Building More Than Snowmen in Our Classical Academy Our 1st and 2nd grade students brought joyful movement and teamwork to PE as they played “Do You Wanna Build a Snowman.” Working together in a relay, they cooperated to find each piece needed to complete their…
Learning Through Wonder in Our Classical Academy This Christmas, our students combined careful observation, precise measurement, and joyful curiosity in a festive science experiment. Given a “mystery substance,” they measured, added water, and discovered sodium polyacrylate—a super-absorbent polymer that uses osmosis to create instant snow!…
One of the joys at St. James Lutheran School is seeing older and younger students grow together. Before Christmas break, our Classical Academy students were throwing “snowballs” in the gym, helping our Preparatory Academy students shop in the Christmas Shoppe, and sharing the music of…
The St. James Preparatory Academy held their annual Happy Birthday, Jesus! celebration rejoiced in the true confession of Christmas: that Jesus is both true God and true Man, born to redeem the world.
Our 5th and 6th graders took a closer look at the beautiful Chrismon tree in our sanctuary. They learned how each Chrismon ornament points us to Christ and His promises. After identifying the symbols and reading their meanings, students created their own paper snowflake Chrismons—each…
The St. James CrusaderBots are STATE-BOUND! We are thrilled to announce that our First LEGO League team, the St. James CrusaderBots, is advancing to the Indiana State Championship on January 10 at the University of Indianapolis! At the Semi-State competition, the team earned First Place…
🚀 The St. James CrusaderBots are headed to SEMI-STATE! 🤖💙💛 We’re excited to share that our First LEGO League team has advanced to the Semi-State competition this Saturday, December 13, at Purdue University Fort Wayne! These students have worked incredibly hard—designing, coding, problem-solving, and showing…
Are you interested in learning more about Classical Education at St. James? Join us for our summer seminar on July 22 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. There will be more information on what Classical Education looks like for the upcoming school year, refreshments and…
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After graduating eighth grade, our students move on to one of the many local high school options. Each year in May, we invite the graduating seniors to return to St. James for a walk down memory lane. Current students line the hallways and cheer on…