Unique, Inspiring, Grounded In Faith… since 1956
Morning Star School in Jacksonville, Florida serves children in Kindergarten through 12th grade with learning differences
including Specific Learning Disabilities, ADD, Mild Intellectual Disabilities, Processing Deficits and High Functioning Autism.
Fully accredited by the Florida Catholic Conference, we are the only special education school in the Diocese of St. Augustine.
OUR $1.6M “BUILDING A BRIGHTER FUTURE” CAPITAL CAMPAIGN HELPED US BUILD OUR HIGH SCHOOL! WE’RE ONLY $100,000 AWAY FROM COMPLETING THE CAMPAIGN. HELP US BY DONATING TODAY!
LEARN ABOUT OUR “BRIDGE THE GAP ANNUAL FUND”. WE RELY ON DONATIONS FROM GOOD PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO PAY FOR NEEDED ITEMS THAT ARE NOT IN OUR BUDGET. CLICK TO READ MORE!
Our “Bridge the Gap” annual giving campaign makes our special education school a reality, providing funds beyond tuition to subsidize expenses. Each year we struggle to keep tuition increases to a minimum as it would make our school not affordable to most of the...
2019 WAS A VERY SPECIAL YEAR! WE CELEBRATE OUR FIRST-EVER SENIOR GRADUATES! VIEW VIDEO OF BISHOP ESTEVEZ AS HE CONGRATULATES THE CLASS OF 2019!
Morning Star High School is located in our brand new Bishop Joseph P. Hurley building. We offer an individualized program along with adaptive curriculum to fit each student’s specific learning challenge. This includes individualized instruction, tailored towards...
$1.00 Christmas Spirit Dress Down Day
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Santa Shop all week
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Trash Free Lunch
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Do Our Students Stack Up?
Yes they do! Our students enjoyed the sport of cup stacking with timed competitions as well as pyramid and castle building. Cup stacking is beneficial for cognitive development and targets specific areas of the body and the brain to increase intelligence, problem solving skills and critical thinking.
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