News and Updates

Thousands of visitors who arrive and depart from the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport will be greeted by student-generated works of art displayed on a first-of-its-kind Youth Art Wall installation.  More than 20 original pieces, created by Coast Episcopal School students representing Kindergarten through Sixth Grades, will be on display for at least the next 12 months, according to Stacey Hardy, Art Instructor at the independent school located in Long Beach, Miss....Read More

The Gail Keenan Art Center at Coast Episcopal School is excited to announce Paper Fools: Works on Paper, a group show featuring paper-based art created by some of the area’s most dynamic artists. will be on view April 1 to April 30, 2022. Curated by Gulf Coast photographer and artist Ann Madden, the show will also feature works by artists Kat Fitzpatrick, Laurin Stennis, Church Goin’ Mule, Mary Hardy, Paulette Dove,...Read More

Coast Episcopal School is pleased to announce the participating artists and award winners of the Gail Keenan Art Center 2022 High School Art Exhibition.  The exhibit, part of the Children in the Arts program at Coast Episcopal School, was on display in February and is an integral piece of the Gail Keenan Art Center’s mission to help inspire young artists in our community.  The 2021-2022 Children in the Arts program...Read More

The Coast Episcopal School Robo-Raiders, seven energetic, enthusiastic and engaged sixth-graders from the 70-year-old independent school in Long Beach, brought home a first-place win in Core Values win at the state-wide FIRST LEGO League Competition held in Pearl, Miss., on Feb. 12 One of 21 teams from around Mississippi participating in the competition, the Robo-Raiders placed seventh overall in the robotics competition, after completing three, hard-fought rounds.   Pleased with the...Read More

When Coast Episcopal’s Head of School Jake Winter reached out to Melissa Flickinger to gauge her interest in teaching the school’s first Transitional Kindergarten Class, Flickinger responded with a resounding YES! The University of Southern Mississippi graduate has 13 years of experience in preschool and elementary education, with the last four as a Preschool Intervention Teacher. During that time, Flickinger had been keeping a watchful eye on research coming from...Read More

One look at the smile on her face and gleam in her eye and you know instantly that Liz Young, CES Librarian for the last five years, loves being an educator and cherishes the students she serves. When, during college, Liz found herself substitute teaching and enjoying it, she cast aside her original goal of becoming an accountant. Later, spending time as a staff member at Camp Bratton-Green’s Special Sessions...Read More

  Robots. 3D Printers. Animation. Laser-cutters. Soda Bottles. Pipe cleaners. Popsicle sticks.  From complex to simple, Coast Episcopal School’s Makerspace provides its students with endless, hands-on opportunities for learning.  On Thursday, November 18, 2021, the new multi-technology asset of CES in Long Beach, Miss., was officially dedicated as “The Seeman Makerspace.”  Made possible by the vision and generosity of Bill and Wynn Seemann, The Seemann Makerspace at Coast Episcopal School...Read More

The works of internationally renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama are the inspiration for a colorful and unique student exhibit unveiled when the MS Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce holds its After 5 event on Thursday, November 18, at Coast Episcopal School’s Gail Keenan Art Center in Long Beach. The contributing artists are sixth graders from the 70 year old independent school whose inspired projects are the result of their introduction...Read More

Nativity Workshop with Stacey Hardy Saturday, December 4 10 AM to 2 PM Gail Keenan Art Center Coast Episcopal School 5065 Espy Avenue Long Beach. MS 39560 Saturday, December 4, 2021 10 AM to 2 PM Please pack a lunch Cost: $125 per person ages 16 and up $25 per child working with a parent Click here to register: https://coast-episcopal-school.square.site/product/nativity-workshop-with-stacey-hardy-2021/113?cs=true&cst=custom Join us for an easy, enjoyable workshop as we create...Read More