St Mark's School

Saint Mark's School is a fully accredited, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational, elementary school for students in grades Kindergarten through Eight. While the school celebrates world cultures, faiths and values, it has no religious affiliation of its own.

The Saint Mark's community is composed of 378 bright and motivated students, 68 faculty and staff, over 750 alumni, and their many families and friends.

We approach our 27th year with a remarkable record of success: from our modest inception to our current position of academic and fiscal strength in the independent school community. Throughout the school's history, we have remained focused on our mission of providing a challenging program in a nurturing and supportive environment.

High academic standards, a thoughtfully innovative approach and a highly-skilled and committed faculty have enabled Saint Mark's to earn a strong reputation for our academic program. Our graduates are highly sought after by local secon dary schools and are, by every account, remarkably well prepared for life in a high school community.

Visionary stewardship from an experienced administration and a remarkably capable and supportive Board of Trustees have enabled Saint Mark's to aggressively address faculty compensation, enhance the campus and build our endowment and cash reserves.. We combine the best of what is progressive and what is traditional; our aim is to bring out the best in our students,turning out graduates well prepared to face the altogether different 21st century. Unpretentious,innovative,and full of heart,Saint Mark's School strives to develop well-rounded,socially responsible,ethical,independent thinkers through a challenging and balanced curricular program in academics,arts,athletics,and world cultures. At Saint Mark's,it is cool to be smart,important to be well-rounded,and essential to have character.

Our methods center on the student as an active learner,on collaboration,on hands-on experience,on students learning how to learn,and on instilling a palpable joy in the process of education. In addition to our strong core curriculum,we maintain an emphasis on the arts,on physical education,and on world languages.

From our nationally recognized Media Literacy program,to Guided Reading in the Lower School,to our pion eering work with Everyday Math,to our emphasis on community service,to our offering of Mandarin,Spanish,and French beginning in Kindergarten,to our inculcating the Seven Pillars of Character in each student,Saint Mark's leads the way in educational innovation,while maintaining a warm and unpretentious atmosphere for its families.