Saint Agnes School

Quick Facts
Catholic School offering programs from pre-kindergarten to middle school.
Location
Arlington, MA
Grades
Elementary School, Middle School, Kindergarten, Pre-Kindergarten
Type
Private School, Catholic School, Religious School
Total Students	Tuition per Year
339	$8,500
Religious Affiliation	Coeducation
Catholic	Coed
Student-Teacher Ratio	Hours per Schoolday
14.06	6.17
Days per School Year	School Website
181
Address
39 Medford St Arlington, MA 02474
Phone
781-643-2834
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Saint Agnes is a Catholic school located in Arlington, MA, offering programs from pre-kindergarten to middle school. The school offers strong academics with a foundation in Catholic religious values. The school is part of the Saint Agnes Parish community.

Saint Agnes was founded in 1888, and according to the school, it strives to foster personal character development as a foundation for living the gospel message of Christ in the twenty-first century. Monthly liturgies, daily prayer, and service projects are a major part of the school’s spiritual development.The school curriculum is focused on solid academic as well as religious development, and children are grouped based on age into pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, primary grades, middle school, and junior high school.

Pre-Kindergarten: In pre-kindergarten, the curriculum is centered around playtime and fun, covering a broad set of age-appropriate material in literacy, science, math, technology, social studies, and religion. The school uses the “Investigations” curriculum by Sadlier, which consists of fun and interactive components based on each subject area.

Kindergarten: The school’s kindergarten program prepares children for more academic work in elementary school. This means more attention is paid to cultivating social skills and self-help skills, following rules, separating from a parent, sharing the teacher’s attention, taking responsibility for personal belongings, and relating with other children. Kindergarten students are prepared for reading, language arts, and mathematics by participating in activities that develop communication skills, listening skills, hand-eye coordination, letter and number recognition and formation, and following directions. Children are introduced to prayer, and they participate in school prayer and liturgical services.

Primary: In the primary grade, actual academic work begins with a focus on developing skills in reading and mathematics, as well as handwriting, religion, and social studies.

Intermediate: In the intermediate level, concepts learned in the primary grades are expanded, and students are expected to become more responsible for their academics. The reading program emphasizes vocabulary development, oral reading skills, and comprehension, enabling the student to become an independent reader. The language arts curriculum includes writing, poetry, grammar, correct usage and mechanics, speaking and listening skills, along with dictionary and library skills.

Junior High: The school’s Junior High program continues to expand upon concepts learned previously, with a focus on learning important new life skills such as morality and conscience and on relating the life of Jesus to today’s teenagers. Students study many genres of literature and are encouraged to analyze and discuss fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. In mathematics, previously learned concepts are refreshed, and new skills are developed through solving relevant higher-level operations. Seventh graders are offered Algebra 1 classes with the goal of advanced placement in high school, and students have the option of learning Latin or Spanish. The science program is activity-centered and covers the structure and function of living organisms and the study of earth and physical science.