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Mission
Saint Michael School is a Catholic Christian community serving children from early childhood through grade eight from our parish community and the Greater Merrimack Valley. Saint Michael School offers a solid academic foundation that will enable the students to succeed in the future. Promoting gospel values through prayer, religious instruction and community outreach, we strive to carry on the spirit of faith and love initiated by the Sisters of Charity of Halifax.
In accordance with the Mission Statement of Saint Michael School...
the following goals have been established:
- To develop in each child an awareness of the needs of the community so that they may be of service to others.
- To focus on providing a solid foundation of knowledge and skill in all the academic areas from Nursery through Grade 8.
- To provide opportunities to participate in art and music activities and to develop an appreciation for the arts.
- To develop in each child a sense of responsibility for their own actions and to foster respect for others.
- To teach each child the value of discipline, develop a work ethic and above all to always act morally.
- To offer a Catholic perspective and vision by offering a religious education in the life of Christ, Church, Sacraments, Bible and sound Catholic moral principles and standards.
Saint Michael School...
- Is a Catholic elementary school dedicated to teaching solid academic content and skills to all children utilizing the Core Knowledge curriculum principles
- Offers written coherent standards that specify exactly what children should learn in each grade
- Offers students an environment of academic excellence which promotes the basic building blocks for the future - reading, writing, spelling, math, science, geography, social studies, computer applications and religion
- Is designed to be attentive to and creatively supportive of individual student needs as well as promoting a healthy respect for discipline and authority
- Offers a Catholic perspective and vision by offering a religious education in the life of Christ, Church, Sacraments, Bible and sound Catholic moral principles and standards
- Invites parent-family participation and community ownership of the school and fosters small sized classes
- Invites a special spirit of generous service through classroom and wider community service
- Promotes strong moral character and spiritual development to help youngsters face the compromising challenges of the secular culture
St. Michael School graduates...
have been accepted to some of the finest secondary schools in the Merrimack Valley:
Austin Preparatory
Bishop Fenwick School
Bishop Guertin
Brooks School
Central Catholic
Fontbonne Academy
Lowell Catholic
Malden Catholic
Notre Dame Academy
Pingree Academy
Phillips Academy (Andover)
Presentation of Mary Academy
St. John's Preparatory
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