King of Peace Episcopal Day School

Tomorrow night (Thursday, May 13th) at 6 p.m., we'll hold an informational meeting at King of Peace to shares plans for The Primary School. We need the meeting to get community feedback and to gauge interest as a part of discerning whether this fall is the time to move ahead with the K-2 program that will grow a grade a year for severall years. All is falling into place, but community feedback and parents ready to commit to the school are essential. More information is online at www.kopeds.org.

The video above offers a look inside The Preschool which opened in July 2004.

An Episcopal School for Camden County

King of Peace Episcopal Day School will have a meeting at the church at 6 p.m. on May 13th to share with all interested parents information on expansion plans.

Since 2004, the school has operated a preschool for children aged 18 months through four years of age, which has been honored by the State of Georgia as one of the top 1.5% of programs in the state.

Excellent, Not Exclusive
As with its preschool program, King of Peace Episcopal Day School will maintain the lowest possible fees while riaisng the bar for education. Some scholarships will be offered from the first day and the school will seek additional funding to assure that the school remains excellent, but never becomes exclusive.

K-2 Program and Beyond
Last year, the school purchased 12 acres near the intersection of Kings Bay and Colerain Roads for a future private school. The school is considering starting a private K-2 school this fall in a leased building and later moving to our own building on our land, but we need to gauge parent interest. Students entering as second graders will be able to continue into at least fifth grade as a part of The Elementary School program.

The meeting on May 13th will give the school an opportunity to share plans, answer questions and then receive community feedback. Information forms will be collected from interested parents that evening.

The meeting will be held at
King of Peace Episcopal Church
6230 Laurel Island Parkway, Kingsland, Georgia
(912) 882-7067
We are located just west of Camden County High School

Pajama Day at The Preschool

Today is Pajama Day at King of Peace Episcopal Day School with students and teachers alike looking rather comfy and casual.






The kids are posing with me and we are trying to act like the Thomas the Tank Engine Transformer on my shirt. The pancakes and sausage lunch rounded off the morning.

peace,
Frank+
The Rev. Frank Logue, Pajama-Clad President
King of Peace Episcopal Day School

Nativity Pageant

Our fourth annual Nativity Pageant was another big success. The preschool cast did a great job with their lines and with the songs. Thanks to the staff who worked so hard to pull off another great pageant.

This year, the kids brought in baby gifts for the baby Jesus which will now help clothe and take care of a couple needy babies in Camden County.

Nativity Pageant Tonight 6 p.m.

The view outside my office door this morning as King of Peace Episcopal Day School's kids line up to go into rehearsal for tonight's Nativity Pageant. The show starts at 6 p.m., but coming early to get a seat is required as this is a standing room only show.

peace,
Frank+
The Rev. Frank Logue, President
King of Peace Episcopal Day School

Religion in public schools?

The On Faith forum for Newsweek and The Washington Post is asking their panelists about the Texas Board of Education deciding how to characterize religion's influence on American history as the K-12 curriculum is revised. As the second largest public school textbook buyer, a lot of eyes are watching their choice On Faith states that several consultants have recommended "emphasizing the roles of the Bible, Christianity and civic virtue of religion." They ask,

As America's children go back to school, how would you advise the Texas board? How should religion be taught in public schools?

Columnist Chuck Colson writes,

Professor George P. Landow, from my alma mater, the very liberal Brown University, said, "[Without the Bible] it's like using a dictionary with one-third of the words removed." Professor Ulrich Knoepflmacher at Princeton said that the lack of "Bible knowledge is almost crippling in students' ability to be sophisticated readers."

American Baptist pastor Willis Elliott observes the irony that religion has made a comeback in Russian schools, but not American ones. While Rabbi Brad Hirschfield writes seeking a middle ground,

Most Americans are somewhere in the middle on this issue, as we are on most of the so-called hot button issues. We know, even if we are believers, that there is a difference between teaching about the history of religion in America and preaching the Gospel to a captive audience of children in our nation's classrooms. Most people would like to see the former and reject the latter. But they need leaders who will advocate for that sane middle ground which neither turns teachers into preachers nor ignores the role of religion in general or Christianity in particular, as crucial to our shared history.

I think that the rabbi is right in his middle ground approach. I also agree with Colson that learning the language and stories of the Bible make any one in the West better able to understand the ongoing conversation in literature and philosophy that springs from the Bible.

To bridge that gap, I advocate for private schools to fill that void. I am a product of a private Christian school and King of Peace is working to create a private school that builds on the proven success of our preschool. This gives parents, who choose to do so, a quality education that unapologetically includes a religious dimension. Public schools must limit their treatment of any faith to the approach Hirschfield describes. But private schools can provide a high quality of education, which includes familiarity with the Bible in a way not possible in public education. That's my take. What's yours?

peace,
Frank+
The Rev. Frank Logue, President
King of Peace Episcopal Day School

Securing Future Growth for Our School

At auction tonight, King of Peace Episcopal Day School, Inc.—our separate 501(c)3 that runs our school—came to an agreement on a very good price for 11.69 acres of land in a great location a couple of miles east of the church. The Preschool will remain at our church for always, but this new land will allow us to grow a private school, intending to provide K-8 in the coming years. This was an initial part of our vision and it is rewarding to secure this future and to begin to move toward that future as soon as possible. We also hope to add infant care so that in time we care for children from 6 months through the eighth grade and perhaps beyond.