St. Jerome Institute

St. Jerome Institute SJI is a private, independent high school program that opened in the Fall of 2019. The St.

SJI emphasizes a Christ-centered, liberal arts tradition in a seminar setting. Jerome Institute admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.

Thank you to everyone who came to our Back-to-School Social on Friday and helped to make it a great success! We look for...
08/31/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our Back-to-School Social on Friday and helped to make it a great success! We look forward to a wonderful rest of the school year ahead!

We are excited to share some updates on our faculty at SJI DC for the 2026-27 school year! We have two new faculty membe...
08/28/2026

We are excited to share some updates on our faculty at SJI DC for the 2026-27 school year! We have two new faculty members, as well as a few teachers who are transitioning to full-time roles this year.

Mr. Jordan Raum is now teaching Latin and Natural Philosophy at SJI full-time.
Mr. Mathias Bishop has also joined full-time to teach Latin.
Mr. Alexi Sargeant has taken on a full-time role this year in Humanities.
Ms. Elena Walz has joined the team full-time to teach Natural Philosophy and Mathematics.
Mr. Marcel Pryor has joined part-time to teach Natural Philosophy and serve as our Director of Athletics.

📸 Last photo: Our current DC & VA campus faculty gathered together at their orientation last week!

The John Paul II Institute’s Humanum Review will present a conversation next month on “The Eternal Meaning of Man and Wo...
08/27/2026

The John Paul II Institute’s Humanum Review will present a conversation next month on “The Eternal Meaning of Man and Woman” based in the thought of Gertrud von le Fort and Fr. Walter Ong, S.J. It will be on Thursday, September 17 at 7 PM at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine. The featured speakers will be Dr. Gudrun Trausmuth, president of the Gertrud von le Fort Society, and Fr. Christian Raab, O.S.B., a theologian serving the diocese of Gary, Indiana. A reception is to follow after the lecture.

Visit https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/the-eternal-meaning-of-man-and-woman/ to view the full event page and RSVP online.

We had a splendid orientation today for our upperclassman students returning to SJI DC. Dr. Shivone started off the day ...
08/25/2026

We had a splendid orientation today for our upperclassman students returning to SJI DC. Dr. Shivone started off the day with an inspiring and thought-provoking reflection on the importance of gratitude, hope, and community as an antidote to the depression and sadness we are seeing in modern culture and in young people. Our students offered some insightful feedback on his points, and were able to reflect fruitfully together about how we can seek to overcome this crisis here at the St. Jerome Institute by sharing a common life of study and a culture of joy and hope.

Mark your calendars: this year’s Week of Giving to support our annual fund is less than 7 weeks away! Giving Week will b...
08/25/2026

Mark your calendars: this year’s Week of Giving to support our annual fund is less than 7 weeks away!

Giving Week will be Monday, October 12th - Friday, October 16th, 2026. The annual fund raises necessary support for our beloved faculty, student scholarships and financial aid, and maintenance of the infrastructure needed to continue our great educational offerings. Please consider SJI in your financial plans this year!

We are thrilled to welcome 35 freshmen today for our first double-section class here at SJI DC! Orientation was a great ...
08/24/2026

We are thrilled to welcome 35 freshmen today for our first double-section class here at SJI DC! Orientation was a great success. 

We began with a beautiful talk from Dr. Shivone on friendship and relevant themes from The Confessions of St. Augustine, and then we spent time practicing Lauds, the prayers we all offer together every morning before class. The students were taught some of the basics of chant and also how to follow along and participate in the prayer. We also engaged in an introductory Humanities seminar. The students read the poem “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

A number of juniors and seniors joined us today to help the new students with their lockers and coordinate a game of kickball. We hope your students get a brief rest tomorrow and are ready to start classes on Wednesday!

SJI Humanities teacher Alexi Sargeant’s latest book, Saintly Adventures, is coming out this August from Word on Fire Vot...
08/21/2026

SJI Humanities teacher Alexi Sargeant’s latest book, Saintly Adventures, is coming out this August from Word on Fire Votive! Saintly Adventures is a follow-up to the bestselling Saintly Creatures. It features stories of daring and danger from the lives of the saints, both ones that are already beloved (St. George, St. Joan of Arc) and ones that are likely new to its audience (undercover bishop St. Rafael Guizar y Valencia, jungle missionary St. Maria Troncatti).

You can order the book from Word on Fire at https://book.wordonfire.org/saintly-adventures-book. There will also be a release party for the book at the Catholic Information Center in downtown D.C. on Wednesday, August 26th, featuring a presentation by Mr. Sargeant from 6:00–6:30pm and a book signing with a wine and beer happy hour from 6:30–7:30pm. Stay tuned for announcements about book events for children later this fall!

Click here to view the full schedule for the release party and RSVP: https://cicdc.org/event/saintly-adventures/ You may join in person or watch the presentation virtually via livestream.

Current SJI DC families are invited to join us for a cook-out in Driskell Park on Friday, August 28th from 5:30-7:30pm t...
08/20/2026

Current SJI DC families are invited to join us for a cook-out in Driskell Park on Friday, August 28th from 5:30-7:30pm to celebrate the start of the new school year! Burgers, hotdogs, and vegetarian alternatives will be provided. Please scan the QR code on the bottom of the event flyer or visit the SignUpGenius link below to volunteer. Each slot counts as one service hour.

Please direct any questions about this event to Mrs. Lauren Taylor at [email protected].

Event Details
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Event Name: Back-to-School Social
Date/Time: Friday, August 28, 2026 | 5:30-7:30 PM
Location: David C. Driskell Community Park | 3911 Hamilton St., Hyattsville, MD 20781
Cost: Free; volunteers welcome to assist!
Volunteer Sign-Up Link: https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/805044EAAA722A3FF2-64946742-backtoschool?useFullSite=false

This week, the faculty from both campuses are building community and honing their skills in seminar by reading and discu...
08/19/2026

This week, the faculty from both campuses are building community and honing their skills in seminar by reading and discussing a variety of important texts together. 

Some of the works they are touching on this week include St. Thomas’ Treatise on Law, selections from John Paul II’s “Man and Woman He Created Them,” the SJI Educational Plan, and selections from great works of poetry and literature, including Sheldon Vanauken’s “A Severe Mercy.” They are ready and excited to facilitate meaningful discussions with students again next week!

SJI families, today we recount the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, body and soul. May we strive to fo...
08/15/2026

SJI families, today we recount the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, body and soul. May we strive to follow in her example of humility and pious love so that we, too, might be granted entry to the Kingdom of Heaven.

“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” - Luke 1:38

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Washington D.C., DC

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm

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+12023901289

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