This Parent/Student Handbook has been prepared to assist you and your child in achieving our common goal of providing a solid Orthodox childhood embedded with a strong sense of community and community involvement, coupled with a commitment to superior academic achievement. It is the desire of each faculty and staff member of Saint John's to present an atmosphere that encourages students to be productive members of our society, through an atmosphere conducive to academic excellence.

The Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Academy is an Orthodox Christian school, and as such, formal religious instruction, participation in the life of the Church, the Holy Mysteries, and regular Church attendance on Sundays and holy days is the heart of our curriculum. Each school day starts and ends with prayer, and the students and staff participate in the liturgical life of our school. In addition to providing an outstanding preparation for college or university, this enables our students to be of benefit to our country and the Church. Saint John's strives to instill in our students a lifelong desire to follow the head of the Orthodox Church, Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ.

By choosing Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Academy, students and their families indicate a commitment to the religious nature of the school as well as a willingness to support the school's regulations regarding academic achievement, behavior and participation in parental and student activities.
Notice of nondiscriminatory policy: St. John's Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the academy. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other academy-administered programs.

SAINT JOHN OF SAN FRANCISCO ORTHODOX ACADEMY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE, ADD, OR DELETE ANY PREVIOUSLY STATED SCHOOL POLICY. FAMILIES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF CHANGES VIA ELECTRONIC OR OTHER MEANS FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE.