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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.
All Girls Age 3-Grade 12
Early Learners AT ST. CATHERINE’S
The Early Learners program for 3 and 4 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 in our Center for Early Childhood Education. Girls benefit from the expertise of our faculty supported by our facilities, specifically designed for how girls learn best.
Half Day Program 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Full Day Program 8 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
After-School Care available until 6 p.m.
At least 3 Years Old by Sept. 30, 2022 for 2022-2023 enrollment
Tuition for 2021-2022 $17,350
Explorations
Cooperative Play and Social Interactions
Investigating Big Ideas in Nature
Early Literacy and Library
Number Sense
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
Fine and Gross Motor Skill Development
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Junior Kindergarten
All Girls
AT ST. CATHERINE’S
Full Day Program
Our Junior Kindergarten program
is truly unique, utilizing principles of the Reggio Emilia approach of
highly collaborative and exploratory
Age 3-Grade 12
8 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
After-School Care available until 6 p.m.
learning. In our Center for Early Childhood Education, our youngest
4 Years Old
students tackle projects and play
by Sept. 30, 2022 for 2022-2023 enrollment
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.
Tuition
for 2021-2022 $17,350
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Transformative Experiences
Literacy Development through shared and individuallyguided reading and writing
and the testing of physics concepts through building projects
Outdoor Classroom
that explore math concepts and number sense
Dramatic Play
Dance
and creative movement
Mandarin Chinese
Early Engineering
Thinking Games
Library & Reasearch Skills
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 Let’s Started 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.
4
Attend a Student Readiness Day
We will schedule a time for you and your daughter to visit campus to assess her readiness. Modeled on familiar school routines, your daughter will interact
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Submit an application
Visit www.st.catherines.org/apply and complete an online application.
2
Attend Campus Tours and Info Sessions
Join us for a variety of sessions that allow you to connect with school leaders, teachers, students
one-on-one with our Lower School teachers.
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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 send a confidential form to her teacher to help us gain valuable insights about your daughter’s early childhood experience.
and families to learn more about our programs, community and campus life.
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. Jennifer Cullinan Director of Admissions, Enrollment and Auxiliary Programs 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
Let’s Connect
804.288.2804, ext. 3078 Ashley Hewlett Associate Director of Admissions Middle School, Grades 5-8 ahewlett@st.catherines.org 804.288.2804, ext. 3022 Whitney Shelton Associate Director of Admissions
Learn more:
www.st.catherines.org/admissions
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Upper School, Grades 9-12
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wshelton@st.catherines.org
twitter.com/StCatherinesRVA
804.288.2804, ext. 3076
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“Expanding vocabulary, insatiable curiosity, and a constant desire to interact with their world— these are some of the hallmarks of a three-year-old. At St. Catherines,
we embrace the uniqueness of our youngest students, capitalize on their love of learning, and provide them with an age-appropriate educational environment where they can begin to go beyond themselves and discover their voice, as well as their potential. ” — Dr. Annie Kapetanis, Director of Lower School
6001 Grove Avenue, Richmond Virginia