Wednesday, January 7, 2009

SCS announces open house

St. Catherine of Siena School in Cedar Grove has announced an open house for preschool to eighth grade will take place on Tuesday, January 27 from 9:30 to 11:00 am, Wednesday, January 28 from 9:30 to 11:00 am, and Sunday, February 1 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm.

St. Catherine of Siena School is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The school is committed to the Roman Catholic tradition of education providing a challenging and competitive academic curriculum within a nurturing environment.

The school offers a full-day kindergarten, a teacher led before and after-care program, and a hot/cold lunch program. The school also offers Mimeo Xi / Smart Board technology in each classroom as well as Extreme Thinking (enrichment program), foreign language instruction, music, art, physical education, technology lab, science lab, and public speaking to enhance the school’s core curriculum. The school is handicap accessible and has a nurse present five days a week.

The preschool program offers three year old children a morning and afternoon session, two days a week. The four year old program is offered three days a week, with a lunch program. Visitors to the open house can see the three-year-old program in session Tuesday, January 27. The four-year-old program is in session on Wednesday, January 28.

The open house will give visitors an opportunity to visit classrooms, talk with other parents and faculty about the school’s curriculum and philosophy. Registration opened January 5. For more information, visit scs-school-cedargrovenj.org or call the office at 973-239-6968.