St. John School hosted our annual science fair this past week. Our 5th – 8th grade students presented their experiments to an audience of their peers along with their parents and a host of judges including our science teacher, Dr. Anne King and several members of the Coast Guard. The Science Fair gave our students Read More…
Last Friday St. John School students had a beautiful day for a walk to Faneuil Hall and a stump speech outside of the hall where the students were introduced to the marketplace as if it were over 270 years ago when it was built. Suffolk University Professor Bob Allison and Chair of the History Department told the Read More…
Congratulations go to out to 6th grader Vinnie O’Byrne who represented St. John School in Saturday’s Boston Centers for Youth and Family Citywide Scripps Spelling Bee. The spelling bee was held at the Mildred Avenue Community Center. Vinnie finished in 5th place out of twenty students for the spelling bee that went 36 rounds before crowning Read More…
St. John School students in Grades 4 – 8 participated in a week-long STEM camp, sponsored by i2 Learning. The camp’s courses were taught by four St. John School teachers (Mrs. Karen D’Errico, Ms. Grace Miller, Dr. Anne King and Ms. Karen Shea) who received training over the summer. The students spent five full days Read More…
Boston Councilor Annissa Essaibi George and Alana Olsen, Chief of Staff, Office of Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George visited St. John School’s 4B class with Mr. Christopher Coleman this past Friday. Councilor George talked with the class about her current job as a city councilor, what her day is like, how she helps her Read More…
St. John School had their first Tower Garden harvest today. The students harvested Basil, Swiss Chard, Mesclun, Romaine Lettuce and Arugula. The students also charted the garden’s growth measurements from seedling to first harvest! Wondering what the Tower Garden is? It is an aeroponic vertical growing system that we are growing herbs and greens in Read More…
On Thursday, October 29 grandparents and special friends joined us at St. John School for our annual Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day. It was a great opportunity for St. John School to invite our families to come in and spend a few hours to see our school through the eyes of our students as well Read More…
St. John School’s 6th–8th Grade Students visited Suffolk University this week and had the pleasure of meeting with Suffolk University’s President, Ms. Margaret McKenna, along with several of Suffolk’s professors. President McKenna spoke at length with the students about college life, the importance of school and studying, how college gives the students the tools to be Read More…
At a Mass followed by a breakfast reception at Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Newton, Séan Cardinal O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston inducted the sixth class of Peter Lynch (PL) Scholars on Tuesday, October 20th. Mattea Del Peschio, Maggie Gohlmann and Juliana Vitello from St. John School, Boston were three of approximately 182 students from Read More…
St. John School is hosting an Open House on Wednesday, October 21st at 9:00 am. We are accepting registrations for the 2016/2017 school year for Grades K3-8. We invite you to discover your child’s future at an informative session to learn more about our school. You will have an opportunity to meet our great teachers Read More…
This past weekend, our Principal, Karen McLaughlin, our Director of Advancement, Lisa Santarpio as well as all of our teachers, hosted our annual Welcome Back to School event for all of our new and returning St. John School students with over 250 attendees coming out for the fun-filled day at the Marriott Residence Inn on Read More…
Meet Ms. Kelly Koeth, she is the new 5th grade homeroom teacher at St. John School. Ms. Koeth is teaching English Language Arts and Social Studies to the 5th and 7th grades, as well as Religion to her homeroom class. Hailing from Staten Island, New York, Ms. Koeth is no stranger to cold winters. After graduating Providence Read More…