FUND FOR ST. ANTHONY

We are pleased to announce the 2023-2024 Fund for St. Anthony. The Fund for St. Anthony is the foundation of our advancement efforts at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School, allowing us to fulfill our mission to instill a lifelong commitment to joyful discipleship and provide opportunities that nurture and challenge students to reach their full potential. We hope and pray you will join this effort!

Like most private schools, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School relies on annual, tax-deductible gifts, in addition to tuition, to balance the budget each year and continue to provide greater opportunities and facilities for our children. The Fund for St. Anthony provides our school with the financial flexibility to make investments that would not be possible through tuition revenue alone. Examples of those investments include:

• Social Emotional Learning Program Update – The Friendzy Program is a comprehensive social-emotional learning program that will be implemented at all grade-levels starting this academic year. Our teachers will be trained during our August Inservice in this program which pulls in Biblical teachings to address the five-core competencies of social-emotional learning. Teaching friendship skills supports students in managing their emotions, improving ability to set and achieve positive goals, feeling and showing empathy for others, maintaining positive relationships, and making responsible decisions.
• Updated Middle School Science Lab – Thanks to the generosity of our families through the Fund for St. Anthony, the lab tables, stools, and teacher desk in the Middle School Science Lab will be in place for the start of school. The lab will be ready for dissections, experiments, and a lot of great learning with Mrs. Sturgeon!
• Remodeled Early Childhood Classrooms – Additionally, your generosity has enabled us to update all Early Childhood class furniture! Our Pre-K3, Pre-K4 and Kindergarten Dolphins this year will be the first to use our new tables, chairs, flexible seating, storage units and even new classroom kitchens!
• Campus-Wide Door Safety Upgrades – All campus doors on both the school and parish are being upgraded to ensure the best locking mechanisms are in place to prevent doors from not closing completely. 

Last school year, gifts to the Fund for St. Anthony surpassed our goal—raising more than $280,000—and were received from current parents, alumni, grandparents, faculty and staff, corporations, and parishioners. I am grateful for this extensive support!

We hope will prayerfully consider a significant gift to help us reach our goals for 2023-2024. Thank you sincerely for your support of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School. We look forward to a fantastic year with our students.