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Give your daughter a life-changing education Consider a learning environment where your daughter is valued for her uniqueness, her interests and her learning style. Expert teachers will ignite her curiosity and fuel her passions. At St. Catherine’s School, your daughter will learn that there are no boundaries to what she can achieve.
All Girls
Age 3-Grade 12
Kindergarten AT ST. CATHERINE’S
5 Years Old by Sept. 30, 2021 for 2021-2022 enrollment
Personal attention and small class sizes are hallmarks of our Kindergarten program. We take each girl from her starting point and move her forward with flexible reading and math groups
AfterSchool Care available until 6 p.m.
that target her individual needs. Collaborative projects woven into the school day provide countless opportunities for the girls to become creative writers, inquisitive scientists and global thinkers.
Girl Centered since 1890
Tuition
for 2020-2021 $21,850
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Beyond The Fundamentals
Literacy
Physical Education & Swimming
targeted reading instruction and introduction to creative writing
Mathematics group projects to investigate mathematical concepts and build number sense
Global Studies Exploration of different cultures and economics
Library & Research Skills
Digital Literacy & Technology
Mandarin Chinese & Spanish
Dance & Performing Arts
Creativity through
Music Instruction
Visual Arts
Mindfulness & Virtues Program
Chapel Services
Community Service
Science & Engineering investigation of scientific principles and exploration of engineering and design thinking
Public Speaking & Leadership Development
Let’s Get Started
Our admissions process begins by building a relationship with your family. Each step allows us to get to know your daughter and to better understand her cognitive, social and emotional readiness for St. Catherine’s School.
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Schedule testing for your daughter You’ll receive a testing form regarding the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence IV (WPPSI-IV) assessment. This test will be administered by a licensed psychologist.
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Participate in Student Readiness Activities In non-pandemic conditions, student readiness testing is usually conducted on campus. Since that is not possible
Submit an application
at this time, we have created special readiness activities
To get started, visit www.st.catherines.org/apply and
your own home. Stay tuned for details!
complete an online application.
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Attend Virtual Sessions
that your daughter can do right from the comfort of
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Request a recommendation from your daughter’s current school
Since we are strictly limiting visitors to campus during
You’ll receive a release form granting St. Catherine’s
the pandemic, we are hosting a variety of virtual
permission to contact your daughter’s teacher.
sessions that allow you to connect with school leaders,
We will then send a confidential form to her teacher
teachers, students and families to learn more about
to help us gain valuable insights about your daughter’s
our programs, community and campus life.
early childhood experience.
St. Catherine’s admits students without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, the privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to the students of the School.
Chris Carlisle
Admissions Team
Assistant Director of Admissions Middle School, Grades 5-8
Our favorite part of the job is getting to know you
ccarlisle@st.catherines.org
and your daughter. We are here to guide you through
804.288.2804, ext. 3022
every step of the way. Jennifer Cullinan
Whitney Shelton
Director of Admissions, Enrollment and Auxilliary Programs
Associate Director of Admissions
jcullinan@st.catherines.org
wshelton@st.catherines.org
804.288.2804, ext. 3041
804.288.2804, ext. 3076
Adrienne Taylor ’00
Cartie Pruitt
Upper School, Grades 9-12
Associate Director of Admissions
Admissions Administrative Coordinator
Lower School, Age 3–Grade 4
cpruitt@st.catherines.org
ataylor@st.catherines.org
804.288.2804, ext. 3058
804.288.2804, ext. 3078
Let’s Connect
Learn more:
www.st.catherines.org/admissions Virtual tour: www.st.catherines.org/virtualtour facebook.com/StCatherines instagram.com/instasaints twitter.com/StCatherinesRVA youtube.com/SaintCatherinesRVA
“There is
no limit to how far children can go absorbing new ideas and new skills. In the Lower School, our goal is to develop
successful, happy, self-confident children through a program that supports
natural curiosity and love of learning.”
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— Dr. Annie Kapetanis, Director of Lower School
6001 Grove Avenue, Richmond Virginia