Why Choose All Saints’ Episcopal Day School?
- Your Child is precious to you. We share your commitment to academic excellence and spiritual growth for each of our students.
- Our Teachers are certified, professional educators who are passionate about your child’s path to discovery and progress. More than 50 percent of our faculty members have graduate degrees.
- Safety is always our top priority. We have technology and daily procedures in place to make All Saints’ operate smoothly and safely every day. Communication is open among students, families, teachers, administrators, and our school board. We want to hear from you in person, over the phone, through email, and in many other ways. We are all “stakeholders” with the same purpose.
- Our Honor Code, mission statement, school prayer, and motto are posted throughout our campus, on printed information, and online.
- Gathering for Chapel two mornings a week, Wednesday devotions, Friday assemblies, and annual school-wide events knit us together as a family to share our Christian spirit and values.
- Celebrating Diversity: Did you know that we have 19 countries (including 67 students and 42 families) represented at All Saints’? Our school and the Florence area are part of the same vibrant community, where we treasure our heritage and welcome new families and progress!
- Class Sizes are small. Average class sizes are 12 (2K-5K) and 16 (1st-6thgrade). Teacher assistants help to provide more individualized instruction and assessment. We offer tutoring for special academic support and enrichment activities for students who are ready for additional academic challenges.
- Arts, Sciences, and Technology are fully funded and continue to be a top priority for our 2K through 6th grade students. Studio art and history, musical performances, choral clinics, science and computer labs, Promethean interactive whiteboards, 1:1 Chromebooks and Chrome Tablets for 5K-6th grades are just a few of resources that enhance your child’s education and development at All Saints’.
- Foreign Languages: All of our students have the opportunity to learn Spanish.
- Athletics programs at All Saints’ reflect the value and emphasis we place on physical fitness and developing the habit of a healthy lifestyle at an early age. In addition to regular physical education classes, our students can participate in a wide range of activities, such as soccer, basketball, volleyball, cheerleading, fun runs, and Metric Olympics.
- After School and Extracurricular Activities: After school program and summer camps, Lego club, chorus, tumbling, yearbook, student government, Young Ambassadors Club, math team, athletic camps, and more.
- Summer Programs: Eight weeks of summer programs are offered to rising 3K-6th grade students from 7:30 AM -5:30 PM.
- International Accreditation: Through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), an accreditation division of Cognia, and the South Carolina Independent Schools Association (SCISA).
- Financial Stability and Governance: All Saints’ Episcopal Day School, Inc., founded in 1960, is governed by a 17-member, independent board of directors. Maintaining and creating the best facilities with the most qualified teachers and motivated, thriving students is our primary goal. Tuition, financial assistance, and endowment funding are carefully planned each year.
- Community Service is an ongoing outreach for our students and staff. We have supported the Help4Kids program, Manna House, Toys for Tots, Mercy Medical Center, Harvest Hope Food Bank, Lighthouse Ministries, Florence Area Humane Society, and other projects that help children and families in our community.
We believe you can see the All Saints’ difference in children who are part of our school family. They are engaged, challenged, and having fun! We try to live the Golden Rule every day in a nurturing environment of spiritual growth and service to others.
