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Church School
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The Christian Education Program at St. John's Church seeks to meet the diverse needs of all its children, with these overarching goals as our foundation:
We want to embrace our children as part of a Community of God; we want them to learn the basics of their Christian faith and the meaning of Christian service; we want them to be fully engaged in the life of their church; and we want to maintain a sustainable and creative approach to educating them, while bearing in mind St. John's unique demographics.
Our Church School classes are taught by Ms. Mimi Kelly and are offered during the 10:00 a.m. service from September through June. Childcare provided by Cindy Koslosky is available for babies and very young children. Once a month, all children are encouraged to attend the 10:00 a.m. Family Service with their parents.
An ongoing challenge for the Church School program is the variability of its population. At least half the children live in New York City and do not make it to Washington every weekend. For this reason, the Sunday school is divided into age clusters instead of grades. This accommodates our varying attendance rates and helps strengthen our philosophy that "big kids help little kids." To watch a child join the Sunday School as an infant and grow up to help with younger children is one of the greatest joys of our one-room system.
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