Greetings, and welcome to St. Philip’s School and Community Center via the web!

While navigating your way through our school, you will get a glimpse of how St. Philip’s radiates as a beacon for change and for excellence in this South Dallas Community.

As principal, I am allowed the privilege of having a bird’s eye view of the myriad of contributing factors that make this an outstanding place for children and adults. Children enter our doors without trepidation or fear, but with a sense of eagerness and security. In this nurturing and professional learning environment are widely diverse and multi-talented faculty, staff and administrators, all who embrace our Christ-centered mission.

Our teachers are encouraged to seek and to utilize the best possible teaching strategies and skills in order to ensure success for each child, embracing the belief that every child can learn. Every day we seize the opportunity to lay more bricks for our ‘kids under construction’. We believe that we have invested in the finest building materials to help build productive and contributing global citizens and leaders.

Daily, our Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade students are empowered to think, to thrive and to achieve, starting with Chapel service, which we consider to be a crucial foundation. During our weekly ‘Saints of the Week’ recognition, we celebrate our students’ academic achievements, as well as the extra efforts of our faculty and staff. That which our children glean from their daily classroom lessons, fosters understanding and ignites curiosity.

St. Philip’s parents and extended families provide support beams in the many ways that they serve and engage in the lives of the children.

Our many friends and other supporters are the windows through which we witness more of God’s goodness, and from which we gain a clear view of human-kindness.

We are truly blessed to work in partnership with so many who share our goals and vision to be the school that the world would be incomplete without.

Respectfully Yours,

Gwendolyn F. Satterfield-Barjon
Principal
gbarjon@stphilips.com