Welcome to the All Saints Episcopal School website. We hope that you will find it to be informative and interesting. All Saints Episcopal School is a true "community" school; students, faculty, and parents from the East Texas area come here to learn, play, worship and interact. We are all part of one huge family. More than once I have heard the comment, "There always seems to be something exciting happening around here!" We often refer to the four pillars that represent the All Saints experience: academics, arts, athletics, in a Christian environment. First and foremost of these is our academic program. Students are encouraged to explore various possibilities and to stretch their minds. This is done by a variety of experiences both inside and outside the classroom. Programs are designed to accommodate individual differences. Students receive assistance-sometimes to accelerate their learning, sometimes with an occasional "boost" to help them master difficult concepts. Learning is active, not passive, and our rigorous curriculum prepares students for college and beyond. The faculty at All Saints model the precept that learning is a life-long experience; they mirror the expectations they have for their students. Teachers teach with great passion - for the children in their classes and for their subject area. Small class sizes allow for the formation of closer relationships. Teachers take the time to "know" their students. As a consequence, the bonds that are formed are long lasting and play an important role in establishing patterns for future successes. As much as there is an emphasis on the All Saints
learning experience, there is an almost equal emphasis on cooperation,
good citizenship, spiritual growth and character development. While
children grow and move from a world of almost total dependency to
one of structured independence, they begin to realize the benefits
of interdependence. Even though instruction is individualized, students
soon recognize that, working together, they are able to accomplish
far more than they could on their own. This gradual reliance on
each other, on the faculty and on their family can be directly linked
to the quality of their character. This anonymous quote is an apt description of the All Saints "experience". There is magic in the air in and around our campus. We develop scholars, while accentuating scholarship. We develop athletes, while producing team players. We develop artists, while encouraging creativity. We develop religious study, while emphasizing spiritual growth. "The first purpose of prayer is to know God." - Charles L. Allen. Please take time to browse through the various aspects
of life at All Saints Episcopal School of Tyler, Texas. I promise
you it will be worth it. You will find that there is a sense of
joy about all that we do - it is reflected in the many faces of
our students. They are, after all, what we are about. There is no
greater calling than to care for them and to inspire them to become
better students - but mostly to become better people.
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