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For more than forty years, St. Vincent's School has educated future leaders and helped them develop strong minds, good moral character, creative abilities, and the skills to help them reach their potential.
Dedicated to academic excellence in Christian surroundings, St. Vincent's continues to give students the building blocks necessary to become lifelong learners and good stewards of the community.
The curriculum is designed to foster success in each student:
- Phonics based reading program beginning in Kindergarten and taught through second grade
- Strong emphasis on the core curriculum of reading, writing, and mathematics
- Hands-on experiential science instruction
- Integration of the Accelerated Math program
- Leadership opportunities for all students
- Enrichment classes in Spanish, music, band, technology, art, and physical education
- Team sports opportunities for all students
- Small class sizes
- Dedicated teachers
- Daily chapel based on the Episcopal tradition of worship
- Deep tradition of community service
Recent accomplishments by our students are summarized in St. Vincent's Student Accomplishments.
Teacher Employment Opportunities
St. Vincent's is seeking two upper elementary teachers to team-teach in the fourth and fifth grades.
Teachers will share the responsibilities of Language Arts and history or science and math.
Classes are limited to 18 students.
A well- equipped elementary science lab is provided. Qualified candidates must be certified.
See the Employment Opportunities page for more information.
Parent & Student Handbook Now On-line
A PDF version of the 2007-2008 Parent & Student Handbook can now be found on the Admissions page. See the Admissions link on the Sidebar.
2008 Summer Camp Employment Opportunities for College Students
St. Vincent's is now accepting applications for college students to staff the summer camp program that will run from June - August 2008.
St. Vincents is also accepting applications for teachers for the 2008-2009 school year.
See the Employment Opportunities page for more information.
School Curriculum Now On-line
A detailed description of the school curriculum for each grade level can now be found on the Academics page. See the Academics link on the Sidebar.
Our Students are Valued
St. Vincent’s students qualify for the Duke Talent Identification Program:
- Eighty-eight percent (88%) of the current 5th grade class qualified
- Seventy-eight percent (78%) of the current 6th grade class qualified
- Seventy-six percent (76%) of the current 7th grade class qualified
As a school average for the above groups, eighty percent (80%) of the St. Vincent’s students who took the Stanford Achievement Test scored high enough to qualify for the Duke TIP.
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