St. Anne School is a
private
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and
Roman Catholic school located in
Laguna Niguel,
California &
United States Of America
History
St. Anne School was
founded
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In ...
as a
Christian school in accordance with the
Roman Catholic tradition in 1992 by a group of
parents,
clergy and
community leaders serving
children
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of all
faiths in pre-school through 8th grade. The original site was a leased parcel of land in Laguna Niguel with modular classrooms. Throughout the next three years St. Anne School experienced steady enrolment, and during the 1995 school year a committee of parents located and arranged for the purchase of of land in Laguna Niguel for the permanent home of St. Anne School.
Phase I opened on September 12, 1996. On September 14, 1998, Phase II, a multi-purpose building opened. This facility, called the Queen of Life Center, included
classrooms, a
gymnasium,
chapel,
kitchen,
stage,
locker rooms, and
offices. On September 15, 1999, Phase III, named Christ the King, was occupied by the
kindergarten through fourth grade students. The administrative offices and conference rooms were also a part of Phase III. The final phase, Mother Theresa Center, opened in March 2000.
Mother Theresa Center houses the
pre-school,
daycare center,
library,
middle school, and specialty classrooms for
art and
music. Now complete, St. Anne School's facility accommodates over 800 students in pre-school through eighth grade.
Demographics
As of 2016, there are 761 students attending St Anne. These include:
* 112 preschool students
* 415 elementary students
* 234 middle school students
51% of the school's students are female, and 49% are male.
There are 537 families, of which:
* 47% are Catholic
* All reside in 16 local cities
There are 65 staff members:
* 25% have advanced degrees
* 1 guidance counselor
* 1 school psychologist
* 2 nurses
* 1 librarian
* 8:1 preschool student to teacher ratio
* 12:1 pre-kindergarten to teacher ratio
* Class size of 25 target in kindergarten through 5th grade
* Class size of 8–26 in middle school
Athletics
St. Anne offers a wide variety of
sports available for students in 4th-8th grade (
flag football, girls'
volleyball, boys'
lacrosse,
softball, coed
soccer
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, girls'/boys'
basketball, and boys'volleyball). St. Anne competes in the Parochial Athletic League (PAL). In 2007, the school began its inaugural lacrosse team and has achieved success ever since.
Academics
St. Anne School offers a vigorous academic course meant to challenge the minds of its students, who are required to not only be model students, but good Christians as well. Each student in middle school is required to complete 16 hours of community service. In middle school, students can participate in accelerated courses in
mathematics
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,
science, and
literature.
External links
Official website
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Schools in Orange County, California
Laguna Niguel, California
Catholic elementary schools in California
Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange
Educational institutions established in 1992
1992 establishments in California