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class="fsNavLevel2"><li><a href="/about/welcome-from-the-head-of-school">Welcome, from the Head of School</a></li><li><a href="/about/mission-philosophy">Mission & Philosophy</a></li><li><a href="/about/diversity-equity-and-inclusion">Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging</a></li><li><a href="/about/strategic-plan">Strategic Plan</a></li><li><a href="/about/episcopal-education">Uniquely Episcopal</a></li><li><a href="/about/our-traditions">Our Traditions</a></li><li><a href="/about/governance">Governance</a></li><li><a href="/about/faculty-staff">Faculty & Staff</a></li><li><a href="/about/employment">Employment</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="fsNavParentPage fsNavCurrentPageAncestor"><a href="/programs">Programs</a><div class="fsNavPageInfo"><div class="fsNavPageDescription"><h3>Forming a Foundation.</h3> <style type="text/css"> </style> At Episcopal Day children are fully, seen, and nurtured by a caring community who are invested in every child.</div><div 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Learn ways to get involved.聽</div> </div><div class="fsNavPageThumbnail"><img alt="Female student dressed with as a Super Reader hero with a cape, a mask, and a book. 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We are committed to the social and emotional health and well-being of each of our students.</p> </div> </div> <div class="fsElement fsLayout fsTwoColumnLayout fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_2944" data-use-new="true" > <div class=" fsDiv fsStyleColumn fsStyleColumn-1 fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_2945" > <div class="fsElement fsContent" id="fsEl_2947" data-use-new="true" > <div class="fsElementContent" > <h2>Responsive Classroom</h2> <p>Episcopal Day is a Responsive Classroom school. This philosophy permeates all classrooms from the way students greet one another each morning, to the positive language used by teachers within the classrooms. ‘Developmental Designs’ is the term used to describe the Responsive Classroom approach in middle school.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" fsDiv fsStyleColumn fsStyleColumn-2 fsStyleColumn-last fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_2946" > <div class="fsElement fsResourceElement fsSingleItem" id="fsEl_2948" data-use-new="true" data-source-element-id="2948" data-source-page-id="357" > <div class="fsElementContent" > <article class="fsResource fsResourceTypeImage"><figure><picture><img alt="A Pre-K Student points at a book in class." data-aspect-ratio="0.6669921875" data-image-sizes="[{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727386519/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/a3stuygb5gg6xwnlbow7/MYHO3188.jpg%22,%22width%22:256},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727386519/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/a3stuygb5gg6xwnlbow7/MYHO3188.jpg%22,%22width%22:512},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727386519/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/a3stuygb5gg6xwnlbow7/MYHO3188.jpg%22,%22width%22:800},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727386519/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/a3stuygb5gg6xwnlbow7/MYHO3188.jpg%22,%22width%22:1200},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727386519/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/a3stuygb5gg6xwnlbow7/MYHO3188.jpg%22,%22width%22:1600},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727386519/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/a3stuygb5gg6xwnlbow7/MYHO3188.jpg%22,%22width%22:2200}]" data-permitted-user="true" data-resource-title="MYHO3188.jpg" data-resource-uuid="d39c3040-4774-4972-8fa2-616c2b8c148b"></picture></figure></article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fsElement fsLayout fsTwoColumnLayout fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_2938" data-use-new="true" > <div class=" fsDiv fsStyleColumn fsStyleColumn-1 fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_2939" > <div class="fsElement fsContent" id="fsEl_2941" data-use-new="true" > <div class="fsElementContent" > <h2>School Families</h2> <p>Our School Families is a widely loved program within our community. As each student comes into the fold at Episcopal Day, they are welcomed into a cross-grade level school family (kindergarten to eighth grade). The families meet regularly during the school year and activities range from a simple lunch in the courtyard to working together on community service projects. Two 'school parents' (faculty and staff) are also part of each family. Making these connections helps the younger family members feel more comfortable on campus and gives the more senior family members a chance to be mentors. The students light up as they bump into a familiar face during the day. They also take delight in fun traditions like sending care packages to family members who have left the nest to begin their high school adventures.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" fsDiv fsStyleColumn fsStyleColumn-2 fsStyleColumn-last fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_2940" > <div class="fsElement fsResourceElement fsSingleItem" id="fsEl_2943" data-use-new="true" data-source-element-id="2943" data-source-page-id="357" > <div class="fsElementContent" > <article class="fsResource fsResourceTypeImage"><figure><picture><img alt="An older student helps a younger student with a project." data-aspect-ratio="0.6665625" data-image-sizes="[{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727386550/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/avigypkrlktg894jpz6r/st_matthews_0414.jpg%22,%22width%22:256},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727386550/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/avigypkrlktg894jpz6r/st_matthews_0414.jpg%22,%22width%22:512},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727386550/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/avigypkrlktg894jpz6r/st_matthews_0414.jpg%22,%22width%22:800},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727386550/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/avigypkrlktg894jpz6r/st_matthews_0414.jpg%22,%22width%22:1200},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727386550/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/avigypkrlktg894jpz6r/st_matthews_0414.jpg%22,%22width%22:1600},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727386550/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/avigypkrlktg894jpz6r/st_matthews_0414.jpg%22,%22width%22:2200}]" data-permitted-user="true" data-resource-title="st_matthews_0414.jpg" data-resource-uuid="d1397bef-3b09-417d-8d50-50fb975fe2b4"></picture></figure></article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fsElement fsLayout fsTwoColumnWideRightLayout fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_1881" data-use-new="true" > <div class=" fsDiv fsStyleOneThird fsStyleColumn fsStyleColumn-1 fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_1882" > <div class="fsElement fsResourceElement fsSingleItem" id="fsEl_1890" data-use-new="true" data-source-element-id="1890" data-source-page-id="357" > <div class="fsElementContent" > <article class="fsResource fsResourceTypeImage"><figure><picture><img alt="Two Kindergarten students smiling" data-aspect-ratio="1.499531396438613" data-image-sizes="[{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727386578/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/kgjxrrkpszt4wtynxdkr/st_matthews_0199.jpg%22,%22width%22:256},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727386578/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/kgjxrrkpszt4wtynxdkr/st_matthews_0199.jpg%22,%22width%22:512},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727386578/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/kgjxrrkpszt4wtynxdkr/st_matthews_0199.jpg%22,%22width%22:800},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727386578/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/kgjxrrkpszt4wtynxdkr/st_matthews_0199.jpg%22,%22width%22:1200},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727386578/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/kgjxrrkpszt4wtynxdkr/st_matthews_0199.jpg%22,%22width%22:1600},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727386578/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/kgjxrrkpszt4wtynxdkr/st_matthews_0199.jpg%22,%22width%22:2134}]" data-permitted-user="true" data-resource-title="st_matthews_0199.jpg" data-resource-uuid="130465b5-97ee-4fbf-97f7-567ecef72c1b"></picture></figure></article> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" fsDiv fsStyleTwoThirds fsStyleColumn fsStyleColumn-2 fsStyleColumn-last fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_1883" > <div class="fsElement fsContent" id="fsEl_1891" data-use-new="true" > <div class="fsElementContent" > <h2>Pre-Kindergarten</h2> <p dir="ltr">Pre-kindergarten is a time when students learn the importance of developing and nurturing positive relationships with peers and their teachers. This is further enhanced through cooperative play, and helping and caring for others through our service learning program and the use of the Responsive Classroom approach.</p> <p dir="ltr">Teachers model positive communication and help students develop the tools to promote self-control and the expression of ideas and thoughts. In their play and learning, students practice problem-solving and are encouraged to take responsible risks. They begin to step out of their comfort zone, knowing they are in a safe place to express their feelings and needs.<br />  </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fsElement fsLayout fsTwoColumnWideRightLayout fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_1884" data-use-new="true" > <div class=" fsDiv fsStyleOneThird fsStyleColumn fsStyleColumn-1 fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_1885" > <div class="fsElement fsResourceElement fsSingleItem" id="fsEl_1892" data-use-new="true" data-source-element-id="1892" data-source-page-id="357" > <div class="fsElementContent" > <article class="fsResource fsResourceTypeImage"><figure><picture><img alt="Two Kindergarten students play with hula hoops" data-aspect-ratio="0.6666666666666666" data-image-sizes="[{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727386751/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/fifb6tjzf8cf78rd5c3e/st_matthews_2024-72-2.jpg%22,%22width%22:256},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727386751/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/fifb6tjzf8cf78rd5c3e/st_matthews_2024-72-2.jpg%22,%22width%22:512},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727386751/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/fifb6tjzf8cf78rd5c3e/st_matthews_2024-72-2.jpg%22,%22width%22:800},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727386751/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/fifb6tjzf8cf78rd5c3e/st_matthews_2024-72-2.jpg%22,%22width%22:1200},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727386751/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/fifb6tjzf8cf78rd5c3e/st_matthews_2024-72-2.jpg%22,%22width%22:1600},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727386751/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/fifb6tjzf8cf78rd5c3e/st_matthews_2024-72-2.jpg%22,%22width%22:2200}]" data-permitted-user="true" data-resource-title="st_matthews_2024-72-2.jpg" data-resource-uuid="4897ea74-0c08-4424-b2e8-ee5a807eb424"></picture></figure></article> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" fsDiv fsStyleTwoThirds fsStyleColumn fsStyleColumn-2 fsStyleColumn-last fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_1886" > <div class="fsElement fsContent" id="fsEl_1893" data-use-new="true" > <div class="fsElementContent" > <h2>Lower School</h2> <p dir="ltr">Lower school (kindergarten to Grade 4) teachers place social development at the heart of their program, where the emphasis is on the whole child. The primary goal is to nurture and sustain the natural curiosity of children and meet the evolving needs of our students.</p> <p dir="ltr">In the elementary years, the students begin to see themselves as part of a larger social group and learn how to be good friends and supportive classmates. They feel known and respected and this supports their development as engaged, kind, and compassionate members of their class and our community.<br />  </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fsElement fsLayout fsTwoColumnWideRightLayout fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_1887" data-use-new="true" > <div class=" fsDiv fsStyleOneThird fsStyleColumn fsStyleColumn-1 fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_1888" > <div class="fsElement fsResourceElement fsSingleItem" id="fsEl_1894" data-use-new="true" data-source-element-id="1894" data-source-page-id="357" > <div class="fsElementContent" > <article class="fsResource fsResourceTypeImage"><figure><picture><img alt="Middle school students converse at their lockers" data-aspect-ratio="0.6670320035072337" data-image-sizes="[{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727458904/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/iaa0muzvlu9ciqosmqd2/MYHO2405.jpg%22,%22width%22:256},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727458904/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/iaa0muzvlu9ciqosmqd2/MYHO2405.jpg%22,%22width%22:512},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727458904/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/iaa0muzvlu9ciqosmqd2/MYHO2405.jpg%22,%22width%22:800},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727458904/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/iaa0muzvlu9ciqosmqd2/MYHO2405.jpg%22,%22width%22:1200},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727458904/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/iaa0muzvlu9ciqosmqd2/MYHO2405.jpg%22,%22width%22:1600},{%22url%22:%22https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727458904/episcopaldaysanmateoorg/iaa0muzvlu9ciqosmqd2/MYHO2405.jpg%22,%22width%22:2200}]" data-permitted-user="true" data-resource-title="MYHO2405.jpg" data-resource-uuid="7735c97c-7e81-438b-abdc-4d7834f72d26"></picture></figure></article> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" fsDiv fsStyleTwoThirds fsStyleColumn fsStyleColumn-2 fsStyleColumn-last fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_1889" > <div class="fsElement fsContent" id="fsEl_1895" data-use-new="true" > <div class="fsElementContent" > <h2>Middle School</h2> <p dir="ltr">The middle school years (grades 5 to 8) are a time of transformational growth — physically, intellectually, and socially. Our students handle these transitions exceptionally well, supported by understanding teachers and classmates. Throughout middle school, students are creating a sense of self and an identity, both within a broader community and as an individual.</p> <p dir="ltr">We support students in developing empathy, perspective, confidence, healthy self-esteem, and communication skills to support a healthy development of the self throughout this pivotal time of growth in their lives. These are ways in which we support our students: </p> <h4 dir="ltr">Modeling Respect and Confidence For Meaningful Engagement </h4> <p dir="ltr">Middle school teachers encourage students to advocate for themselves and share thoughts, ideas, and opinions in class that may go against the mainstream. Voicing one’s ideas respectfully in a class discussion or one-on-one with a teacher are just a few ways in which students develop confidence.</p> <h4 dir="ltr">Student Advisory </h4> <p dir="ltr">The middle school Advisory Program allows students a safe place to have more personal connections with smaller groups of classmates and a dedicated faculty member during the course of each school year. The advisory curriculum includes age appropriate topics such as budgeting time, cyber safety, handling stress, and peer conflict resolution.</p> <h4 dir="ltr">Retreats</h4> <p dir="ltr">Sixth through eighth grade students attend annual retreats with both a spiritual and social-emotional focus. Some highlights include the seventh grade retreat in Healdsburg and the three-day, eighth grade retreat in Sonoma County that includes a high ropes course in the redwoods. The retreats are powerful bonding experiences that unite the class and pave the way for students to be positive leaders of the school. The important lessons learned on the retreats are reinforced daily in Chapel, the classroom, and weekly advisory sessions.<br />  </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fsElement fsContent" id="fsEl_3844" data-use-new="true" > <div class="fsElementContent" > <h2>Explore the Curriculum</h2> </div> </div> <div class="fsElement fsLayout fsFourColumnLayout fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_3834" data-use-new="true" > <div class=" fsDiv fsStyleColumn fsStyleColumn-1 fsStyleAutoclear" id="fsEl_3835" > <section class="fsElement fsContent bpa-image-buttons-3" id="fsEl_3836" data-use-new="true" 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