About Us
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The path to college... begins here.
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St. Anna School teaches Catholic virtues: fostering empathy, kindness, and service to others in a faith- and family-centered community; encouraging students to be active and creative learners who strive for individual academic excellence using 21st Century skills*; and nurturing personal relationships with God.
*Teamwork ~ Self-Discipline ~ Problem Solving ~ Digital Citizenship ~
Leadership ~ Critical Thinking
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Accreditation 2019
Saint Anna Catholic School is accredited by The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). St. Anna received its original accreditation in 1999, its re-accreditation status in 2010 and accredited again in 2019!
NEASC Accreditation means that parents, students, and teachers can trust that a school is faithful to its mission, conducts its programs appropriately to meet its goals, and fulfills the Standards established by the Commission on Independent Schools.
To learn more about NEASC, please click here.
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Faculty and Staff
Administration
Early Learning Center
Elementary School
Middle School
Specials
Support Staff
Read more about our Staff
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Advisory Board
The Saint Anna Catholic Advisory Board serves as an advisory committee to the Headmaster and Principal.
Read about our members
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Alumni
Keep in touch with old classmates and find out what is happening at your alma mater!
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Our History: Celebrating over 60 years of faith, knowledge and tradition!
The idea of opening a parish school began shortly after World War II. Children of St. Anna Parish were enrolled in other parochial schools in Leominster, but, due to overcrowded conditions city-wide, those parochial schools were forced to limit their enrollment to the children of their own parishes.
The parishioners of St. Anna decided to begin their own school by constructing two classrooms in the church hall. As St. Anna School became a reality, the parish called upon the Venerini Religious Teachers, associated with the parish since 1952, to staff the proposed school. The doors of St. Anna School opened for the first time in September 1953 as 40 pre-primary children and 40 first graders entered the new classrooms to be greeted by the Venerini Sisters.
Each year a new classroom was added by using portable dividers (which also served as blackboards). Hot lunches for the students were prepared daily in the kitchen of the church hall. The classes were large, the teachers young and dedicated. Each day, twice a day, parishioners volunteered to drive the sisters to and from their convent in Fitchburg.
Enthusiasm for the new school continued to build, and the parish decided to build a new school building adjacent to the rectory on Lancaster Street, across from the church. Ground was broken, and dedication ceremonies for St. Anna School and Auditorium were held on September 8, 1957. The new building would house nine classrooms, a cafeteria, and a combination gymnasium and auditorium. The first eighth grade class graduated from St. Anna School in June, 1961.
In 1987, plans were finalized for the construction of a "Little Red Schoolhouse", and it opened the same year, In 2010, the Little Red Schoolhouse became the home for the PreK3 and PreK4 programs. Kindergarten through Grade 8 classrooms are in the main building.
St. Anna Catholic School continues to flourish because of the dedication and hard work of the faculty and administration. Together, we create an educational environment that promotes academic excellence in an atmosphere of faith and Christian values. We look forward to another 60 years in the service of our Church, our community and our children.
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