Sacred Heart
School
& EVENTS
HOW ARE WORKING PARENTS HELPED?
HOW CAN WE BE SURE OF QUALITY?
Your interest in Sacred Heart School is evidence that you are committed to doing the very best you can for your child. SHS provides a wonderful combination of committed educators who are professionals in their educational specialties and, at the same time, are experienced in fostering the development of the total child. Many of our teachers are graduates of Sacred Heart School themselves and have sent their own children here. Many SHS alumni continue to send their children here because each child is given an education marked by excellence in learning and is regarded as an individual with special gifts, talents, and abilities.
Whether your child is a three- or four-year old ready for Pre-kindergarten, a five-year-old looking forward to Kindergarten, or an older child who wants a friendly, family atmosphere for learning, you will want to look at all that Sacred Heart has to offer.
At Sacred Heart School:
First and foremost, SHS provides daily opportunities to live and learn our faith while fostering and affirming solid moral and family values.
The curriculum provides a strong foundation in the basics and builds academic enrichment through special activities and programs.
Leadership is fostered through classroom and school responsibilities, service projects, student government, and other age-appropriate activities.
Service to the school and the wider community give children a sense of using their talents to help others.
Parental involvement is encouraged.
The challenging curriculum encourages eager students to do their best and provides reluctant learners with safety nets to ensure a positive educational experience for each child. The strength of the curriculum is evident in the results of standardized IOWA tests that show students consistently scoring at or above the norm for their grade levels.
HOW ARE WORKING PARENTS HELPED?
In addition to the daily academic program, SHS provides Extended Day Care for families from 6:30AM to 8:00AM at the beginning of the day, and from 2:30PM to 5:00PM at the end of the day.
The benefits of Extended Day Care are many:
The need for additional day care off-site is eliminated, even when school is in session for only a half-day.
While Pre-kindergarten is a half-day, parents may opt for Extended Care lasting a full day for their three- or four-year-old children.
Parents can feel confident that their children are in a familiar, safe, and secure setting.
Children have an opportunity to complete their homework, have a snack, play outdoors or indoors, and watch videos specifically designed for their level.
Children are supervised by a permanent staff member, Sister Mary Esther.
Pre-kindergarten is offered for Three- and Four-year-old Children. A strong curriculum will engage your young child within a school setting that supports creativity, play-as-learning, and special activities. The Pre-kindergarten experience is available five mornings each week. If your child needs Extended Care for part or most of the remainder of the day, that can be arranged as well.
SHS offers a full day of kindergarten. Five-year-olds have a full day of learning activities and fun as they become accustomed to the school day – a great help for them when they begin first grade!
Volunteer opportunities, employing a variety talents and abilities, give all the parents a chance to get involved in their child's education and play an active role in the school family.
HOW CAN WE BE SURE OF QUALITY?
Sacred Heart School has a fine history and a bright future. It received accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges in 1995 and then was re-accreditated in November of 2005.
Believing in a strong foundation in traditional skills, the Sacred Heart School Curriculum builds upon each level to provide students with a comprehensive learning experience that enriches the intellect, strengthens abilities, and capitalizes on individual talent. Teachers acknowledge that there are many learning styles that benefit students depending on their orientation. Classrooms make the best use of a variety of learning experiences so that each student will feel both successful in what has been accomplished and challenged to acquire even greater insight or skill.
Sacred Heart School utilizes computer technology as a valuable tool in accomplishing its mission. A broad, school-wide plan is in place that embraces modern information technologies.
The Value of Catholic Education
The time was 1606 – before the Declaration of Independence, before even the Mayflower Compact. The place was the area that would become St. Augustine, Florida. The event was the first Catholic School on our shores – begun by Franciscans to educate children in Christian doctrine, reading, and writing.
For four hundred years, Catholic education has contributed to the development of individuals and society. And today, at our own Sacred Heart School, that tradition has been continued and augmented so that today’s children are educated in the best way possible.
The early Catholic educators could never have envisioned the needs and demands of educating children in contemporary society, nor could they have envisioned computers and electronics that are matters taken for granted today.
What the early Catholic educators gave us, however, is the call to educate our children for lives of leadership and service, to enhance their ability to solve problems and make decisions, to develop the intellectual acumen to support our democracy, to meet the demands of the time in which we live, and to preserve the commitment to the Gospel message that is the foundation for all we do.
At SHS today, religion classes are taught daily and students participate in prayer services and attend Mass monthly and on Holy Days. At SHS, students learn about their religion and also practice it.
SHS also welcomes children from a variety of religious and cultural backgrounds with the understanding that Catholic religion classes are part of the daily curriculum in all grades.
Non-Catholic parents who want an educational curriculum coupled with a Christian ethical code and moral compass are invited to explore what SHS has to offer them and their children.
The first step in registering your child(ren) for Sacred heart School is to complete a Registration Form and submit it with the Registration Fee. This Form may be used to register for either the current or the new school year. Once the Registration is complete, Sacred Heart School will notify you about the next steps in the process. Please call the school (860) 229-7663) for the necessary paper work.
If your child is transferring to SHS from another school, you must request that a copy of all school records be sent to SHS. Present this form to the administrators of your child’s school. Your signature indicates that the school has your permission to release your child(ren)’s school records to SHS. After acceptance, a Request for All School Records should be sent so the original documents are on file at SHS.
Sacred Heart is a Catholic Elementary School supported in part by Sacred Heart Parish in New Britain, CT. Tuition costs are kept as reasonable as possible so that education at Sacred Heart is available, affordable, and accessible to children and their families. The tuition payments made by families do not cover the entire cost of educating a child at Sacred Heart. Further, families who belong to the parish and contribute to the financial support of the church, pay a reduced cost tuition based on their parish participation. Sacred Heart School also offers financial assistance and tuition payment plans to assist families in budgeting for Catholic education.
The cost of educating a child at Sacred Heart School far exceeds the tuition that parents are required to pay. As a Catholic school, SHS believes that we must be available, accessible, and affordable for parents who want a Catholic education for their children. Each parent’s tuition costs will depend on whether the family is registered in the parish.
Tuition
Cost:
(2009/10 School Year)
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|
Contributing Parishioner |
Less Contributing Parishioner |
Non-Parishioner |
|
1st Child |
$1,700 |
$2,300 |
$2,740 |
|
2nd Child |
$1,350 |
$1,450 |
$1,630 |
|
3rd Child |
$1,150 |
$1,150 |
$1,400 |
|
Pre-K 1st Child |
$2,000 |
$2,200 |
$2,500 |
Call us at 860- 229-7663 and let us know that you’re interested. We will set up a date for you to come in, meet our principal, tour our school, see the teachers and children in action, and get answers to your questions.
Sacred Heart School - 35 Orange Street - New Britain, CT 06053 - (860) 229-7663 - e-mail: shschoolnb@yahoo.com