Driving through the front gate of St. James Day School's campus is always a delightful experience. Throughout the extensive growth of the School and the seemingly endless new building projects, St. James has made a thoughtful effort to maintain the natural environment in its pastoral nature setting.

Leaving the gate behind, the road gives an impressionof a drive in the country as it curves toward the main campus. The Georgian style on the left houses the K-4 classes

K/4 Preschool

K/4 and 3rd grade playground

On the right of the road is the Morriss Building, home to Spanish, art, music, and kindergarten classes. Parents drive through the port cochere to drop off their kindergarten students.

Morriss Building

Morriss Building playground

Kindergarten, Cafeteria, and Gym

Driving on to the second building on the left, In addition to the two kindergarten classrooms, this building also contains the cafeteria and full-sized gym.

Located between the cafeteria and K/4 building is the lower school playground.

Adjoining this building is our Lower School building which houses grades one through three. All classrooms in this building open into the beautiful Commons where Lower School Chapel and other special events
take place.

Lower School

Traveling on toward the Middle School, the Jack B. Kelley Outdoor Amphitheatre is visible over the grass covered mound. This is the scene for Kindergarten Graduation and various productions throughout the year. In addition, numerous classes and presentations take advantage of this beautiful setting for their activities.

Amphitheater

Middle School students arrive at the amphitheatre by crossing the wooden bridge spanning the small man-made brook.

Parents of Middle School students drive to the circle at the end of the campus to deposit their students in the building just this side of the Administration building. In addition to providing classrooms for two sections each of grades 4, 5, and 6, the new addition also contains the Middle School multimedia computer lab, a large commons area, a science center, and a teachers' workroom.

Middle School

Middle School Playground and Basketball Court

Behind the Middle School the old Fine Arts building can be seen. This building was renovated in 1998-99 and serves as the updated and modernized St. James' Library. The Library currently houses over 8000 volumes, and contains two Internet-connected computers for research and automated book checkout.

Finally, the road circles in front of the Administration Building, originally a family plantation home, and the focus of our campus.

Care has been taken to maintain this particular building in its original design. The upstairs family rooms are now offices for the Headmistress, Business Manager, and Development Coordinator. Formerly used as the library, downstairs is the St. James reception area where our secretary can provide information to visitors as well as assisting current students and staff.

Administration Building and K-3 Classrooms

Right and left wings of the Administration building serve as K-3 classrooms.

The St. James Library is now housed in the newly renovated (formerly Fine Arts) building between the Administration and Middle School buildings. (see white building behind swings in the photo to the left)

If you park your car to explore the area behind the Administration building, you will find the K-3 playground as well as the St. James Episcopal Church Recreation Center, complete with swimming pool and a sand surface volleyball court. St. James students share these facilities with the church under strict supervision.