January 17, 2019 - Catholic Schools Week by Catholic San Francisco

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Dispelling religious ignorance

his week we celebrate the mission of Catholic schools and their cherished legacy. We also recommit ourselves to assuring their future because they are critical to the life of the Church. Catholics schools are privileged places for young people to encounter Jesus Christ through CathARCHBISHOP olic faith, SALVATORE J. Catholic CORDILEONE culture, and the Catholic intellectual tradition on a daily basis as they learn and grow and develop. Because Catholic schools are called to be, as Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, of Vancouver states, “inspired by a supernatural vision, founded on Christian anthropology, animated by communion and community, imbued with a Catholic worldview throughout the curriculum, and sustained by Gospel witness,“ they are the ideal and obvious institutions to help address a growing problem facing the Catholic Church. In a May, 2004 article for Commonweal Dr. John Cavadini of Notre Dame calls out and laments the religious illiteracy of so many otherwise well-educated young Catholics. According to Dr. Cavadini, “This vast ignorance is not

just a question of missing bits of information, retinal holes marring an otherwise excellent field of vision. It is something more like a retinal detachment, a whole field of vision pulling inexorably away toward blindness. Not only are the words gone, the bits of information, but the system in which the words made sense is fading.” The pathway out of the kind of ignorance Cavadini sites requires, as he says, a “renewed pedagogy” that focuses on the fundamental doctrines of the faith – what Catholics believe. It also requires a pedagogy that invites and leads young people to a moment of epiphany when they can see the faith with new eyes. This is exactly what Catholic education is all about. Catholic schools convey knowledge of what the faith teaches, but they also offer a culture in which students can’t help but bump into the faith again and again across the disciplines, in their co-curricular activities, and in the witness of their teachers. In such an environment they become aware that the faith offers a world view that is neither naive nor limiting. Rather, it is coherent, sophisticated and expansive. This realization, according to Cavadini, “has a unique power to reconnect students to the church’s faith. When it is combined with an awakening to the sense of the sheer beauty, richness, and sophistication of Catholicism’s twothousand-year-old tradition, there is no substitute for the impact it has on students.”

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have always felt that the greatest gift a parent can give their child is the gift of a strong faith. A faith that lies at the core of a person’s life. A faith that serves as a lens where all other experiences, relationships and intellectual pursuits are viewed and examined. This is a tall task indeed given the very secular world in which PAMELA LYONS we live. It is our goal in the 22 preschools, 55 elementary schools, and 13 high schools that comprise the Archdiocese of San Francisco to partner with parents, the primary educators of their children, in cultivating this strong faith in each child we encounter. When a child enters a Catholic school, they are treated as one of God’s beloved children, created in His image and likeness, and as such are inherently good. In other words, all of our students are beloved because they are created by God. Catholic schools create educational opportunities that not only address the intellect, but of equal importance, the spiritual, moral, and social aspects of every child. We recognize the

importance of academic excellence, and are diligent about ensuring that our students are receiving an education on par with, and in most cases, an education that greatly surpasses other local public and private institutions. The difference lies in our pursuit of academic excellence as a pathway to a greater good. Our curriculum is rooted in the Gospels that inspire a love of learning and the intellectual pursuit of the truth. I always tell our teachers that we are educating our students to change the world, by contributing to the Kingdom on earth, with their ultimate goal being entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven. This school year, more than 23,232 students attend Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. We welcome those members of our community who are not currently attending a school in the Archdiocese to visit a Catholic school and experience for yourself all they have to offer. We are dedicated in our mission to grow our students’ understanding that they are God’s beloved so they may fully realize God’s plan for them. Come partner with us in bestowing upon your child a gift that will be invaluable throughout their lives; the gift of faith. PAMELA LYONS is superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Editor’s note: Sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association, Catholic Schools Weeks is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the U.S. Schools typically observe the week – Jan. 27-Feb. 2 this year – with Masses, open houses and such for students and supporters. Schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to church, local communities and the nation. This year’s theme is “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.” Visit https://ncea.org/CSW.

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Principals, parents, pupils speak out on Catholic schools LIDIA WASOWICZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

In an era of shifting enrollments and expectations, Catholic school principals, parents and pupils stand firm in their support of faith-based instruction. While their respective perspectives may part ways on issues such as required attire, they converge on one important insight: Christian education excels at nurturing the growth and development of the whole child, physical, intellectual, social and spiritual. “A Catholic education offers young students a rich environment from which to explore all areas of academics – the humanities, sciences and arts – while simultaneously immersed in the sacred discovery of their faith, values, direction and way of being in this world,” said Deborah Farrington, principal of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a pre-K-8 institution in Redwood City established in 1885. That cerebral-celestial combination clicked for Melanie Albano Valdez, a graduate of St. Veronica in South San Francisco and Mercy High in Burlingame, when her two sons reached school age. “We selected Catholic education for its high academic standards with dedicated teachers, focus on Catholic values and emphasis on community building with outreach to the underprivileged,” she recalled. Nine years later, they know they made the right choice. “I am happy to be in a Catholic school so I can practice my faith and be a better person,” said Jake Valdez, a fourth grader at OLMC. Asked about any drawbacks, he answered with a single word: “Uniforms!” Finding no faults, his older brother Nate entered Junipero Serra in San Mateo, a boys high school founded in 1944, following graduation from OLMC. “The connections my teachers make back to our Catholic faith keep me engaged and active in class,” the freshman said. “Another main CHRIS VALDEZ advantage of going to Principal, Marin Catholic High School Catholic school is that I get to meet people who have similar moral standards and share many values with me.” The insights typify those expressed to Catholic San Francisco by 22 elementary and secondary school principals, parents and students in the three counties of the San Francisco archdiocese. “While it would be unfair to suggest that public and independent schools eschew the teaching of values, Catholic schools provide a unique opportunity for students to learn ethical principles through the teachings of Jesus Christ,” said Timothy Reardon, principal of Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco, in operation since 1949. “Campus ministry celebrations, religious studies courses and service projects allow Catholic school kids to experience the Gospel every day and bring those lessons back to their families and their communities.” The need for such lessons has escalated during this divisive period of social upheaval and societal unrest, said Chris Valdez, principal of Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield, where record applications and acceptances buck trends that have seen countrywide enrollment plunge from a high of more than 5.2 million in the 1960s to just under 1.9 million in 2018, according to the National Catholic Educational Association. “Catholic schools are close communities at a time when most communities are fragmented,” Valdez said. “We’re so polarized and divided as a country and world, people are longing for consistency and cooperation.” To promote unity and understanding, Marin

‘Catholic schools are close communities at a time when most communities are fragmented. We’re so polarized and divided as a country and world, people are longing for consistency and cooperation.’

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Marin Catholic principal Chris Valdez, parent Maryanna Chmielewski and senior Elise Chmielewski discuss their perspectives on Catholic education.

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Father Cameron Faller, one of three new assistant directors in the archdiocese’s revamped Office of Vocations, shared tales of his personal journey of vocational discovery with sixth graders at Epiphany School in San Francisco. The presentation was part of an overhauled program to discuss vocations with Catholic school students in the San Francisco archdiocese. Pictured at right, front row from left, are Lizmary Rodriguez, 12, sixth grade; Angelo Coletti, 11, sixth; Alyssa Ibarra, 11, sixth; Jack Navarrete, 12, sixth. Back, sixth grade teacher Mary Ann Barbero with Father Faller, who also serves as associate pastor of Church of the Epiphany.

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A pilot project its organizers hope will expand to all Catholic schools in the San Francisco archdiocese introduces students to the God-driven purpose, planning and power behind vocations, sacred and secular. During the 2018-2019 academic year, a newly formed team of priests has been visiting classrooms to examine and explain the road signs the Almighty provides for choosing life’s path to heaven. In some cases, as in theirs, the journey takes a religious route. For others, it may meander into marriage, parenthood and careers that can serve the divine in other ways. “As the secular culture will not encourage our youth to pray to know God’s unique design for their lives, it is imperative that we share the message of discovering God’s vocation for their lives,” said Father Patrick Summerhays, director of the Office of Vocations. Sharing the message must start early, with studies identifying middle school as a prime time to

‘I never could have imagined doing this with my life, and now I can’t imagine doing anything else with my life.’ FATHER CAMERON FALLER consider one’s future options, including religious ones, he said. To spread the word more widely, his revamped office has expanded to include one assistant director for each of the three counties in the archdiocese. Father Andrew Ginter has visited sixth, seventh, eighth and a few fifth grades in all six parochial schools in Marin. Father Cameron Faller has presented to the same age groups at 20 of San Francisco’s 28 Catholic grammar schools. In San Mateo, Father Tom Martin has had to curtail his tour of the 22 elementary schools due to new pastoral duties but is available upon request. Among secondary schools, Marin Catholic, Archbishop Riordan and St. Ignatius have hosted vocations speakers this year.

“Our hope is to visit all the Catholic high schools on an annual basis,” Father Summerhays said. With the year-old restructured team format, he anticipates further enlargement of the program initiated in 2010. “My goal is to create a culture that religious life is wonderful, not dead, and can bring someone joy if that is what God is calling them to do,” said Father Ginter, parochial vicar at St. Hilary Parish in Tiburon. “The archbishop (Salvatore Cordileone) wants us to speak to each school.” If the recent reaction of 41 sixth graders at the School of the Epiphany is any indication, the priests’ stripping of soul and sharing of spirit will provide a welcome addition to the curriculum. Eyes riveted on the podium, ears raised in attention, the preteens sat on the edge of their seats, soaking up the lesson. Writing key words – “uneasiness,” “door closed,” “listen,” “inspiration,” “fear,” “restless,” “leap of faith,” “peace” – on the blackboard for emphasis and elucidation, Father Faller engaged his listeners with true confessions turned teaching moments. SEE VOCATIONS, PAGE CSW7

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New SHC president shares views on Catholic education On her vision for SHC:

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It’s my hope that within a short period we will create a campus inside this beautiful city, block by block, soul by soul, and I hope that we’re not stepping over people to get to it. I’m very, very, very intentional about what … we are called to do in a city that has people lying on sidewalks. We’re called to create a community campus that’s based in these tenets of our faith system not only to serve but also to lead. I’ve met with different people from different sectors of society and the church and the missions. I spoke to Gavin Newsom about it to find out (where to start).

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While many Catholic schools are closing throughout the country, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory – owned by the San Francisco archdiocese and operated by the Daughters of Charity and De La Salle Christian Brothers –received so many applications for the 2018-19 school year that even though it expanded its freshman class to a record 386 students, it could not accommodate any of the 100 hopefuls on the wait list. Confident she will build on the success, the school has placed Melinda Lawlor Skrade at its helm, citing her exceptionally “broad spectrum of educational and leadership experiences” and “passion for Catholic education.” Catholic San Francisco talked with SHC’s first lay woman president, the oldest of six children of Irish Catholic parents, a “rebel without a cause” or calling until she entered a Catholic high school and found both, a teacher, administrator and former head of Pius XI High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

On her chief concerns:

I believe that education is a right, and I worry that Catholic education is going to get outpriced.

On solutions:

Always know your market and pull new people to the table. We can’t just rely on alums or the Daughters and the Brothers.

Here are excerpts of the views she shared during the one-hour interview.

On retaining Catholic tenets in an increasingly secular society:

It’s the very foundation of Catholic education. It exists to protect the mission of the church, intentional, purposeful and in a way that’s sacramental. On accommodating non-Catholic families with various belief systems: I come from a state where we take public dollars (and) you can option not to take a single sacramental, no retreats, no campus ministry, no theology. Not one student took that option. No one misses Mass, and it’s not because we’re hardnosed; it’s because no one wants to miss Mass. The children and their families are hungry for what we’ve got. Today, it’s become even more important with lay formation and lay leadership to explain and frame because you’re not going to see a Daughter of Charity … in every class, and you’re not going to see a Christian Brother in every class, but you’re going to hear a prayer, and one of the prayers I’d like to introduce into this community this year is the Examen. (She anticipates the St. Ignatius-inspired daily spiritual reflection, review and redirection toward God will prove as much a hit at SHC as it did with the highly diverse, religiously mixed Pius XI student body.)

On what her vocation means to her:

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The new president of Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, Melinda Lawlor Skrade, is the first lay woman to lead the high school, owned by the San Francisco archdiocese and operated by the Daughters of Charity and the De La Salle Christian Brothers.

I can’t even picture doing any other work. I was a very restless teenager, got in a lot of trouble in public school. High school was my first experience with Catholic education, and it changed me. I don’t ever want to go back to being the SEE SHC, PAGE CSW7

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Many parents want excellence in private education, but why they choose Catholic education … is because they know we’re in the business of souls, that we are building a future life that’s going to be grounded morally. It’s going to be grounded as a whole person, and it’s going to lead to serve others. That is invaluable. Whenever you look around this city and other cities, you’ll find that Catholics are in every public sector. They become excellent public servants. That’s no mistake.

On defining 21st-century Catholic education:

I (think) of 21st-century skill sets, what does it mean to have online options for students who want to attend summer camp or AP biology from this school but they’re unable to get transportation, what does it mean to provide an international classroom so that we can get involved in different parts of the world. Twenty-first century Catholic education may mean how do you move from traditional sage on the stage. When I was teaching advanced placement high school classes, I would be the person who would be speaking for 80 percent of the time. That’s not the way we do it any more. I’m of the opinion that the Catholic social teachings are of a global worldview. If we respected them and carried them out as carefully as we think about technology and where we put our phone each day, it would be a worldwide revolution. I very much admire that this pope has called us out on this.

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“When I was in sixth grade, I wanted to be an NBA star, then a teacher, a businessman, a lawyer,” he revealed. “I never even considered being a priest.” Yet, as he achieved his athletic and academic aims, he wrestled with uneasiness. A nagging call to service prompted his application to a military academy. As that door closed, his rejection left him dejected and on a plane to Lourdes, France, with a community service group, a trip that forever changed his life. “Cocky and arrogant,” his adolescent self left a required lecture he deemed “boring, stupid and a waste of time” for more pleasurable pursuits. As he bragged of his escapades and mocked those who had stayed behind, the group leader called him aside. “He looked at me and said, ‘You always do what you want, and you never listen to what God wants you to do,’” Father Faller recalled. The observation shocked him into silence. “For the first time in my life, I had this deep inspiration from my heart to be a priest,” he shared. Even so, he fought the inevitable, feigning fear of failure. He returned to engineering studies, but remained restless until he gave in to God’s persistent whispers to take a leap of faith. At last, in the seminary, he found the longed-for peace. “I never could have imagined doing this with my life, and now I can’t

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imagine doing anything else with my life,” he confided in the hushed room. “That’s the idea of God’s call, that there’s something beyond us that moves us in a particular direction in our life that ends up bringing us greater peace and joy than we had planned for ourselves.” Virtually every hand shot up when he asked for questions. “It is hard to know how any of my presentations affect the students in the long run,” said Father Faller, associate pastor of Church of the Epiphany. “I just hope it plays some small part in the kids having a deeper appreciation for Catholicism, a greater

understanding of the concept of vocation and a greater willingness to be open to a call to religious life.” On this day at least, his mission appeared accomplished. “Like Father Cameron at my age, I want to be an athlete, but you never know,” Angelo Coletti, 11, said. “Like with father, a lot could change, and his words about being a priest or a deacon might actually come true for me.” Lizmary Rodriguez, 12, remained reflective an hour after the talk. “God is always with you, no matter what you do,” she mused, “and he wants you to make your own path with his guidance.” God’s guidance of Father Faller made a lasting impression on Jack Navarrete, 12. “My favorite part was the closed doors, how the only open door for him was priesthood and how when he went to the priest college he finally had this kind of peacefulness,” he said. “That was creative, cool, something to think about.”  Alyssa Ibarra, 11, found much to think about. “Before, I thought a vocation was just a job, but now I see this is a calling from God,” a realization that will alter how she decides her future, she said. “Catholic education can teach the faith by underscoring the importance of fostering a personal relationship with God whose will for our lives always leads to a true and lasting peace and fulfillment that the secular world’s glitz and glitter can only attempt to counterfeit,” Father Summerhays concluded.

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person that I was on the path to becoming. I was a leader of nothing, a rebel without a cause. My father had to get another job (to afford a Catholic school). I was their guinea pig, their test pancake. Because of how deeply transformed I was, all of the other five children (transferred to Catholic elementary schools). All six of us went to Marquette University in Milwaukee.

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I have a strong unapologetic belief about Catholic education and count myself as a cheerleader. When I don’t believe in something, I can’t fake it.

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PERSPECTIVES: Principals, parents, pupils speak out on Catholic schools FROM PAGE CSW3

Catholic offers such programs as an immersion trip to Cuba where students mingle with the locals, observing and reflecting on the industriousness, generosity and other virtues displayed all around them. “Catholic education allows us to see the world through the eyes of God, in all its beauty and splendor,” Valdez said. Parents can get an eyeful of both by visiting a local campus, said Kathleen Kraft, principal of Our Lady of Loretto in Novato, which opened in 1958 as the first parochial school in northern Marin County. “When prospective parents see a day in the life of OLL, they’re blown away by the politeness of students who are actually listening to adults and to each other,” she said. Catholic schools instruct, impart and inspire such virtuous conduct, said Elise Chmielewski, an MC senior who attended St. Isabella School in San Rafael for nine years. “There is a level of respect between everyone in our community that I haven’t seen anywhere else,” she said. Her mother Maryanna praised the schools for meeting the family’s expectations “in all regards.” She detailed those as “to provide a foundation in faith, a rigorous academic environment and excellent athletic opportunities, plus, through service to the community, an appreciation of how fortunate we are and how we can help others not similarly situated.” Adam Plumpton, who grew up Protestant, and his Catholic wife were so “dominantly pleased” with their son’s experience at OLMC, they enrolled their daughter as well. For another family, Catholic schooling brought an outcome they never anticipated.

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Dominican Sister Leonarda Montealto, principal at Holy Angels School in Colma, gathered students for a lunchtime group photo. “I started because I liked the school and because of their band, but then I was exposed to Christianity, and I got baptized and confirmed and received initiation sacraments,” said Zach Phillips, a ninth grader at Riordan. “I would not prefer a public school.” Neither would his Lutheran mother, Julie. “Before Riordan, Zachary was not practicing religion,” she said. “Riordan has given him the gift of faith and spirituality.” The unexpected development did not surprise Serra principal Barry Thornton, a Catholic school teacher and administrator for 23 years. “An educational system infused with a worldview grounded in faith can transform lives,” he said.

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It did for Sandra Jimenez, an alumna of the School of the Epiphany and University of San Francisco and principal of the 140-year-old St. Peter School in San Francisco. “Growing up with daily prayers and learning about the example of Jesus has helped me to understand that I am a part of a community where I have a responsibility to serve others and make a positive impact,” she said. Confidence in that impact led Isabel Diaz to enroll her son and daughter at St. Peter. “I feel that having my kids in Catholic school has had a huge impact on helping me teach them about faith, something I feel I couldn’t have done on my own,” she said. Victoria Colvin was imbued with faith lessons during her nine years at St. Peter’s. “I have learned to forgive, to move on, to love,” the eighth grader said. “My education has taught me that anytime things go wrong, you have God to lean on.” For the message to stick, institutions must adapt to needs changing with the times, Reardon said. “Because there are so many families that have abandoned traditional worship, Catholic schools are challenged to evangelize to students and families who … consider themselves Catholics but are unfamiliar with the more nuanced elements of the faith,” he said. To make the faith relevant, Serra, as one example, has created a student-led plan that focuses on such timely topics as gender respect, anti-bullying, racism, dating and healthy relationships. “The integrated program helps our students to put faith into action in a practical way,” Thornton said. The system has worked for Shawn DeLuna’s three sons. “Serra provided our boys with exceptional experiences spiritually, academically, socially and athletically,” said the school’s 1986 graduate and board of regents president. “It provided a sense of brotherhood that cannot be found anywhere else.”

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Catholic schools place service at the forefront LIDIA WASOWICZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Embracing service as a fundamental core of Christian education, Catholic schools offer an array of opportunities to reach out and touch someone, near and far, in meaningful, Christ-inspired ways. In the San Francisco archdiocese, academic and extracurricular programs provide seemingly endless possibilities to practice the corporal works of mercy in and out of the classroom. They aim to feed the hungry, provide drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, visit the sick, give alms to the poor. They strive to comfort the lonely, cheer the depressed, engage the ostracized, stir a sense of community among the disenfranchised. “Our faith links our outreach to the example Jesus, the ultimate servant, has given us,” said Greg Schmitz, director of community life at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in San Francisco, whose motto proclaims that all who “enter to learn” will “leave to serve.” Students get plenty of practice before graduation. In the fall, they man tables piled with gently used jackets, skirts, pants, shoes and other attire they collected, sorted and arranged by size and style for easy selection. To ensure word gets out to those most likely to benefit, volunteers walk to the heart of the nearby impoverished Tenderloin district, issuing personal invitations and offering directions to the one-day giveaway.

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Students use the dining hall at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory for their annual clothing drive that offers complimentary, gently used attire to those in need. It is one of myriad service programs at the school whose motto reads: “Enter to learn, leave to serve.” They return regularly to hand out 100 to 150 lunch boxes they packed with peanut butter sandwiches, fruit, power bars, water or juice and dessert. In the spring, they host an on-campus barbecue for the entire neighborhood. The first Friday of every month, they help bring a bit of respite from life on the streets at the Tenderloin block party. The two-hour community builder provides passersby with food and entertainment that ranges from musical performances and card games to meditation or healing sessions and, on one occasion with a chemistry professor present, science experiments. “We want to start reclaiming the humanity and relationships of this com-

munity,” explained Kathleen Cooney, instructor of religious studies. The teens also work with, at and for a variety of charity organizations, visit the elderly, participate in cancer walks, renovate nonprofit facilities and schools, repair homes of the disadvantaged and disabled, raise funds for underserved communities in San Francisco, India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Eritrea and other areas in need. They organize proms for autistic children and distribute tampons and hygiene products to homeless women. Members of Lasallian Vincentian Youth and similar groups lead retreats, develop plans for spiritual enrichment, knit with seniors and donate their handiwork to the downtrodden, sew hats for babies in intensive care, hold service fairs and blood drives, mentor

peers, tutor youngsters, teach English as a second language, take part in immersion service-learning activities locally and abroad, including a migrant worker camp in Napa, an orphanage in Santiago, Chile, a sustainable farm in Oregon and a shelter for families along the border in El Paso. “Seeing some of the situations in our society and educating themselves about the suffering around them is transformative,” Schmitz said. “You never know how the Holy Spirit will work in anyone so it’s important to provide a wide range of opportunities and be open to suggestions from students,” he said. Such suggestions drive athletic teams to create and carry out a field of assistive programs. In the classroom, the service-seeped curriculum provides grade-specific occasions for outreach. Senior math courses, for example, incorporate study of the worldwide Kiva financial system, an online platform that links lenders with lowincome entrepreneurs and students in 82 countries. Preferring purer motives than a graduation requirement, the school imposes no minimum service-hour mandates. “We aim to create a culture of generosity, social justice, kindness and action that teaches, inspires and encourages our students to respond to the world using their brains, hearts and souls,” said Julia Rinaldi, associate director of service and community. SEE SERVICE, PAGE CSW13

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Star of the Sea School to become archdiocese’s first classical academy CHRISTINA GRAY CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Guided by a new principal with support from the pastor and the archdiocesan Department of Catholic Schools, Star of the Sea School in San Francisco will become the first Catholic school in the archdiocese to offer students from kindergarten through eighth grade a classical education beginning fall 2019. Classical education is a traditional educational model that seeks truth, goodness and beauty through the study of the liberal arts and literature’s “great books.” It typically teaches subjects including the study of Latin in ways that are developmentally appropriate for children at different ages. The merits of a classical school education in both public and private schools have been largely “pushed aside” by progressive education programs championed by philosopher John Dewey (1859-1952), Star principal David Gallagher said. (PHOTO BY CHRISTINA GRAY/CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO) Gallagher, a teacher at the Richmond Principal David Gallagher talks with students at Star of the Sea School in San Francisco Jan. 7. District parish school for almost two Gallagher is leading the school in a transition to a classical curriculum beginning this fall. decades, was hired last summer after beneficiary of what he called “a clasalways done that and we will always the death of longtime principal Tersical eduation” at St. Stephen School continue to do that. “Where a classical rence Hanley in 2017. He told Catholic in San Francisco, described classical education differs is that we are trying San Francisco Jan. 7 that a classical education as the “handing down of education prepares students not simply to create virtue in our students. We are something that was given to us,” such not just trying to point students toward for a particular career path, but for a as the works of Homer, Plato, Aristotle a career but providing them with a virtuous life. and Socrates. knowledge base where they can go on “Catholic schools, all of them, do a “What Western civilization is based to any career area they want.” great job with reading, writing and Catholic SF Ad Half-page English FINAL 2018-19.pdf 1 12/18/18 10:13 AM on is a legacy that we no longer really Gallagher, who said he was the mathematics,” he said. I think we’ve

teach in the schools, at least in the elementary schools,” Gallagher said. “As a literature teacher I’ve seen in the anthologies that are put out by textbook publishers, fewer and fewer classical works,” he said. “Less Shakespeare, less Steinbeck, less Robert Louis Stevenson.” Star of the Sea pastor Father Joseph Illo told Catholic San Francisco that he was approached this time last year by Catholic schools superintendent Pam Lyons, who believed the school to be a good fit for a classical curriculum. He had worked as chaplain for two years in Ventura County at Thomas Aquinas College, which has an integrated classical curriculum. “I became impressed by its efficacy in teaching critical thinking skills,” he said. Soon after, he and Lyons traveled to St. Jerome Classical Academy outside Washington, D.C., for a workshop on how to develop a classical curriculum. Gallagher’s first year as principal of Star of the Sea School will include professional development and curriculum design. The majority of the faculty spent a week together this summer at St. Jerome Institute in Washington, D.C. Eighth grade homeroom and religion and English teacher Debra Dharmer “fell in love” with classical education in the process of converting to Catholicism a few years ago. SEE STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL, PAGE CSW16

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‘Made for Mercy’: The case for Catholic education NICHOLAS WOLFRAM SMITH CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Catholic schools face a challenging landscape today. Nationwide, Catholic schools have closed due to declining enrollment, higher tuition costs, and increased competition from public and private schools. The stiff competition offered to Catholic schools by public and other private institutions provides a new opportunity to explain the distinctive nature of Catholic education to prospective parents. “Why Choose Catholic Education,” written by Sandy Flaherty, the director of Catholic identity at Mercy High School in Burlingame, makes a strong case for the theological foundations of Catholic education as the unique reason for its advantages over other options. The book will soon be published by the National Catholic Educational Association. Flaherty told Catholic San Francisco that she wanted to communicate an overview of Catholicism to prospective parents, because “that’s what makes Catholic education really unique, its theological underpinnings and its vision of life and how we interact with the world.” At the core of that vision is the theological understanding of the dignity of the person, created in the image of God, and everything that follows from that: transcendence, the unique value of the person, the divinization of humanity and the holiness of the world through the Incarnation. While many parents traditionally

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Sandy Flaherty, freshman religion teacher and director of Catholic identity at Mercy High School in Burlingame, talks with Mercy students Bianca Deranieri and Alexa Almes. Flaherty recently wrote a resource for parents on the importance of Catholic education. have chosen Catholic schools for values and the safe environment they provide, Catholic schools have to do more to distinguish themselves from their new competition in the 21st century. According to the National Catholic Educational Association, between 2008 and 2018 more than a thousand Catholic schools across the country closed, while enrollment nationally dropped by 435,000. Flaherty believes the key for Catholic education’s distinctiveness lies in realizing “we belong to a beautiful, extraordinary religion.” By recommitting to their Catholic identity,

Flaherty said, schools can distinguish themselves powerfully from other educational competitors. “Why Choose Catholic Education” is a book that Flaherty wrote to make the case for Catholic education to parents. She wanted them to know “what we do at Mercy,” but present it in a way “to people who aren’t theologically trained.” Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, the all-girls high school has 397 students and expresses the Mercy Sisters’ commitment to Catholicism and social justice. Because of the Catholic Church’s

troubles and scandals, Flaherty said, “people think it’s going to affect admissions if you push forward your Catholic identity. It’s actually been the opposite.” Mercy High’s unequivocal identity as “Catholic, steeped in the Mercy tradition,” lets parents know clearly what values their children will receive, both inside and outside the classroom, by choosing a Catholic education. Diving into the school’s Catholic identity has had benefits for the Mercy faculty and staff as well, Flaherty said, with internal discussions about balancing academic rigor with the need to educate the whole person, or on Catholic teaching about the transcendent aspect of human beings. “We’ve had a lot of important conversations come out of it,” she said. In the school, liturgical celebrations like the opening day Mass mark significant days for the school community, and a popular monthly chapel visit program for silent prayer helps show the permeation of everyday life by the divine. Mercy also emphasizes that the divine life can also be recognized outside liturgies. “All of our arts teachers are very interested in how the arts expand the human spirit and can be a vehicle for the divine,” she said. Catholic education can also challenge the culture, and form students for more than a race to build resumes and get into competitive colleges. SEE ’MADE FOR MERCY’, PAGE CSW16

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SERVICE: Catholic schools place outreach at the forefront FROM PAGE CSW9

Students approve the move. Voluntary rather than requisite participation encourages greater involvement, which can prove as enriching as her encounter with a homeless man at the annual barbecue, said Jennifer Kazaryan, co-leader of LVY, student council member and volunteer in numerous organizations. “He actually ended up playing the piano for all of us,” she recalled. “I feel as if he made a difference in my life and made me realize that so many of the homeless people are wonderful and talented people, that everyone is unique.” Fellow senior and LVY co-captain Chloe Jenniches underwent a similar transformation while passing out food in the Tenderloin. “The best part of LVY is that moment when you give someone a lunch, and their eyes light up, and they thank you,” said Jenniches, who tutors peers, teaches children to read and helps out at the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. “At this point I know I have made their day far better than it would have been, and that is one of the greatest feelings in the world.” Such exhilarating moments signal the Holy Spirit at work, said Peter Diaz, service learning coordinator at Mercy High School in Burlingame. “Service is an integral component to the Sisters of Mercy’s charism, following (foundress) Catherine McAuley’s

‘You never know how the Holy Spirit will work in anyone so it’s important to provide a wide range of opportunities and be open to suggestions from students.’ GREG SCHMITZ

Director of community life, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory mission to reach out to those who are poor, sick and uneducated, focusing on those who live on the margins of society,” he said. It is equally central to the educational experience at Marin County’s only Catholic high school. “The focus is on social justice and Catholic social teaching and the responsibility each of us has to the greater world around us while living out the Gospel values,” said Linda Siler, Christian service coordinator at Marin Catholic. Therein lies an essential element that sets Catholic schools apart from the rest, said Nicole Florin, Marin Catholic campus ministry director. “Catholic identity enhances service programs by recognizing Christ in the people and places served,” she said. “The prayer life that can proceed and continue after the service helps to make the experience holy.”

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MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, KENTFIELD: The school’s junior class wrapped up its junior retreat “Anchored in the hope of Christ” last Dec. 4. The overnight sessions helped students “find a strong and peaceful comfort in their relationships

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with God in the midst of struggles,” the school said. “The students had time to share their own faith journey in small group discussions. The 24-hour retreat is composed of faith witness talks, moments of deep prayer, small group discussion, eucharistic adoration and the summit of our faith celebrated in the Eucharist at Mass.” Theology teacher Greg Joseph and campus minister Michelle Vollert facilitated the event.

ST. PHILIP THE APOSTLE SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: Students made signs for a March

Catholic Elementary Principals Sought for Archdiocesan Schools The Department of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, is seeking elementary principal candidates for the 2019-2020 school year. Candidates must be a practicing Roman Catholic in good standing with the Church, possess a Valid California Standard Teaching Credential or the equivalent from another State, a Master’s Degree in an educational field and/or California administrative credential or the Certificate in Catholic School Administration from Loyola Marymount University *, be certified as a catechist at the basic level** and have five years of experience in teaching and/or in administration with Catholic school experience. *Principals who are not in possession of both educational qualifications, must complete the requirement within a three year period of time from date of hire. ** Principals who are not in possession of basic certification in religion at the time of hire, must complete the process before they start their position. Application materials may be downloaded from the official DCS website by clicking on the following link: www.sfarchdiocese.org/employment The requested material plus a letter of interest should be submitted before February 15 to:

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ST. BRIGID SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: Fifth graders are pictured June 5, 2018, with principal Immaculate Conception Sister Angeles Marin and Auxiliary Bishop Robert F. Christian, OP, after his episcopal ordination Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

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Salary will be determined according to Archdiocesan guidelines based upon experience as a teacher or administrator and graduate education. Medical, dental, and retirement benefits are included.

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The Archdiocese of San Francisco adheres to the following policy: “All school staff of Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of San Francisco shall be employed without regard to race, color, sex, ethnic or national origin and will consider for employment, qualified applicants with criminal histories.” (Administrative Handbook #4111.4)

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2018 prayer service memorializing the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida.

ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: Students gathered for year-opening Holy Spirit Mass in August 2018. Young men serve each other as ministers of the Mass.

MERCY HIGH SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: Students crown Mary in May 2018.

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Catholic Elementary Schools of North San Mateo County All Souls Catholic School

479 Miller Avenue So. San Francisco 94080 Preschool - 8th Grade (650) 583-3562 • Fax: (650) 952-1167 www.ssfallsoulsschool.org e-mail: info@ssfallsoulsschool.org Sunday, January 27th 9:00 am Mass followed by Open House / Science Fair 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (TK-8)

80 Wellington Avenue, Daly City www.olphdc.org email: info@olphdc.org (650) 755-4438 * Fax: (650) 755-7366 CALL SCHOOL FOR PRIVATE TOUR OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, Jan. 27th Mass at 10:00am School Open from 11:00-2:00 **Scholastic Book Fair ** **Science Fair**

St. Robert Catholic School

345 Oak Avenue San Bruno 94066 (650) 583-5065 Fax: (650) 583-1418 www.saintrobert-school.org e-mail: strobertsoffice@gmail.com Open House: Thursday, January 31st 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm School tours by appointment

Holy Angels School

20 Reiner Street, Colma 94014 (650) 755-0220 Fax: (650) 755-0258 www.holyangelscolma.com Email: office@holyangelscolma.org Open House: January 27th 11am – 2pm School tours by appointment

Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School

7 Elmwood Drive, Daly City 94015 (650) 756-3395 Fax: (650) 756-5872 www.olmbulldogs.org e-mail: office@olmbulldogs.com Book your “Behind the Scenes” Tour now! Open House: Sun. January 27th 12:00 – 2:00

St. Dunstan Catholic School (K-8)

1150 Magnolia Avenue Millbrae, CA 94030 (650) 697-8119 Applications now being accepted for 2019! www.st-dunstan.org Open House: Sunday January 27th Mass at 10:00 am New Families and Alumni Welcome. Open House and Tour, 11:00 am

St. Veronica Catholic School

434 Alida Way South San Francisco, CA 94080 www.saintveronicassf.org (650) 589-3909

We welcome you to attend 10:00am Mass Sunday, January 27th, 2019 followed by our Open House Applications are now being accepted Call for school tours and visit dates Many thanks to the faculties, parents, and students in all of our schools for making our Catholic schools institutions of excellence, faith, and family.

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STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL: Archdiocese’s first classical academy FROM PAGE CSW11

Classical education “respects the intelligence of the student and the teacher,” she said. “Classical education integrates knowledge into a larger whole,” Dharmer said. “There is actually a heritage that precedes every great work.” Dharmer believes that a classical education might relieve the sense of fragmentation, depression and anxiety that afflicts some young people. “You can make a leap here, but as someone who’s been working with middle school kids for a long time, I’ve seen a lot of mental health issues in terms of anxiety and depression,” she said. “Young people today feel really disconnected. I feel that in many ways a classical education can mitigate that by connecting them to a larger story.” First grade teacher Erin Skoblick said that a classical education in a Catholic school helps students “understand the Creator.” “You can see how math and science are related to God,” she said. “Even if you are not a religious kid, it gives you a place in human history so they don’t feel so lost.” A presentation on the benefits of a classical education will be held Jan. 28, 6 p.m., at Star of the Sea Parish Auditorium, 360 Ninth Ave., San Francisco. Michael

Eighth grade teacher Debra Dharmer believes a classical education “connects students to a larger story.”

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First grade teacher Erin Skoblick, pictured with a student, said the integration of academic subjects helps students “understand the Creator.”

Ortner, chairman of a nonprofit that helps humanities educators teach the classics, will discuss a classical

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‘MADE FOR MERCY’: The case for Catholic education FROM PAGE CSW12

“All that’s really important, but that’s not the totality of what a human being is,” she said. Students also are encouraged to put their education into practice by serving the poor and marginalized

in their communities. Before graduation, students need to complete 88 hours of service, which includes direct service encounters to the marginalized, along with attending lectures on an issue the Sisters of Mercy have identified as a critical concern, such as anti-racism, non-

violence, immigration and women’s equality. By learning about these issues, Flaherty writes, students understand the Catholic perspective on current events and can “understand the root causes of social injustice and how to work toward change.” An education that focuses only on

how well children can perform “can be disheartening and disillusioning” for young people. By promoting a vision of the person as someone who possesses inherent dignity, independent of her achievements, Flaherty said, Catholic schools can “show they were created for more than society dictates to them.”

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS

long-term academic, economic and social success for thousands of the Bay Area’s most underserved children. BASIC Fund scholarships made possible by private sector donors help increase enrollment in private schools including Catholic schools and in many cases have kept them open. “Our schools receive a significant amount from the BASIC Fund,” said Gustavo Torres, scholarship programs coordinator for the Department of Catholic Schools. Last year, 932 students received scholarships to private schools through the BASIC Fund. “Our Family Grants Program together with the BASIC Fund Scholarship allow us to offer generous tuition assistance that makes it possible for some students to attend our schools.”

A private school education could be in reach for low-income students who apply for a scholarship now through the Bay Area Scholarships for InnerCity Children (BASIC) Fund. Scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis from Jan. 1-March 15. Applications may be filed through the organization’s website, basicfund.org. The BASIC Fund is a privately funded nonprofit whose mission is to broaden the educational opportunities for inner-city children by helping low-income families afford the cost of tuition at private schools in the Bay Area. The Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Department of Catholic Schools partners with the BASIC Fund to help K-8 student families afford a private school education. The BASIC Fund was created by private sector leaders to help ensure

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2701 Hacienda Street, San Mateo tel 650-593-1629 fax 650-593-9723 telSt. 650-593-1629 fax 650-593-9723 Gregory School www.stgregs-sanmateo.org www.stcharlesschoolsc.org Open House: January 23,School 10:00 am –12:30pm St. Gregory Open House: January 23, 10:00 am –12:30pm www.stgregs-sanmateo.org 2701 Hacienda Street, San Mateo Open House: January 23, 10:00 am –12:30pm teltel 650 573-0111 fax 650-573-6548 St. Charles School 650-593-1629 fax 650-593-9723 www.stgregs-sanmateo.org 2701 Hacienda Street, San Mateo tel 650 573-0111 fax 650-573-6548 lpaul@stgregs-sanmateo.org St. Charles School 850 Tamarack Avenue, San 23, Carlos K-8 Open House: January 10:00 am –12:30pm lpaul@stgregs-sanmateo.org St. Gregory School www.stgregs-sanmateo.org Open House: February 6, 10:00 850 Tamarack San Carlosam www.stcharlesschoolsc.org St. Gregory School tel 650-573-0111 •Avenue, fax 650-573-6548 St. Gregory School Open House: February 6,Mateo 10:00 am 2701 Hacienda Street, San Mateo tel 650 573-0111 fax 650-573-6548 Sunday, January 27, 2019 www.stcharlesschoolsc.org tel 650-593-1629 fax 650-593-9723 2701 Hacienda Street, San 2701 Hacienda Street, San Mateo www.stgregs-sanmateo.org St. Gregory School Catholic Schools Week 9:00 am am –12:30pm tel 650-593-1629 faxMass 650-593-9723 Open House: January 23, 10:00 www.stgregs-sanmateo.org St. Pius School lpaul@stgregs-sanmateo.org www.stgregs-sanmateo.org Open House and Science Fair 10:00 am-12:00 pm tel 650 573-0111 fax 650-573-6548 St. Pius School 2701 Hacienda Street, San Mateo Open House: January 23,February 10:00 am –12:30pm tel 650 573-0111 fax 650-573-6548 Woodside Road, Redwood City tel 1100 650 573-0111 fax 650-573-6548 Open House: 6, 10:00 am lpaul@stgregs-sanmateo.org 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City lpaul@stgregs-sanmateo.org www.stgregs-sanmateo.org www.stpiusschool.org lpaul@stgregs-sanmateo.org St. Gregory School Open House: February 6,10:00 10:00 am www.stpiusschool.org Open House: February 6, tel 650-368-8327 faxfax 650-368-7031 tel 650 573-0111 650-573-6548 Open House: February 6, 10:00 am am St. Gregory School 2701 Hacienda Street, San Mateo St. Pius fax School tel 650-368-8327 650-368-7031 office@stpiusschool.org lpaul@stgregs-sanmateo.org 2701 Hacienda Street, San Mateo www.stgregs-sanmateo.org office@stpiusschool.org 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City Open House: January 30, 10:30am–12:00pm St. Pius School St. Pius School Open House: February 6, 10:00 am St. Pius St. Pius School www.stgregs-sanmateo.org tel 650 573-0111 fax 650-573-6548 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City Open House: January 30, 10:30am–12:00pm www.stpiusschool.org 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood CityCity tel 650 573-0111 fax 650-573-6548 lpaul@stgregs-sanmateo.org www.stpiusschool.org • office@stpiusschool.org www.stpiusschool.org www.stpiusschool.org St. Matthew Catholic School tel 650-368-8327 www.stpiusschool.org lpaul@stgregs-sanmateo.org Open February 6, 10:00fax am650-368-7031 Pre-School - 8 School St.House: Pius tel 650-368-8327 fax 650-368-7031 910 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo St. Matthew Catholic School tel 650-368-8327 fax 650-368-7031 teltel 650-368-8327 fax 650-368-7031 650-368-8327 • fax 650-368-7031 Open House: February 6, 10:00 am City office@stpiusschool.org 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood office@stpiusschool.org www.stmatthewcath.org Sunday, January 27, 2019 910 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo office@stpiusschool.org office@stpiusschool.org St.www.stpiusschool.org Pius School Open House: January 30, 10:30am–12:00pm Mass 9:30 am Open House: January 30, tel 650-343-1373 fax30, 650-343-2046 www.stmatthewcath.org Open House: January 10:30am–12:00pm Open House: January 30,10:30am–12:00pm 10:30am–12:00pm St. Pius School 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City tel 650-368-8327 fax 650-368-7031 Open House, Tours, bviotti@stmatthewcath.org tel 650-343-1373 fax 650-343-2046 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City www.stpiusschool.org office@stpiusschool.org Science Fair & Book Fair 10:30 am-Noon Open House: January 30, 11:45am–1:30pm St. Matthew Catholic School bviotti@stmatthewcath.org St. Matthew Catholic School St. Matthew Catholic School www.stpiusschool.org tel 650-368-8327 fax 650-368-7031 St. Matthew School Open House: Catholic January 30, 10:30am–12:00pm Open House: January 30, 11:45am–1:30pm 910 S.Camino El Camino San Mateo 910 S.Real, ElReal, Camino Real, San Mateo St. Matthew Catholic School 910 S. 650-368-8327 El San Mateo tel fax 650-368-7031 office@stpiusschool.org 910 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo 910 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo www.stmatthewcath.org St. Raymond www.stmatthewcath.org www.stmatthewcath.org office@stpiusschool.org Open House: January 30, 10:30am–12:00pm www.stmatthewcath.org www.stmatthewcath.org St. Matthew Catholic School tel 650-343-1373 fax 650-343-2046 1211 Arbor Road, Menlo Park teltel 650-343-1373 fax Open House: 30, 10:30am–12:00pm St. Raymond tel 650-343-1373 fax 650-343-2046 tel650-343-1373 650-343-1373 fax 650-343-2046 •January fax 650-343-2046 650-343-2046 910 S. El Camino Real, San bviotti@stmatthewcath.org www.straymond.org bviotti@stmatthewcath.org 1211 Arbor Road, MenloSchool ParkMateo bviotti@stmatthewcath.org Sunday, January 27, 2019 St. Matthew Catholic bviotti@stmatthewcath.org Open House: January 30, 11:45am–1:30pm www.stmatthewcath.org tel 650-322-2312 fax30, 650-322-2910 Open House: January 11:45am–1:30pm www.straymond.org Family Mass 10:45 am St. Matthew Catholic School 910 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo Open House: January 30, 11:45am–1:30pm Open House: January 30, 11:45am–1:30pm Open House: January 30, 11:00 am–1:00 pm tel650-322-2312 650-343-1373 fax 650-343-2046 Open House 11:45 am-1:00 pm tel fax 650-322-2910 910 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo www.stmatthewcath.org

telA 650-325-7304 fax 650-325-3841 Open House, Tours &ministry Science/Art Fair 11:00 am am-1:00 sponsored of the 1250 Laurel Street, Menlo Park tel 650-325-7304 fax 650-325-3841 Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur tel 650-325-7304 fax 650-325-3841 PreK-8 Open House: Jan 30, 10:30 –1:30pm pm Middle School Information Session 12:00 pm Open House: January 30, 11:00 am –1:00 pm Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Open House: January 30, 11:00 am –1:00 pm 1200 Notre Dame Avenue, Belmont www.nativityschool.com Open House: January 30, 11:00 am –1:00 pm Nativity School Notre Dame Elementary 1200 Notre Dame Avenue, Belmont www.nde.org tel 650-325-7304 650-325-3841 Nativity 1250 Laurel School Street,fax Menlo Park Awww.nativityschool.com sponsored ministry of 11:00 the www.nde.org tel 650-591-2209 fax 650-591-4798 Notre Dame Elementary Open House: January 30, Notre Dame Elementary Notre Dame Elementary Notre Dame Elementary 1250 Laurel Street, Menlo Park am –1:00 pm tel 650-591-2209 fax 650-591-4798 Open House: January 22, am–12:00pm AnA educational ministry in the tradition Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur A sponsored ministry of the A sponsored ministry of the sponsored ministryfax of 650-325-3841 the 9:00 www.nativityschool.com tel 650-325-7304 of Sisters theOpen Sisters of Notre Dame dede Namur House: January 22, 9:00 am–12:00pm Sisters of Notre Dame Namur of Notre Dame de Namur 1200 Notre Dame Avenue, Belmont Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur tel 650-325-7304 fax 650-325-3841 Open House: January 30, 11:00 am –1:00 pm Notre Dame Elementary 1200 Notre Dame Avenue, Belmont 1200 Notre Dame Avenue, Belmont Our Lady of Angels 1200 Notre Dame Avenue, Belmont 1200 Notre Dame Avenue, Open House: January 30, 11:00 am –1:00 pm www.nde.org www.nde.org • tel 650-591-2209 •Belmont fax 650-591-4798 A sponsored ministry of the www.nde.org 1328 Cabrillo Avenue, Burlingame Our Lady of Angels www.nde.org Preschool K 8 www.nde.org tel 650-591-2209 faxde650-591-4798 Notre Elementary Sisters of Dame Notre Dame Namur tel 650-591-2209 650-591-4798 Open House www.olaschoolk8.org Cabrillo Avenue, Burlingame tel 650-591-2209 fax 650-591-4798 telA1328 650-591-2209 faxfax 650-591-4798 Notre Dame Elementary sponsored ministry of the 1200 Notre Dame Avenue, Belmont Open House: 22, 9:00 am –12:00 pm Saturday, January 26,January 2019, 9:30-11:30 am Open House: January 22, 9:00 am–12:00pm tel 650-343-9200 fax22, 650-343-5620 www.olaschoolk8.org Open House: January am–12:00pm Open House: January 22, 9:00 am –12:00 pm A sponsored ministry of 9:00 the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur www.nde.org Open House: January 27, 6:00 – 8:00 pm tel 650-343-9200 fax 650-343-5620 Sisters of Notre Dame de Belmont Namur Notre Dame Avenue, tel1200 650-591-2209 fax 650-591-4798 Open House: January 27, 6:00 –8:00 pm Our Lady of Angels Our Lady of Angels Our Lady Angels 1200 Notre Dame Avenue, Belmont www.nde.org Our Lady ofof Angels Our Lady of Angels Open House: January 22, 9:00 am–12:00pm 1328 Cabrillo Avenue, Burlingame Our Lady of Mount Carmel School 1328 Cabrillo Avenue, Burlingame 1328 Cabrillo Avenue, 1328 Cabrillo Avenue, Burlingame telwww.nde.org 650-591-2209 faxBurlingame 650-591-4798 1328 Cabrillo Avenue, Burlingame www.ola.community www.olaschoolk8.org 301 Grand Street, Redwood City www.olaschoolk8.org tel 650-591-2209 fax 22, 650-591-4798 Open House: 9:00 am–12:00pm Our Lady ofJanuary Mount Carmel School www.olaschoolk8.org www.olaschoolk8.org telOur 650-343-9200 • fax 650-343-5620 Lady of Angels tel 650-343-9200 fax 650-343-5620 www.mountcarmel.org tel 650-343-9200 fax 650-343-5620 Open House: January 22, 9:00 Grand Street, Cityam–12:00pm tel 650-343-9200 faxRedwood 650-343-5620 tel301 650-343-9200 fax 650-343-5620 Sunday, January 27, 2019 Open House: January 27, 6:00 – 8:00 pm 1328 Cabrillo Avenue, Burlingame tel 650-366-8817 fax 650-366-0902 Open House: January 27, 6:00 – 8:00 pm www.mountcarmel.org OurSchools Lady of Angels Open House: January 27, 6:00 –8:00 pm pm Open House: January 27, 6:00 – 8:00 Catholic Week Mass 10:00 am info@mountcarmel.org www.olaschoolk8.org tel 650-366-8817 fax Burlingame 650-366-0902 Our Lady of Angels 1328 Cabrillo Avenue, Open House-Science Fair & Art Fair, am-1 pm K Info Night: January 18, 7:0011 –8:00 pm tel 650-343-9200 fax 650-343-5620 Our Lady of Mount Carmel School info@mountcarmel.org bviotti@stmatthewcath.org Our Lady of Mount Carmel School St. Raymond 1328 Cabrillo Avenue, Burlingame www.olaschoolk8.org Open House: January 30, 11:00 am–1:00 pm St. Raymond www.stmatthewcath.org tel 650-343-1373 fax 650-343-2046 Our Lady ofStreet, Mount Carmel School St. Raymond PreK-7 Open House: Jan 30, 10:00am–12:00pm Open House: January 27, 6:00 –8:00 pm 301 Grand Redwood City Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Kwww.olaschoolk8.org Info Night: January 18, City 7:00 – 8:00 pm 301 Grand Street, Redwood Open House: January 30, 11:45am–1:30pm 1211 Arbor Road, Menlo tel 650-343-9200 fax 650-343-5620 St. Timothy School St. Raymond 1211 Road, Menlo ParkPark telArbor 650-343-1373 fax 650-343-2046 bviotti@stmatthewcath.org 301 Grand Street, Redwood City 1211 Arbor Road, Menlo Park www.mountcarmel.org Our Lady of Mount Carmel School St. Raymond Catholic JK-8 School PreK-7 Open House: Jan 30, 10:00am–12:00pm www.mountcarmel.org www.straymond.org telGrand 650-343-9200 fax 650-343-5620 Open House: January 27, 6:00 City – 8:00 pm 301 Street, Redwood 1515 Dolan Avenue, San Mateo www.straymond.org bviotti@stmatthewcath.org Open House: January 30, 11:45am–1:30pm 1211 Arbor Road, Menlo Park St.Arbor Timothy School www.mountcarmel.org www.straymond.org 301 Grand Street, Redwood City 1211 Road, Menlo Park tel 650-366-8817 fax 650-366-0902 St. Catherine of Siena School tel 650-366-8817 fax 650-366-0902 tel 650-322-2312 fax 650-322-2910 Open House: January 27, 6:00 – 8:00 pm www.sttimothyschool.org tel 650-322-2312 fax 650-322-2910 Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Open House: JanuarySan 30,Mateo 11:45am–1:30pm www.mountcarmel.org St. Raymond 1515 Dolan Avenue, www.straymond.org School.mountcarmel.org www.straymond.org tel 650-366-8817 fax 650-366-0902 tel 650-322-2312 fax 650-322-2910 info@mountcarmel.org 1300 Bayswater Avenue, Burlingame info@mountcarmel.org Open House: January 30, 11:00 am–1:00 tel 650-342-6567 fax 650-342-5913 Open House: January 30, 11:00 am–1:00 pm pm St. Catherine of Siena School Tel301 650-366-6127 Pre-K 8 Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Grand Street, Redwood City tel K650-366-8817 fax 18, 650-366-0902 www.sttimothyschool.org St. Raymond 1211 Arbor Road, Menlo Park info@mountcarmel.org tel 650-322-2312 fax 650-322-2910 Open House: January 30, 11:00 am–1:00 pm Info Night: January 7:00 –8:00 pm www.stcos.com K 301 Info Night: January 18, 7:00 –8:00 pm Pre-School-Transitional Kindergarten-Grades K-8 tel 650-322-2312 • fax 650-322-2910 KSt. Open House: January 19, 7:00 pm Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Grand Street, Redwood City 1300 Bayswater Avenue, Burlingame www.mountcarmel.org Raymond 1211 Arbor Road, Menlo Park tel 650-342-6567 fax 650-342-5913 www.straymond.org info@mountcarmel.org K Info Night: January 18, 7:00 –8:00 pm Open House: January 30, 11:00 am–1:00 pm PreK-7 Open House: Jan 30, 10:00am–12:00pm tel 650-344-7176 fax 650-344-7426 PreK-7 Open Jan 30, 10:00am–12:00pm Sunday, January 27, 2019, 3:30 – 4:45 pm Sunday, January 27, 2019 K-8 Open House: February 1, 7:00 pm St. Timothy School 301 GrandHouse: Street, Redwood City www.mountcarmel.org www.stcos.com St. Timothy School tel 650-366-8817 fax 650-366-0902 1211 Arbor Road, Menlo Park www.straymond.org K Open House: January 19, 7:00 pm PreK-7 Open House: Jan 30, 10:00am–12:00pm tel 650-322-2312 fax 650-322-2910 K Open Info Night: January 18, 7:00&am–1:00pm –Tours 8:00 pm House: January Community Open House with30, Art10:00 Fair K-8 Open House 11:00 San am-1:00 pm St. Timothy School 1515 Dolan Avenue, Mateo www.mountcarmel.org tel 650-366-8817 tel 650-344-7176 fax fax650-366-0902 650-344-7426 1515 Dolan Avenue, San Mateo www.straymond.org tel 650-322-2312 fax 650-322-2910 info@mountcarmel.org K-8 Open House: February 1, 7:00am–1:00 pm Open House: January 30, 11:00 pm Mass immediately following at 5pm Family Mass 10:00 am PreK-7 Open House: Jan 30,School 10:00am–12:00pm St. Catherine offaxSiena 1515 Dolan Avenue, San Mateo St. Catherine of Siena School www.sttimothyschool.org tel 650-366-8817 650-366-0902 info@mountcarmel.org Open House: January 30, 10:00 am–1:00pm St. Timothy School www.sttimothyschool.org tel 650-322-2312 fax 650-322-2910 Open House: January 30, 11:00 am–1:00 pm K Info Night: January 18, 7:00 – 8:00 pm St. Catherine ofAvenue, Siena School 1300 Bayswater Burlingame 1300 Bayswater Avenue, Burlingame tel 650-342-6567 650-342-5913 Kinfo@mountcarmel.org Info Night: January 18, 7:00 –8:00 pm tel www.sttimothyschool.org 650-342-6567 fax fax 650-342-5913 Open House: 30, 11:00 am–1:00 pm 1515 January Dolan Avenue, San Mateo PreK-7 Open House: Jan 30, 10:00am–12:00pm 1300 Bayswater Avenue, Burlingame www.stcos.com St. Timothy School All schools are fully accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. tel 650-342-6567 fax 650-342-5913 www.stcos.com K Open House: January 19, 7:00 pm K Info Night: January 18, 7:00 –8:00 pm PreK-7 Open House: Jan 30, 10:00am–12:00pm St. Catherine of Siena School St. Timothy School K Open House: January 19, 7:00 pm St. Catherine of Siena School St.1515 Timothy School www.sttimothyschool.org www.stcos.com tel 650-344-7176 faxJan 650-344-7426 Dolan Avenue, San Mateo 1300 Bayswater Avenue, Burlingame 1515 Dolan Avenue, San Mateo KK-8 Open House: January 19, tel 650-344-7176 fax 650-344-7426 Open House: February 1,7:00 7:00 pm PreK-7 Open House: 30, 10:00am–12:00pm K-8 Open House: February 1, 7:00 pmpm All schools are fully1300 accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. St. Dolan Timothy School Bayswater Avenue, Burlingame 1515 San Mateo telAvenue, 650-342-6567 fax 650-342-5913 www.stcos.com www.sttimothyschool.org St. Catherine of Siena School tel 650-344-7176 fax 650-344-7426 Open House: January 30, 10:00 am–1:00pm Open House: January 30, 10:00 am–1:00pm www.sttimothyschool.org K-8 Open House: February 1, 7:00 pm St. Catherine of Siena School 1515 High Dolan Avenue, San Mateo www.sttimothyschool.org tel1300 650-344-7176 650-344-7426 Junior – Open Elementary – Kindergarten www.stcos.com K House: January 19, 7:00 pm Open House:• fax January 30,Burlingame 10:00 am–1:00pm Bayswater Avenue, tel 650-342-6567 fax 650-342-5913 St.January Catherine of Siena School 1300 Bayswater Avenue, Burlingame tel 650-342-6567 • fax 650-342-5913 www.sttimothyschool.org Sunday, 27, 2019 tel 650-342-6567 fax 650-342-5913 tel 650-344-7176 fax 650-344-7426 www.stcos.com K-8 Open House: February K 650-342-6567 Open House: January 19, 7:00am-Noon pm 1, 7:00 pm 1300 House: Sunday, January 27, 10:00 www.stcos.com Family MassBayswater 9:00 am Avenue, Burlingame tel fax 650-342-5913 KOpen Open House: January 19, 7:00 pm Open House: January 30, 10:00 am–1:00pm tel 650-344-7176 fax 650-344-7426 All schools are Open fully accredited by Western theam-12:00 Western Catholic Educational Association the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. All schools are fully accredited by 10:00 the Catholic Educational Association and and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Open House: February 1, pm 7:00 pm www.stcos.com tel 650-344-7176 fax 650-344-7426 House pm KK-8 Open House: January 19, K-8 Open House: February 1, 7:00 Open House: January 30, 10:00 am–1:00pm All schools are fully accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. tel 650-344-7176 fax 650-344-7426 Open House: January 30, 10:00 am–1:00pm K-8 Open House: February 1, 7:00 pm Open House: January 30, 10:00 am–1:00pm All schools are fully accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. All schools fully accreditedbybythe theWestern Western Catholic Catholic Educational and thethe Western Association of Schools and Colleges. 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CSW18 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 17, 2019

ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO

Elementary & Preschool Directory SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY Holy Name Preschool 1560 40th Ave., 94122 (415) 664-4753 Ages: 2.6-6 years

www.holynamesf.com

St. Brendan Elementary School 940 Laguna Honda Blvd., 94127 (415) 731-2665 www.stbrendansf.com Grades: PreK-8, Extended Care

Laura Vicuña Pre-Kindergarten 660 Filbert St., 94133 (415) 296-8549 www.sspeterpaulsf.org/prek/ Ages: 3-5 years

St. Brigid Elementary School 2250 Franklin St., 94109 (415) 673-4523 www.saintbrigidsf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

St. Anne Preschool 1362 A 14th Ave., 94122 (415) 731-2355 Ages: 3-5 years

St. Cecilia Elementary School 660 Vicente St., 94116 (415) 731-8400 www.stceciliaschool.org Grades: K-8, Day/Extended Care

www.stanneps.com

MARIN COUNTY St. Raphael Preschool 1100 Fifth Ave., San Rafael 94901 (415) 456-1702 www.saintraphaelpreschool.com Ages: 2.9-5 years

St. Isabella Elementary School 1 Trinity Way, P.O. Box 6188, San Rafael 94903 (415) 479-3727 www.stisabellaschool.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

Our Lady of Loretto Elementary School 1811 Virginia Ave., Novato 94945 (415) 892-8621 www.ollnovato.org/school Grades: TK-8, Extended Care

St. Patrick Elementary School 120 King St., Larkspur 94939 (415) 924-0501 www.stpatricksmarin.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

St. Anselm Elementary School 40 Belle Ave., San Anselmo 94960 1-415) 454-8667 www.stanselmschool.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care

St. Raphael Elementary School 1100 Fifth Ave., San Rafael 94901 (415) 454-4455 www.straphaelschool.com Grades: Preschool-8, Extended Care

St. Hilary Elementary School 765 Hilary Dr., Tiburon 94920 (415) 435-2224 www.SaintHilaryschool.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

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St. Mary’s Preschool 838 Kearny St., 94108 (415) 981-9138 www.stmaryschoolsf.org Ages: 2-6 years

St. Finn Barr Elementary School 419 Hearst Ave., 94112 (415) 333-1800 www.stfinnbarr.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

All Souls Preschool 479 Miller Ave., South San Francisco 94080 (650) 871-1751 www.ssfallsoulsschool.org Ages: 3-5 years

Notre Dame Elementary School 1200 Notre Dame Ave., Belmont 94002 (650) 591-2209 www.nde.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

St. Paul Littlest Angel Preschool 221 Valley St., Ste. X, 94131 (415) 824-5437 www.LittlestAngelPreschool.com Ages: 2.9-5 years

St. Gabriel Elementary School 2550 41st Ave., 94116 (415) 566-0314 www.stgabrielsf.com Grades: K-8, Day/Extended Care

Holy Angels Preschool 20 Reiner St., Colma 94014 (650) 325-7304 www.holyangelscolma.com Ages: 2.9 years

Our Lady of Angels Elementary School 1328 Cabrillo Ave., Burlingame 94010 (650) 343-9200 www.ola.community Grades: Preschool-8, Extended Care

St. Philip Preschool 725 Diamond St., 94114 (415) 282-0143 www.saintphilippreschool.org Ages: 3-5 years

St. James Elementary School 321 Fair Oaks St., 94110 (415) 647-8972 www.saintjamessf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School 7 Elmwood Dr., Daly City 94015 (650) 756-3395 www.olmbulldogs.org Grades: Pre K-8, Day/Extended Care

St. Thomas the Apostle Preschool & Prekindergarten Learning Center 710 40th Ave., 94121 (415) 387-5511 www.sfsta.org Ages: 2.9-5 years

St. John Elementary School 925 Chenery St., 94131 (415) 584-8383 www.stjohnseagles.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care

Immaculate Heart of Mary Preschool 1000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont 94002 (650) 593-2344 www.ihmschoolbelmont.org/preschool Ages: 3-5 years

Star of the Sea Preschool 360 9th Ave., 94118 (415) 221-7449 www.staroftheseasf.com Ages: 3-5 years Tiny Knights 2550 41st Ave., 94116 (415) 566-8955 www.stgabrielsf.com/preschool Ages: 2.5-5 years Utopia Preschool 50 Thomas More Way, 94132 (415) 317-6269 www.stthomasmoreschool.org/preschool Ages: 3-5 years Convent of the Sacred Heart Elementary School 2222 Broadway St., 94115 (415-563-2900 www.sacredsf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care De Marillac Academy 175 Golden Gate Ave., 94102 (415-552-5220 www.demarillac.org Grades: 4-8 Ecole Notre Dame des Victoires Elementary School 659 Pine St., 94108 (415) 421-0069 www.ndvsf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care Holy Name School 1560 40th Ave., 94122 (415) 731-4077 www.holynamesf.com Grades: K-8, Day/Extended Care Mission Dolores Academy 3371 16th St., 94114 (415) 346-9500 Grades: K-8, Extended Care

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Our Lady of the Visitacion Elementary School 785 Sunnydale Ave., 94134 (415) 239-7840 www.olvsf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care School of the Epiphany Elementary School 600 Italy Ave., 94112 (415) 337-4030 www.sfepiphany.org Grades: K-8, Day/Extended Care St. Anne Elementary School 1320 14th Ave., 94122 (415) 664-7977 www.stanne.com Grades: Preschool-8, Day/Extended Care St. Anthony-Immaculate Conception Elementary School 299 Precita Ave., 94110 (415) 648-2008 www.saicsf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

St. Mary’s Chinese Language School 838 Kearny St., 94108 (415) 929-4690 www.stmaryschoolsf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care K-8 Suspended and not accepting students at this time. Preschool is open. St. Monica Elementary School 5950 Geary Blvd., 94121 (415) 751-9564 www.stmonicasf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care St. Paul Elementary School 1690 Church St., 94131 (415) 648-2055 www.stpaulschoolsf.org Grades: Preschool-8, Extended Care

Nativity Preschool 1250 Laurel St., Menlo Park 94025 (650) 325-7304 www.nativityschool.com Ages: 3-5 years Our Lady of Angels Preschool 1341 Cortez Ave., Burlingame 94010 (650) 343-3115 www.ola.community Ages: 3-5 years Our Lady of Mercy Preschool 7 Elmwood Dr., Daly City 94015 (650) 756-4916 www.olmbulldogs.org Ages: 24 months-5 years Our Lady of Mount Carmel Preschool 601 Katherine Ave., Redwood City 94062 (650) 366-6587 www.mountcarmel.org Ages: 3-5 years

St. Peter Elementary School 1266 Florida St., 94110 (415) 647-8662 www.sanpedro.org Grades: K-8, Day/Extended Care

Sacred Heart School Preschool & Kindergarten 150 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton 94027 (650) 322-0176 www.shschools.org Ages: 3-5 years

St. Philip Elementary School 665 Elizabeth St., 94114 (415) 824-8467 www.saintphilipschool.org Grades: Preschool-8, Extended Care

St. Matthias Preschool 533 Canyon Rd., Redwood City 94062 (650) 367-1320 www.stmatthiasparish.org Ages: 2.6-5 years

St. Stephen 40l Eucalyptus Dr., 94132 (415) 664-8331 www.ststephenschoolsf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

St. Pius Preschool 1100 Woodside Rd., Redwood City 94061 (650) 361-1411 www.stpiusschool.org Ages: 3-5 years

St. Thomas More Elementary School 50 Thomas More Way, 94132 (415) 337-0100 www.stthomasmoreschool.org Grades: Preschool-8, Extended Care

St. Raymond Preschool 1211 Arbor Rd., Menlo Park 94025 (650) 322-2312 www.straymond.org Ages: 4-5 years

St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary School 3801 Balboa St., 94121 (415) 221-2711 www.sfsta.org Grades: Preschool-8, Extended Care

All Souls Elementary School 479 Miller Ave., South San Francisco 94080 (650) 583-3562 www.ssfallsoulsschool.org Grades: Preschool-8, Extended Care

St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School 2350 Green St., 94123 (415) 346-5505 www.svdpsf.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care

Good Shepherd Elementary School 909 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica 94044 (650) 359-4544 www.goodshepherdschool.us Grades: K-8, Extended Care

Star of the Sea Elementary School 360 Ninth Ave., 94118 (415) 221-8558 www.staroftheseasf.com Grades: Preschool-8, Extended Care

Holy Angels Elementary School 20 Reiner St., Colma 94014 (650) 755-0220 www.holyangelscolma.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care

Sts. Peter and Paul Elementary School 660 Filbert St., 94133 (415) 421-5219 www.sspeterpaulsf.org Grades: Pre K-8, Extended Care

Immaculate Heart of Mary Elementary School 1000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont 94002 (650) 593-4265 www.ihmschoolbelmont.org Grades: Preschool-8, Extended Care

Stuart Hall for Boys 2222 Broadway St., 94115 (415) 563-2900 Grades: K-8, Extended Care

Nativity Elementary School 1250 Laurel St., Menlo Park 94025 (650) 325-7304 www.nativityschool.com Grades: PreK-8, Extended Care

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Elementary School 30l Grand St., Redwood City 94062 (650) 366-6127 www.mountcarmel.org Grades: Preschool-PreK, TK-8, Extended Care Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School 80 Wellington Ave., Daly City 94014 (650) 755-4438 www.olphdc.org Grades: TK-8, Extended Care Sacred Heart Schools - Lower and Middle 150 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton 94027 (650) 322-1866 www.shschools.org Grades: Preschool-8, Extended Care St. Catherine of Siena Elementary School 1300 Bayswater Ave., Burlingame 94010 (650) 344-7176 www.stcos.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care St. Charles Elementary School 850 Tamarack Ave., San Carlos 94070 (650) 593-1629 www.stcharlesschoolsc.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care St. Dunstan Elementary School 1150 Magnolia Ave., Millbrae 94030 (650) 697-8119 www.st-dunstan.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care St. Gregory Elementary School 270l Hacienda St., San Mateo 94403 (650) 573-0111 www.stgregs-sanmateo.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care St. Matthew Elementary School 910 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo 94402 (650) 343-1373 www.stmatthewcath.org Grades: K-8, Day St. Pius Elementary School 1100 Woodside Rd., Redwood City 94061 (650) 368-8327 www.stpiusschool.org Grades: Preschool-8, Extended Care St. Raymond Elementary School 1211 Arbor Rd., Menlo Park 94025 (650) 322-2312 www.straymond.org Grades: PK-8, Extended Care St. Robert Elementary School 345 Oak Ave., San Bruno 94066 (650) 583-5065 wwwsaintrobert-school.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care St. Timothy Elementary School 1515 Dolan Ave., San Mateo 94401 (650) 342-6567 www.sttimothyschool.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care St. Veronica Elementary School 434 Alida Way, South San Francisco 94080 (650) 589-3909 www.saintveronicassf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care Woodside Priory School 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley 94028 (650) 851-8221 www.prioryca.org Grades: 6-8 (Boarding for Boys) (Day-Coed)

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