St. James’ Parish Day School is a nursery-through-kindergarten early childhood program located on the grounds of St. James’ Episcopal Church in South Pasadena. The school uses a developmental, play-based approach and offers nursery, preschool, transitional kindergarten and kindergarten classes along with enrichment and extended-care options.
St. James’ Parish Day School serves children from nursery age through kindergarten in classroom settings on the church grounds in South Pasadena. The school emphasizes learning through play and a developmental approach to support children’s social, emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual growth.
Instruction balances child-initiated play and teacher-directed activities to build foundational skills such as early literacy, number sense, fine and gross motor development, and social interaction. The program includes weekly chapel services and a variety of semester-based enrichment classes offered to extend learning.
The school publishes enrollment priorities and procedures, including priority for active church members and siblings of current or former students. Immunization requirements follow California state standards. A Parents’ Association supports extra activities and fundraising for school programs.
Semester-long optional enrichment offerings such as Art (Meet the Masters), Spanish, Science, Music & Rhythm, Yoga, Cultural Dance, Directed Drawing and Theater; classes run approximately 30 minutes and require separate registration and fee.
A weekly, approximately 15-minute chapel service where children learn songs, hear Bible stories and discuss values such as kindness and compassion.
Extended care options include morning play and an afternoon Picnic program to extend the school day.
A Monday–Friday kindergarten class that follows an integrated curriculum with emphasis on language arts, math, science and social studies; instruction is individualized and includes activities such as readers theater and journaling.
Nursery and preschool classrooms follow a routine of circle time, stories, music and free play to support social, emotional and motor skill development; classes include indoor and outdoor play and art projects.
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A summer program with separate enrollment; summer program enrollment opens in April.
Transitional kindergarten classes emphasize experience-based learning that introduces letter-sound relations, number sense, beginning name-writing and Handwriting Without Tears, alongside science and art exploration.
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