beginnings early childhood education
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 imagination. At St. Catherine’s School, your daughter will learn that there are no boundaries to what she can achieve.
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EARLY L EARNER S
beginnings
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Explorations in Early Learners
Imaginations in Motion through P.E. and Creative Movement
Discoveries in World Languages & Nature
Storytelling through Music, Art and Dramatic Play
Early Literacy and Number Sense
Introduction to Early Engineering
Cooperative Play and Social Interactions
Balance, Spatial Awareness and Gross Motor Skills
All Girls
Early Learners
Age 3 - Grade 12
Full Day
AT ST. CATHERINE’S
8 a.m.- 3 p.m.
The Early Learners program for 3 year olds provides a multi-sensory approach to challenge girls’ minds and stimulate their curiosity. Students enhance their fine and gross motor skills, develop social and emotional skills and gain literacy and mathematical awareness that will ready them for the future. Self-expression through art, music and movement takes place within our newly expanded Center for Early Childhood Education. Girls benefit from the expertise of our faculty supported by our facilities, specifically designed for how girls learn best.
8 a.m.- Noon
Half Day
AfterSchool Care available until 6 p.m.
3 Years Old
by Sept. 30, 2019 for 2019-2020 enrollment
Tuition
for 2018-2019 Full day $16,700 Half day $9,050
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JUNIOR KINDERG ARTEN
beginnings
All Girls
Junior Kindergarten AT ST. CATHERINE’S
Age 3-Grade 12
Full Academic Day
Our Junior Kindergarten program is truly unique, utilizing principles of the Reggio Emilia approach of highly collaborative and exploratory learning. In our Center for Early Childhood Education, our youngest
AfterSchool Care available until 6 p.m.
students tackle projects and play like well-traveled adventurers and dynamic innovators. A variety of student-driven activities and community projects lead to a full day of exploration and wonder.
4 Years Old by Sept. 30, 2019 for 2019-2020 enrollment
Tuition
for 2018-2019 $16,700
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Transformative Experiences
Outdoor Classroom used every day
Literacy Development through shared and individuallyguided reading and writing
Early Engineering
and the testing of physics concepts through building projects
Swimming and physical education
Mandarin Chinese & Spanish
Creative Expression
in the art studio, music center and making spaces
Thinking Games
that explore math concepts and number sense
Dramatic Play
Long-Term Projects
in small and large groups
directed by the girls
Mindfulness & Virtues Program
Investigating Big Ideas in science and world studies
Technology Tools that support exploration and learning
Dance
and creative movement
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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Submit an application To get started, visit www.st.catherines.org/apply and complete an online application.
2
Attend Discovery Day We will provide a fun session for your daughter to become comfortable in our classrooms before she returns to campus for a Student Readiness Day.
3
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 at St. Catherine’s School.
4
Attend Student Readiness Day We will schedule a time for you and your daughter to visit campus to assess her readiness for our School. Modeled on familiar school routines, your daughter will interact one-on-one with our Lower School teachers and with other girls in group play.
5
Request a recommendation from your daughter’s current school You’ll receive a release form granting St. Catherine’s permission to contact your daughter’s teacher. We will then send a confidential form to her teacher to help us gain valuable insights about your daughter’s 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.
Admissions Team Our favorite part of the job is getting to know you and your daughter. We are here to guide you through every step of the way. Call or visit us any time. Jennifer Cullinan Director of Admissions jcullinan@st.catherines.org 804.288.2804, ext. 3041 Adrienne Taylor ’00 Associate Director of Admissions Lower School, Age 3–Grade 4 ataylor@st.catherines.org 804.288.2804, ext. 3078
come visit!
Chris Carlisle Assistant Director of Admissions Middle School, Grades 5-8 ccarlisle@st.catherines.org 804.288.2804, ext. 3022 Whitney Shelton Associate Director of Admissions Upper School, Grades 9-12 wshelton@st.catherines.org 804.288.2804, ext. 3076 Jean Baker Admissions Administrative Coordinator jbaker@st.catherines.org 804.288.2804, ext. 3058
Learn more and stay connected: www.st.catherines.org Ph: 804.281.7140 facebook.com/StCatherines twitter.com/StCatherinesRVA youtube.com/SaintCatherinesRVA instagram.com/instasaints
“Sending [our daughter] to JK at St. Catherine's has been one of the
best decisions we've made.
This year has given her the chance to
become a leader, grow, explore, discover and learn, her way, in a safe and nurturing environment. She is curious about everything and
her ideas are BIG!
I know it sounds cliché, but I truly believe that
JK has been a gift to her in so many ways.” — JK parent
6001 Grove Avenue, Richmond Virginia