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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
200+
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 month by lower school students
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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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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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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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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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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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One of the most beloved traditions of the St. Paul's Schools, Lessons and Carols, will be in a virtual format this year. While we are unable to gather together at Old St. Paul’s Church for this year’s Lessons and Carols celebration, we are pleased to continue this time-honored service featuring traditional lessons telling the Christmas story.
![Faculty and Staff Honored During Closing Ceremony]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1594227728/spsfg/aihx89ujhdbhrfetvxwi/ScreenShot2020-07-08at10148PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1594227728/spsfg/aihx89ujhdbhrfetvxwi/ScreenShot2020-07-08at10148PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1594227728/spsfg/aihx89ujhdbhrfetvxwi/ScreenShot2020-07-08at10148PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1594227728/spsfg/aihx89ujhdbhrfetvxwi/ScreenShot2020-07-08at10148PM.png","width":1150}])
Each year a lower school teacher is presented with the Freeman Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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We are excited to recognize our fourth grade students for their academic accomplishments as well as celebrate their contributions to the life of the school. Please click on the image below to be taken to the virtual ceremony.
At St. Paul's Lower School, learning is an adventure — and faculty are putting students in the navigation seat next to their teachers as co-pilots. If they need a little more time with the teacher to master a skill or want to delve deeper into a subject matter because it excites them, St. Paul's educators are making sure they get exactly what they need through the W.I.N. program.