Early Childhood Education 2019

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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 imagination.

At St. Catherine’s School, your daughter will learn that there are no boundaries to what she can achieve.

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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, 2020 for 2020-2021 enrollment

Tuition

for 2019-2020 Full day $16,900 Half day $9,160

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Explorations in Early Learners

Cooperative Play and Social Interactions

Number Sense

Early Literacy and Library

Investigating Big Ideas in Nature

Discoveries in World Cultures and Languages

Creative Expression through Art, Music and Dramatic Play

Introduction to Early Engineering

Balance and Spatial Awareness through Dance and Physical Education

Gross Motor Skill Development

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All Girls

Junior Kindergarten AT ST. CATHERINE’S

Age 3-Grade 12

Full Academic Day 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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, 2020 for 2020-2021 enrollment

Tuition

for 2019-2020 $16,900

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Transformative Experiences

Library & Reasearch Skills

Literacy Development

and the testing of physics concepts through building projects

Swimming

that explore math concepts and number sense

Dramatic Play

Dance

through shared and individuallyguided reading and writing

Early Engineering

Thinking Games

and creative movement

Mandarin Chinese & Spanish

Creative Expression

in the art studio, music center and maker spaces

Mindfulness & Virtues Program

in small and large groups

Investigating Big Ideas in science and world studies

Technology Tools that support exploration and learning

Long-Term Projects directed by the girls

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 at St. Catherine’s School.

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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

Submit an application

teachers and with other girls in group play.

To get started, visit www.st.catherines.org/apply and complete an online application.

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Attend Discovery Day

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Request a recommendation from your daughter’s current school You’ll receive a release form granting St. Catherine’s

We will provide a fun session for your daughter

permission to contact your daughter’s teacher.

to become comfortable in our classrooms before she

We will then send a confidential form to her teacher

returns to campus for a Student Readiness Day.

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

Chris Carlisle Assistant Director of Admissions Middle School, Grades 5-8

Our favorite part of the job is getting to know you and

ccarlisle@st.catherines.org

your daughter. We are here to guide you through every

804.288.2804, ext. 3022

step of the way. Call or visit us any time.

Whitney Shelton

Jennifer Cullinan

Associate Director of Admissions

Director of Admissions

Upper School, Grades 9-12

jcullinan@st.catherines.org

wshelton@st.catherines.org

804.288.2804, ext. 3041

804.288.2804, ext. 3076

Adrienne Taylor ’00

Cartie Pruitt

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

come visit!

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

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