Episcopal Education in Delaware
Adults | Grades 1-12 | Daycare | Summer Camps | Vacation Bible Schools
We offer education for everyone, from the youngest of children to the oldest of adults, including a private grade school and a high school.
Adult Education
Adult Education Classes: nearly every Episcopal church in Delaware offers some kind of religious education for adults, including Bible studies, workshops, lectures, movies, etc. Visit the websites of churches near you and look at their newsletters to see what is offered.
Education for Ministry (EfM) is a four-year program for small groups developed by the School of Theology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. In Year One members study the Old Testament; Year Two focuses on the New Testament. Church History and Liturgy make up Years Three and Four. Many people decide to do just one year of EfM. Others complete all four years. Click here to learn more about EfM.
Episcopal Campus Ministry at the University of Delaware. This Christian ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware and St. Thomas’s Parish, Newark reaches out to students through fellowship, communion, faith, and mission.
Parish Life Day offers a day of workshops, usually in November. Each year the workshops have a new theme. There's always a children's program, delicious lunch, and ending worship service.
Grades 1-12
St. Andrew's School is a co-educational boarding school for 9-12th grade students and faculty who live on a pristine 2,200-acre campus near Middletown, Delaware. We learn together and collaborate to pursue our passions in academics, athletics, service, and the arts. St. Andrew's provides students with the opportunity to live with and learn from a bright, energetic, and diverse faculty who have chosen to teach here because of the strong connections and relationships they create with students. For more information, please call 302-285-4231.
St. Anne's Episcopal School is an independent day school for grades Pre-K through 8th grade. We are located on 125 scenic acres in Middletown, Delaware. The mission of St. Anne's is to prepare students for secondary education and lifelong learning. We strive to enhance the intellectual, spiritual, physical, social and artistic growth of our students so that they may realize their potential for good as citizens of local and world communities. For more information, please call Valerie White at (302) 378-3179.
Cathedral Choir School of Delaware offers students in the Greater Wilmington area a unique after-school experience that helps them achieve their potential as high school graduates—preparing them for college and beyond—by combining academic tutoring and mentoring with a rich program of vocal music training and performance.
Youth Ministry in the Diocese of Delaware means coming alongside an adolescent on their faith journey and helping them grow. It's about young people experiencing the love of God expressed through Christ and figuring out how to respond. It's the delicate and forgiving practice of Mission and Communion. Our Mission is twofold: to seek and serve Christ and to love our neighbors. And Communion, because we embark on the mission together, with them and with God's help.
NEW: Social Media Guidelines for the safe and
responsible use of social media in youth ministry. These guidelines should be of interest to anyone using social media in the church. The Episcopal Church addressed this issue in an article, "Clergy must navigate traditional boundaries in new social media world.
Developing policies is a challenge, observers say." 10/26/2011
Day Care Centers and Pre-Schools in Delaware
Christ Church Episcopal Preschool, north of Wilmington is located on a lovely 22-acre campus set apart from the business of Wilmington. We have a unique campus, which includes a beautiful children’s chapel and ample classroom space, including a newly designed outdoor environmental classroom. As a ministry of our parish, CCEP educates young children, creates community among families, school and church, and honors and nurtures children in the Episcopal tradition. Call 302 472-0021.
First Steps / Primeros Pasos. A strong, multicultural, early learning center in Georgetown, with a program designed to prepare 3- and 4-year-old children for their academic experience in elementary school. Call 302 856-7406.
St. David's Day School. We offer morning preschool, extended care, chapel, a great playground, a summer program, and experienced qualified staff. We are a Delaware Star participant. Visit us at 2320 Grubb Road in north Wilmington, call 302 475-3747, or visit the St. David's Day School website.
St. Michael's School and Nursery, downtown Wilmington. This non-profit institution in Wilmington provides affordable, multicultural, high-quality early childhood education and child care in a Christian atmosphere, and encourages physical, mental and spiritual growth. For children 8 weeks of age through kindergarten. Call 656-3389.
St. Paul's Preschool, Camden/Wyoming usually has over 40 children enrolled. To learn more about what they offer and their reasonable fees, call them at 697-3577.
Summer Camps
Camp Arrowhead is located on Rehoboth Bay, spans 167 acres, and is open to all children who wish to have a fun-filled experience in the loving environment of God's beauty. Camp facilities are available to outside groups from September through May. The camp is operated by the Diocese of Delaware.
Cathedral Choir School Summer Camp. Click here to see 75 photos of this 5-week-long camp for children at the Cathedral Church of Saint John in downtown Wilmington. The fee for this fun yet well-disciplined camp was only $75/child in the summer of 2010, and all 67 children who attended received some kind of scholarship. For more information, please call 302 654-6279.
Christ Church Episcopal Preschool (CCEP) Preschool Summer Camp: In 2010, for ten weeks, 32 young children explored nature, created indoor and outdoor art, engaged in water games, listened to stories, singing songs, and madeg crafts. The expansive new outdoor classroom as well as a playground and terraced play area served as the backdrop for daily fun. Parents chose any or all of the ten weeks for their child’s summer enrichment. Next year’s camp is already being planned and will run from June 6 to August 12, 2011. CCEP is a ministry of Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Greenville, Delaware. Call 302 472-0021.
Summer Camps at St. Anne's Episcopal School: From mid-June through early August, students of all ages participate in a wide variety of camps at St. Anne's. We use the outdoors of our rolling campus and offer topics that enrich each child's learning experience. We expose our campers to exciting things. We offer classes on topics such as video game design, religious studies, Leonardo da Vinci's life and much more. We also offer sports camps where students can learn about the basics of the game or practice at a higher level. Offerings include: field hockey, basketball, baseball and lacrosse. Other classes included lego building and robotics, archeology, water studies and art. Before and after care are available and the daily schedule can be tailored to your full-day or half-day needs. For more information about our Summer Camp Offerings, please call (302) 378-3179.