Dear St. Mark’s and Episcopal School of Jacksonville Communities: We are pleased to share with you today that after much contemplative and prayerful deliberation, together our organizations have reached a decision to merge St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School (SMEDS) into Episcopal School of Jacksonville (ESJ), effective on July 1, 2020. A Mission Advancement Agreement governing… Continue Reading

Protect Your Health” is Episcopal’s 2019-2020 Health, Safety, and Well-Being (HSW) theme. Programming will explore what it means and how students can protect their health and well-being. ESJ’s first student Heath, Safety, and Well-Being (HSW) event of the 2019-2020 year focused on mental health and suicide prevention. Two guest speakers addressed students. Dr. Elise Fallucco, Chief,… Continue Reading

Episcopal School of Jacksonville (ESJ) and Beaches Episcopal School (BES) announced December 14 that the two schools will become one on July 1, 2020. After thorough discussion and an in-depth review, the governing boards of ESJ and BES, the Diocese of Florida, and St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church voted unanimously to merge BES into ESJ… Continue Reading