St. John’s Schools
Join Our 3rd Grade Reading Program at Isenberg!
By Susan Shinn Turner During the 2015-16 school year, St. John’s began a partnership with Isenberg Elementary School to help third graders improve their reading skills. The third-grade year represents the first year of testing, says Karen Puckett, the school’s media specialist and a St. John’s member who has shepherded the program ever since. “In…
Read MorePaula Levianu is Named St. John’s CDC Director – Welcome, Paula!
By Susan Shinn Turner On June 14, St. John’s Child Development Center welcomed a new executive director. “Everything is going well,” says Paula Levianu. “I’m focusing on staff and maintaining what’s going well. They are very tired from the pandemic. They have worked so hard. I want to focus on being a team and stabilize…
Read MoreHealthy Choices at the Child Development Center: Melissa Lamb joins the CDC as new cook
By Susan Shinn Turner Just as the Outdoor Learning Environment will provide children with fresh air and exercise, the St. John’s Child Development Center’s Advisory Committee wants to make children healthier on the inside, too. The center, which serves 140 children daily, provides breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack. “It has been a goal of…
Read MoreAn Inspired Garden: A New Outdoor Learning Environment opens at the St. John’s Child Development Center
By Susan Shinn Turner It’s hard to tell who’s more excited about this month’s opening of the Outdoor Learning Center at the Child Development Center — the children or Colleen McDaniel. McDaniel, owner of The Inspired Garden is based in Badin. She holds contractor and landscape contractor’s licenses. She has been tasked with installing the…
Read MoreUpdate from the St. John’s Kindergarten
St. John’s Kindergarten began in person learning on Aug. 17. Due to COVID-19 the school implemented many procedures to keep the children and staff as safe as possible. Some of the new procedures are temperature checks before the students enter the classrooms, face coverings worn in common areas, daily sanitizing, and frequent handwashing. St. John’s Kindergarten is…
Read MoreChild Development Center Outdoor Learning Environment
By Barbara Corriher We’re sure if you have driven along West Innes Street you have noticed the excitement that is occurring almost daily as our Outdoor Learning Environment becomes a reality. Notes from our designer, Colleen McDaniel: A pergola and an arbor are completed. The cedar shingle roof will come soon following inspection of the…
Read MoreMs. Pam: Walking into Sunshine at St. John’s CDC
By Barbara Jo Corriher It might be gray and rainy outside, but when you walk into the St. John’s CDC, you are walking into a beautiful, sunny day because Ms. Pam is there to greet you. When you are in the presence of Ms. Pam you glow because she glows. She shares her smile and…
Read MoreCDC Renovation: Preparing space for our youngest generation
By Barbara Jo Corriher The CDC is 20 years old and continues to be a remarkable and necessary ministry to the next generation of citizens, leaders, and faithful Christians. Here are a few highlights of why this Campaign matters for the CDC. St. John’s Outdoor Learning Environment Although not officially a part of the phase…
Read MoreThe Picture Man
By Tonia Black-Gold You have heard the old saying “great minds think alike.” St. John’s has begun a collaboration with Catawba College to provide interesting speakers on a variety of continuing education topics in some of St. John’s very desirable venues. This collaboration promises to offer members of St. John’s and members of the Rowan-Salisbury…
Read MoreA New CDC Playground
By Angel Owens When the St. John’s Child Development Center (CDC) Advisory Committee met to discuss goals for the year, the spiritual, mental, and physical health of the CDC remained at the top of the list. A new approach to outdoor play fit right in. In March, St. John’s entered into a collaborative partnership with…
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