Welcome to St. John's

Biography

Biography

Phil grew up on the beautiful beaches of South Australia, before spending over a decade in England's cosmopolitan capital, London. During his time in London, he worked on the pastoral staff of Hillsong Church, overseeing the children's and teaching ministries for a congregation of around 13,000 people. In 2016, Phil brought his family to Colorado and took on teaching and administration roles in Douglas County School District and Denver Public Schools. He completed his undergraduate teaching degree at Tabor College Adelaide, his Masters in Education at the University of Newcastle and wrote his doctoral thesis at King's College London. When not in school, Phil spends much of his time exploring the mountains with his two delightful children and a chocolate labrador puppy named Milo.

Welcome to St John's School,

St John's School has a proud tradition of serving families in the Denver area for over 130 years. A proud part of our heritage has been to provide Denver families with an excellent private school tuition at an affordable price. As an outreach of St John's Lutheran Church in Washington Park, our school offers a strong, faith-based, Christian education.

With smaller class sizes than average for Denver, each child can be uniquely known and valued by their teachers and school leadership. Our high pedagogical standards ensure that each student can explore their full academic potential. Our whole-hearted learning approach means your family will develop skills in self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, building relationships and responsible decision-making.

We firmly believe that we are here to serve you and your family, and we are excited to partner with you over the exciting years to come.

Please accept our invitation to come and tour the school, and to see how this next season of life could look for you and your family.

We look forward to meeting you!

Dr Phillip Barnard

Principal

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