About
About

Learn more about James River Day School, our mission, and our educational philosophy. Our school, our faculty and staff, our Board, and our community are dedicated to constantly and consistently building a school program where we cherish and challenge our students in an environment of academic excellence.
Admissions
Admissions

Learn more about the difference James River will make in your child's education. Visit these pages and make arrangements to visit the school; there's no better way to see for yourself the impact of a James River education.
Programs
Programs

The advantages of the K-8 model provide an incomparable foundation for learners and the entirety of our programming is built around a single question -- "What is best for the child?" Children flourish at James River because they are supported as students and as persons. They are given the tools for lifelong learning and the tools of good character to function well in society, leaving it better than they found it.
Giving
Giving

James River Day School has relied on the support of our community since its founding. Partnerships with parents, grandparents, trustees, faculty and staff, alumni families, alumni, friends, and corporations have made it possible to provide our students with an unparalleled educational experience. Gifts to the Cardinal Annual Fund provide valuable operating support for all our programs.
Community
Community

James River Day School is a vital community of lifelong learners of all ages. Parents, students, alumni, and alumni families can find lots of information in this section.
The Bird Bash
Summer Programs
- Summer Enrichments
- Summer Day Camp
Summer Programs

Join the summer fun at James River Day School! There are many opportunities for engaging enrichments (rising K through 8th grade), and James River offers our 8-week Summer Day Camp for kids in rising first grade through age 12.

Learning Outside the Classroom

The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend with their families. Our halls are bustling with energy again this week with the return of the sixth graders from their trip to Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing (WAEL). I am grateful to John Gillum for leading this trip each year. He was joined by Casey Eccles and Ashley Felder this year. Together, they helped our students navigate challenges and experience the great outdoors. It is a celebrated trip each year. Thank you, Coach Gillum, Mrs. Eccles, and Ms. Felder, for your time and commitment to our students.

This week, our fourth-grade class is visiting the Children’s Book Festival in Farmville, and Kindergarten is taking its annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch at Layman Family Farms. Thank you to our faculty and parents who help to make these trips memorable experiences for our students and allow for greater learning outside of the classroom. Events like this help to prepare our students for future participation and leadership in the greater community.

Let’s fly!

Jenn