<br />
to help you prepare your<br />
child not just for college,<br />
but for life.<br />
Academics<br />
Rigorous coursework<br />
combined with the<br />
Character Foundations<br />
personal development<br />
course and rich fellowship<br />
and intern programs<br />
give St. Johns students<br />
ample opportunity<br />
to stretch, learn and<br />
grow. Fellowships allow<br />
students to conduct<br />
deep-dive explorations<br />
of particular topics<br />
through customized,<br />
self-directed courses<br />
of study that integrate<br />
academics, interactive<br />
projects, online studies,<br />
career internships<br />
and service. St. Johns is<br />
also one of only a handful<br />
of local schools to offer<br />
The College Board’s AP<br />
Capstone program — an<br />
innovative diploma program<br />
that helps students<br />
develop the skills that<br />
matter most for college<br />
success: research,<br />
collaboration and<br />
communication.<br />
Arts<br />
St. Johns’ robust visual<br />
and performing arts programs<br />
encourage students<br />
to explore the arts and<br />
cultivate creativity and<br />
growth among students of<br />
all skill levels. Last year,<br />
35 student-artists were<br />
recognized for 64 artworks<br />
in the prestigious annual<br />
Scholastic Art & Writing<br />
Awards competition.<br />
Band, choral and handbell<br />
programs couple with<br />
dance and the dramatic<br />
arts to ensure that the<br />
school’s beautiful 600 seat<br />
Performing Arts Center<br />
has a robust schedule of<br />
events.<br />
Athletics<br />
St. Johns students<br />
excel both in and out of<br />
Rigorous coursework combined with the Character<br />
Foundations personal development course and rich<br />
fellowship and intern programs give St. Johns students<br />
ample opportunity to stretch, learn and grow. [PHOTO<br />
COURTESY ST. JOHNS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL]<br />
the classroom, as its top<br />
notch athletics program<br />
proves. It’s hard to miss<br />
the Spartans in the sports<br />
news as the school’s Girls<br />
Varsity Soccer team has<br />
been the state champs for<br />
seven straight years now<br />
and local press regularly<br />
lauds the school’s soccer,<br />
baseball, softball, basketball,<br />
cross country and<br />
other teams. The school’s<br />
location (just off Doctors<br />
Lake) facilitates its rowing<br />
program and the championship<br />
swimming pool,<br />
track and two gymnasiums<br />
— plus soccer, football,<br />
baseball and softball fields<br />
St. Johns Country<br />
Day <strong>School</strong><br />
3100 Doctors Lake Drive,<br />
Orange Park<br />
(904) 264-9572<br />
SJCDS.net<br />
— round out the athletics<br />
facilities.<br />
Visit today<br />
Come learn more about<br />
this beautiful school and<br />
community and how it<br />
can help your family. St.<br />
Johns Country Day <strong>School</strong><br />
serves children from age<br />
3 through Grade 12 on 26<br />
beautiful acres in easily<br />
accessible Orange Park.<br />
Call or click today to<br />
schedule a personal tour:<br />
sjcds.net/tour or (904)<br />
264-9572. Applications for<br />
the <strong>2019</strong>-2020 school year<br />
now being accepted.
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