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On Thursday, May 10th, the students in Second, Third, and Fourth Grades visited beautiful Wyebrook Farm in Honeybrook, Pennsylvania. Dean Carlson, father of a student in Second Grade, owns and operates this picturesque and historical spot stretching over 350 acres in Chester County. The land here has been continuously farmed for over 200 years. Read more …
On May 8th, the Lower School was happy to welcome back storyteller, Ms. Belluomini. All of the children enjoyed hearing her tales about Anansi the Spider and How the Camel Got Its Hump. Ms. Belluomini has a BS in Education from Temple University where she majored in English and Speech Communications and a Masters in Library and Information Science from Drexel University. Read more …
On Tuesday, May 15 the students in Second Grade were proud to present their insect projects at their Insect Science Fair to the entire school community. The creative and colorful displays included clay models, posters, dioramas, and cardboard cut outs. Read more …
We are excited to announce the appointment of Shawn Kelly as St. Peter’s new Head of School! Please read the announcement below from Richard A. de Wyngaert, Board of Trustees Chair, and Jim McGivern, Head of School Search Committee Chair.
Dear St. Peter’s School Community,
We write with exciting news. On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Head of School Search Committee, we are pleased to announce that Shawn Kelly has been named Head of School, effective July 2012. Read more here…
The First Grade created its own “rain forest” in the theater on April 26th as a culminating activity for a month-long study of the rain forest habitat. The students made vines, leaves, and flowers, and drew pictures of animals, which were hung on columns and draped from the ceiling. The First Graders used this environment to showcase the reports and dioramas on rain forest animals that the students had produced in their classrooms. Read more …
On Tuesday, April 17th the Lower School was so happy to welcome Jupiter Jen back to St. Peter’s! We all had so much with her at Science Night last year! In 1999 Jupiter Jen started Science Explorers with a mission to make science fun! Science Explorers is an innovative, hands-on science company dedicated to providing an opportunity for children ages 4 through 11 to become engaged in the wonders of science. Read more …
Mrs. Bahnck’s Third Grade class has been named the Pennsylvania state winner in this year’s Disney Planet Challenge, an environmental and science competition for Third-Eighth Grade classrooms. Their project “Litter Stinks,” focused on litter clean-up around the city and fundraising for Hug it Forward, an organization that builds schools in Guatemala from plastic bottles stuffed with litter. Read more …
We have two admissions events coming up for families interested in finding more about St. Peter’s School! On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 9:30 am parents will learn about the admission process, our school programs, and our community during a Talk and Tour. On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 9:00am we are having a Playground Play Around when parents will have an opportunity to learn more about our Early Childhood Division and children will have a chance to play on our new playground. RSVP here or check out more admissions events here.
On Tuesday, March 27th, the Lower School was pleased to welcome two very special guests, Ms. Gerri Trooskin, the Director of the Philadelphia Science Festival and Ms. Elizabeth Kelley, the Public Programs Manager at The Franklin Institute. Using very eager student volunteers, a roll of toilet paper, and a leaf blower, Ms. Trooskin and Ms. Kelly created a fun and exciting demonstration of Bernoulli’s Principle for our children! Read more …
Our faculty sought a way to update our hardware for a host of reasons. Firstly, we wanted to have improved access to resources outside of school, especially primary resources, real time science data, and the like. Read more …