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Coed Pre & Lower
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More than Learning. Adventuring.
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More than Learning. Adventuring.
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More than Learning. Adventuring.
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More than Learning. Adventuring.
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More than Learning. Adventuring.
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More than Learning. Adventuring.
Welcome to St. Paul’s Pre & Lower School
St. Paul's Pre and Lower School is a coeducational, independent day school serving children from 6 weeks through grade 4 in two buildings on our Brooklandville campus. At St. Paul's, we commit ourselves to matching the brilliant energy and enthusiasm of our girls and boys with immersive, hands-on opportunities that reward their intrinsic desire for new experiences. With a curriculum that incorporates global awareness, good citizenship, and social-emotional growth, we help our students discover their world—and themselves too. It’s never too early to begin adventuring, and the adventure starts here.
323
Students
14-16
Typical Class Size
28%
Diversity of Student Body
120
Minutes of Physical Activity Per Day
300+
Each month, students bring in a bagged lunch to be donated through organizations such as Manna House and the Assistance Center of Towson Churches.
Lunches for the Hungry packed each year by lower school students
12
Animals in the Community Garden
Limitless Opportunities
At St. Paul's Pre and Lower School, we offer girls and boys a variety of adventures in the form of hands-on, creative opportunities that reward their intrinsic desire to explore.
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- SPPL Signature Program
The Hub is the lower school’s immersive science and engineering lab, combining a 21st-century makerspace with a community garden where students experience life sciences firsthand by caring for plants and animals.
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- SPPL Signature Program
As early as infancy, we are building the emotional intelligence of our learners, teaching them to recognize and describe feelings in themselves and in others, while guiding them on how to manage their emotions and impulses.
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- SPPL Signature Program
Our students love coming to school. In preschool, our highly experienced early-childhood experts focus on creating a positive and nurturing setting where children feel safe to explore and adventure.
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- SPPL Signature Program
Each year the lower school community works together to provide lunches to those in need through organizations such as Manna House and the Assistance Center of Towson Churches.
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- SPPL Signature Program
Our unique WIN (“Whatever I Need”) Program sets aside time each day for our teachers and learning specialists to provide personalized instruction tailored to a student’s interests and progress level.
Latest News
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We are excited to announce The St. Paul’s Schools now has a new online store, where our community can purchase items from our three schools. Visit www.stpaulsmd.org/shop to check out apparel, accessories, gifts, and school supplies. Options for receiving your order include delivery (USPS, FedEx, or UPS), curbside pickup, and classroom delivery (once school reopens).
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The St. Paul's Schools is monitoring the global COVID-19 situation and planning for a variety of possible scenarios. Nothing is more important to us than protecting the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff.
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Jefferson Huang, Ph.D., president of The St. Paul's Schools, shared the following messages with members of The St. Paul's Schools community.
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At The St. Paul's Schools, we have been brainstorming ways to help our first responders, who are serving our community so courageously through this pandemic. As our health suites are not currently in use, we determined we had supplies we could spare.
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The St. Paul's Schools is monitoring the global COVID-19 situation and planning for a variety of possible scenarios. Nothing is more important to us than protecting the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff. We are grateful for your partnership and will continue monitoring this situation and providing updates as necessary. Click here to visit our COVID-19 information update page.