Kindergarten - Grade 4

As we inspire young minds, we also instill values that serve children well for a lifetime. They learn the value of “doing the right thing” as they build math skills, use iPads, master a new language, and develop
the confidence they need.

Structure, rigor, with plenty of room to fly -

Children have an amazing capacity to learn, even at a very young age. To this end, our staff employs a wide breadth of proven approaches that help build literacy in students as early as the K3 level.

See details on our academics HERE
See details on our use of technology HERE

In addition to specific academic programs, students are enriched by many opportunities and activities offered throughout the year.  Our students enjoy Italian language instruction, Reading Buddy Program, Scratch Programming, our own aeroponic garden, and professional music classes.  Learn More:

-Academic Enrichment
-Special Programs

In addition to our regular after school program, several enrichment programs take place throughout the school year during and after school at SJS.

• Band and Chorus
• Chinese Language Classes
• Coast Guard Mentor Program
• Dance 
• Drama
• Fitness
• Honors Choir
• HSPT Prep Course
• Italian Culture Club
• Math Olympiads
• Minecraft
• North End Music & Performing Arts Center partnership
• North Bennet Street School partnership
• Piano Lessons
• Paul Revere House Partnership Program
• Science Club
• Scratch & Scratch Jr. Programming
• Swift Playgrounds Programming 
• Soccer
• Woodworking & Bookbinding
• Yoga
• Yoga and Nutrition

The learning experience is enriched by special events, activities, and field trips undertaken by teachers with their classes throughout the school year.  Here's a peek at some of the special activities our students enjoy throughout the school year.  

Sea Studies

Children in K3 had the opportunity for a hands-on experience of feeling, sorting, and classifying a variety of seashells based on color, shape, and type. Miss. S of K3A and Miss Nagle of K3B are very excited to have begun this partnership with the New England Aquarium and look forward to more of these units throughout the school year.

Mrs. Frissora's K4A Class has had some great visitors! They had a visit from Lin Thompson, the librarian from the Boston Public Libary. She read a great story to the children and then they enjoyed discussing the book. The Boston Fire Department also visited K4A and talked to the children about Fire Safety. Some of them got to try on the fireman's coat and they all received a firemen's helmet.

Scratch Jr.

Our younger students are learning programming skills in our after school immersive ed program. Coding is fun!

Math Arrays

Grade 3 students are learning multiplication! Each third-grade student created a "skyscraper" in conjunction with beginning multiplication. Students used the windows of the building to create an array. Arrays help the students see that when you multiply, you add a number to itself a certain number of times. They then discussed how arrays are all around us from the eggs in a carton or a checkerboard to a building.