On Sunday May 18th, at 6:00 PM, the St. John School Community will gather for a spring fundraiser “Seeds of Love”, at Filippo Ristorante in the North End. This dinner will be a benefit for one of their own, delightful 4 year-old student Annie Flaherty and her family. This past February, Annie was diagnosed with cancer Read More…
St. John School continued their Royal Reader Program with NorthEndWaterfront.com founder Matt Conti joining Ms. Daniella Frattaroli’s K4B class on Friday, May 2nd. Matt read the story “The Circus Ship” by Chris Van Dusen to the students. “Our students really enjoyed hearing Matt read them a story,” stated Ms. Frattaroli. “The class looks forward to Read More…
Can you tell us a little about your background and how long have you been a teacher at St. John School? This is my second year teaching at the St. John School, and my third year as a teacher. I moved to Boston to attend graduate school at Simmons College after graduating from Trinity College Read More…
St. John School welcomed CBS Boston Reporter Paula Ebben and WBZ-TV 4 to our school to film an “Eye on Education” story about our school’s tower garden. “Eye on Education” is a series that features a weekly segment on the five o’clock news about something educational and innovative going on in a local school. Paula Read More…
Can you tell us a little about your background and how long have you been a teacher at St. John School? I was born in England near Winsor, I then lived in Liverpool, Edinburgh and London. I attended the University of Aberystwyth in Wales, where I graduated with an Honors degree in Human Geography before Read More…
St. John School students received a lesson in local history last Friday, March 14 after the South Boston Historical Society stopped by the school to reenact the events of Evacuation Day. Led by Suffolk University’s History Chair, Professor Bob Allison, the troupe of re-enactors were all dressed in period clothing, and included a fife and a drummer, which Read More…
Can you tell us a little about your background and how long have you been a teacher at St. John School? This is my second year teaching Pre-K at St. John School, and my eighth year as a teacher. I previously taught at the Chestnut Hill School in Newton and at the Saint Francis School Read More…
1. Can you tell us a little about your background and how long have you been a teacher at St. John School? My name is Kathleen Sviokla. I graduated college at Salem State University with a B.A. in Early Childhood Education. I am in my second year teaching at St. John School and am also Read More…
The St. John School middle school students are participating in the North Bennet Street School (NBSS) woodworking and bookbinding classes. Students walk to NBSS once a week to participate in woodworking classes and will be participating in bookbinding classes in February. As a result of participating in the NBSS school program, students are developing problem Read More…
Karen McLaughlin, Principal of St. John School in Boston’s North End, along with Mrs. Julia Daley, K3B teacher and Ms. Margaret Betts, 1B teacher, were selected to be the feature school for Catholic Schools Week on “The Good Catholic Life” radio show on AM 1060 on January 28th. They joined Scot Landry, the host of Read More…
St. John School continued their Royal Reader Program with State Representative Aaron Michlewitz joining Ms. Daniella Frattaroli’s K4B class on Thursday, January 30th. Aaron read the story “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein to the students. “Our students were very excited to have State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz come into our class and read them a Read More…
St. John School is pleased to announce that Principal, Karen McLaughlin was elected to serve as an Overseer of the North Bennet Street School at their December annual meeting. The Committee of Overseers joins the 25-member Board of Directors in leading and advising the school. They participate as program advisors for the eight full-time programs Read More…