St. Paul's Lutheran School

St. Paul's Lutheran School has been providing Christian education in the Waverly area for over 135, and we continue to prepare children to meet today's challenges with a strong foundation. The mission of the school is to provide a quality education in an environment where Christian faith is taught, learned, and lived. That quality education begins in the classroom with high academic standards. A devoted staff, strong family involvement, and support from the congregation makes St. Paul's School a place where faith and learning connect. Everywhere you look, from books and projects to prayer and devotions, you see reminders of God's love. These are formative years, and children are ready and eager to learn about God. The weekly highlight is when students lead the worship service on Thursday morning. Members of the congregation and community are encouraged to worship with the children on Thursdays.

The 2010-2011 school year begins on Tuesday, August 24. The preschool program has been expanded to offer a full range of early childhood programs, from one half day for three-year-old children to five full days for older preschoolers. The K-6 program is accredited by the Iowa Department of Education and offers a dynamic mix of academic instruction, including Spanish, and opportunities for spiritual development.

Although St. Paul's is the only elementary school in Iowa affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, we are blessed to be so close to Wartburg College and the offices of the Northeast Iowa Synod. Membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Education Association also provides a network of support, and the principal's appointment to the governor's Nonpublic Schools Advisory Committee keeps St. Paul's connected to nonpublic school issues in Iowa.

Students from St. Paul's are also connected in the community. Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community is our Partner in Education. Second grade students partner with residents for music therapy; fifth graders have special friends they meet monthly; all students P-6 visit Bartels in December to share gifts, music, and fellowship; students in grades 1-2 plant flowers in the spring; and St. Paul's School hosts the February birthday party for residents. Students also make monthly visits to the Waverly Public Library, have several Wartburg partnerships, participate in community and public school connections in sixth grade, and share St. Paul's mission projects through donations to the food pantry and Bremwood.

St. Paul's Lutheran School is an exciting ministry of the church. God's work is evident in the school and in the lives of the students, staff, and volunteers. The work and support of many people bless the ministry of the school and are in return blessed by their relationship to the school.

How you can be involved?

Pray for students and staff. Join the students for worship on Thursday morning at 8:35. Share the story of St. Paul's Lutheran School. Provide financial support for the school ministry with a gift to the Annual Fund or a legacy gift to the Endowment Fund. Sponsor a book or magazine subscription for the library or sponsor a student. Stay connected – sign up to receive regular news about St. Paul's School by calling the school at 319-352-1484 or by e-mail at school@stpaulswaverly.org.