St. George’s School is a private, Episcopal elementary school offering an engaging and comprehensive full day academic program to its kindergarten and first grade students.  We welcome students of all religious and cultural backgrounds into a Christian community of learners, centered on our Episcopal traditions.  Our program meets the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical needs of each student. It prepares them for the demands of leadership and life-long learning, and to live a creative, humane, and compassionate life as a child of God and a contributing member of society.

We offer:

 Curriculum Approach

Our curriculum is research-based and age-appropriate.  Our students will meet and exceed NYS Standards in:

• Language Arts:  We create a language-rich environment and develop strong literacy skills through daily exposure to high quality children’s literature, including the classics, and regular writing.
  

  K-1 Junior Great Books from The Great Books Foundation on Vimeo.

• Math:  Our math program balances conceptual development and the development of a strong number sense using hands-on manipulatives and connections to real world applications.
• Science:  Our science program engages students in authentic investigations as they explore their world – both inside and outside the school.  It is modeled on the exemplary Science Start program endorsed by the National Science Foundation. For an introduction on this program please watch this video.
  
• Social Studies:  An emphasis on History and Geography will lead to an exploration of major world cultures and historical events as we seek to develop each child’s cultural literacy.

• Valuing intellectual discipline, reason and wonder,
• Governing oneself,
• Living in community,
• Preparing for a life of purpose.

Episcopal schools value reason as a way to true understanding.  They invite all who attend and work in them – Episcopalians and non-Episcopalians, Christians and non-Christians, people of no faith tradition –to seek clarity about their own beliefs and religions and to honor those traditions more fully and faithfully in their own lives.

Staff

Ms. Sheray Michel was appointed today as the new St George’s School’s Head teacher. A recent Skidmore graduate, she received a Bachelors of Science in Childhood Education and a Bachelors of Arts in Music. Prior to attending Skidmore, she attended Schenectady County Community College where she received an Associates degree in music. During her Skidmore career, she worked with children of various ages including: preschool, first grade, second grade, fifth grade, and fourth grade. She also completed an inner-city internship at New Scotland Elementary School in Albany.

She has been accepted into a highly selective Masters degree program at SUNY Albany.

Sheray plays guitar, piano, and percussion, paints and makes original three dimensional displays. She enjoys applying new teaching technology to learning and will help guide the students through the challenges and opportunities of the tech world including use of the new Apple I pads.

Melinda Palmer was appointed as our new experienced classroom teacher assistant in the full day K-1 program at St. George’s School.. She earned a B.S. in Elementary Education from New England College in Henniker, N.H. and a M.S. in Reading from Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y. She taught full-day Kindergarten for two years and Second Grade for two years at the Emma Willard Children’s School in Troy, as well as, First Grade for one year and Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten for four years at the Brown School in Schenectady. Melinda's two children are graduates of the St. George’s Preschool, and one will attend the new K school in the fall.

St. George’s School Board of Trustees

Jean Stevens, Co-Chair
Jean Stevens is an Associate Commissioner of Education in the NYS Education Dept.

Gene Gordon, Co-Chair
Gene Gordon is a retired Elementary School Principal currently supervising student teachers for SUNY Oneonta

Phyllis Aldrich, Secretary Pro-Tem.
Phyllis Aldrich retired as Coordinator of Gifted Education for BOCES and now supervises student teachers for Skidmore College

Tom Kuebler, Treasurer
Tom Kuebler is a professional in the insurance field working for a national insurance company

Heidi Bonacquist, Trustee
Heidi Bonacquist is an Elementary School Principal in the Bethlehem Central School District

Kate Ferris, Trustee
Kate Ferris is a Not for Profit consultant with C.L. Ferris & Associates

Carol List, Trustee
Carol List teaches in St. George’s Preschool and is a member of St. George’s Church Vestry

Barbara Hinrichs, Ex-Officio
Barbara Hinrichs is Director of St. George’s Preschool

Rev. John Henry II, Ex-Officio
Fr. John Henry is Rector of St. George’s Church