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2016 National
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“St. Augustine’s, through the dedication and warmth of its teaching staff, provides an excellent educational foundation for my daughters, who are graduates. Equally important to me, is that the school reinforces what our family teaches at home: strong moral values, respect and the importance of education all supported by a wonderful religious environment. My girls are happy, enthusiastic students and look forward to school every day.”
Susan Carlowicz
Parent/Teacher
St. Augustine of Canterbury School, a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, has been serving the community of Middlesex County since 1963! Our school is one that is rich in tradition and rooted in Gospel values. We are a Pre-K 3 - Grade 8 Catholic Elementary School that prides itself on service to others and high academic standards. Along with our parish community, Pastor, Religious Teachers Filippini, faculty and staff we work tirelessly to provide a strong foundation of faith in a Christ centered environment.
Catholic values are evident everywhere in the daily interaction of students, Pastor, Principal, faculty, staff, and parents. Catholicity is visible through respectful relationships that exist among and throughout the school community, prayer, sacraments, liturgical celebrations, service projects and activities that are extended to many charitable organizations. Today’s Catholic School, top ten school for Innovation in Catholic Education.
Maintaining high academic standards in accordance with state and diocesan guidelines; most students surpass the standards and rank above national and diocesan averages for standardized testing.
God-given talents abound in numerous school activities such as a competitive athletic program, academic clubs, and student government.
A nurturing faculty has an awareness of the need for diversity in teaching strategies, and participates in professional development and updates and is recognized for Innovation in Catholic Education by Today’s Catholic Teacher.
It is evident throughout the school that pride is taken in providing a safe, clean and well-maintained facility. Our modern, air-conditioned facility has an elementary wing and the addition of two new pre-kindergarten classrooms and an all-purpose room on twenty acres of beautifully maintained property.
St. Augustine has a newly renovated Early Childhood wing that fosters exploration and creation. Our teachers are specialized in early childhood along with aides that cultivate a nurturing and individualized approach to learning and problem solving.
Smart Board technology, Ipads, 3-D printers and chrome books are used to support teacher instruction and student learning. We are a “Google school” where students learn to work at school and access and extend their work at home. We enable our students to participate in a wide array of engaging learning experiences while developing essential 21st century skills. Up-to-date technological resources including laser printers and a laser cutter.
An overwhelming number of graduates achieve high honors while attending high-school; and they continue to excel in their academic endeavors including placement in honors courses. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships make Catholic/Private High School Education possible.
Many of our students have been published and won awards for essay and poetry submissions. Our school was the Language Arts recipient of the Creative Communications Merit School Grant for Excellence in Writing. Our STEM Projects have been showcased at the State Capital during Catholic Schools Week.
The positive spirit among the school, parish and home community, and parent volunteers assist us to create a cooperative school community like a family and contribute to our commitment to our school’s excellence.
We at Saint Augustine School dedicate ourselves to continuing to achieve our goals and our mission.