For three decades, St. John’s Academy in San Francisco - the first K-12 Orthodox Christian school in the United States - has cultivated generations of successful students in not only academic excellence but also a deep sense of faith and purpose.

Founded and housed in the same cathedral where the relics of St. John (Maximovitch) of Shanghai and San Francisco have been uncovered, St. John’s Academy has been a beacon of faith, hope, and love in the Bay Area. As this premier Orthodox Christian school celebrates its 30th anniversary, it faces an unprecedented challenge: the rising costs of living and operating in San Francisco, coupled with post-COVID demographic shifts in the Bay Area. Without your support, this vital institution may lose educators and students relying on scholarships and may be forced to close its doors.