About St. Paul's

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• Welcome from the Head of School

  I am delighted to welcome you to St. Paul’s. As you explore our website, I encourage you to take your time, reflect upon our educational philosophy, and imagine how it would feel to be part of our family. I am confident that the more you learn about St. Paul’s, the more deeply resonant our educational program, values, and community become.
  
  I can make such a confident statement because St. Paul’s is an extraordinarily mission-driven school; we are committed to living our values and beliefs every day. Recognizing that each of our students is of infinite worth, placing their needs at the center of every program, process, and decision comes naturally.  Our programs also recognize that God gives each of us different strengths, talents, and interests, and are both broad enough to meet each student’s unique developmental needs and deep enough to allow for the fullest expression of each student’s interests and talents. In short, at St. Paul’s, every child is known, and every child matters.
  
  
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  St. Paul’s educates the whole child through an intentional commitment to our Four Pillars - Academics, the Arts, Athletics, and Spiritual Growth:
  

   

  • Our academic program is carefully designed, building holistically and responsively to student needs.  This allows our most capable students to excel through advanced courses in every discipline, but we are equally proud of our alternative instructional program for students whose for whom success needs a more individualized approach. St Paul’s is a leading-edge school, but we are also grounded in our approach and do not chase ephemeral educational fads. By the end of their St. Paul’s journey, our graduates are highly sought after by many of the most prestigious universities in the country.
  • A student is more than academic achievement and test scores, however, and we focus just as intentionally on developing the talents and passions. The fine arts at St. Paul’s are truly world-class, with a stunning visual arts program and theater, vocal, and musical performances that routinely earn standing ovations and perform across Alabama – and the world.
  • We are immensely proud of our equally world-class athletic program (199 state championships – and counting!), but even more so by the fact that our athletes compete with class, respect for their opponents, and the highest levels of sportsmanship.
  • We are firmly grounded in our Episcopal faith and tradition and are thereby inspired to build an inclusive, caring, serving community. Our students conduct thousands of hours of service each year; in doing so, they develop into the empathetic, 21st Century “future-ready” leaders which the world so badly needs.

  St. Paul’s is indeed that rare school which can serve the entire family. By doing so, we build an amazingly deep and powerful sense of community. St. Paul’s alumni routinely send their children back to St. Paul’s generation after generation, and thus the “Community of Saints” grows each year.  

   

  If our school's guiding principles match yours – and our highest aspirations for your child meet yours – then I encourage you to learn more about St Paul’s. While you can gain a good sense of our school by exploring this website, I invite you to come by our campus and see us in action – we are confident you will see how St. Paul’s prepares students for futures bright with possibility.  I hope to see you soon!

   

  Sincerely,

   

  N. Blair Fisher
  Head of School