PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT - SAINT ANNE CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Saint Anne Catholic School, educating students from 4 year old Kindergarten through
eighth grade, strives to integrate the Catholic faith and Christian values with the traditional
teaching and learning process. In the context of a Catholic-Christian small community
environment, we teach to form our students in Gospel values, provide multiple and various
opportunities for worship and participation in Sacraments, and educate and provide
opportunities for living out our faith in service to others.

We are also charged with preparing our students for their next level of formal education.
We believe and are committed to maintaining an educational environment in which
students can learn and develop the gifts God has given each of them in terms of skills,
abilities, and special talents. We believe it is therefore imperative: that we establish a
school environment that is structured, disciplined, and conducive to teaching and learning;
that we recruit, secure, and retain highly qualified and preferably Catholic teachers who
genuinely care for each of our students and are committed to our mission, philosophy and
vision; that we maintain optimal teacher:student ratios and establish and schedule for small
class sizes to maximize meeting the academic needs of each of our students; that we
communicate frequently with and enlist the support of the parents of our students; that
while we emphasize a strong foundation in the core subject areas of religion, reading,
math, oral and written expression, science and social studies, we also provide physical and
health education, music education, art instruction, word processing and
computer/technology tools and education, as well as exposure to other (world) languages
and cultures.

To further enhance the growth and development of our students, we also believe in
offering a variety of co-curricular opportunities such as an optional on-site band program,
student council, spirit and prayer partners, an onsite and current library, Kids for
Kindness activities and events, as well as extra-curricular school athletic/sports programs
(e.g. cross-country, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball).

A Roman Catholic Grade School teaching the faith

& serving students in the Somerset, Wisconsin and surrounding area since 1890