St. Catherine of Siena Academy in Canton will be offering full-day Pre-Kindergarten classes in the fall. Interested families are invited to an open house on Friday, April 21, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Pictured above are sister and brother Siena Academy students Esther and Darius Hirsh of Ogdensburg. Submitted Photo.
BY PAUL MITCHELL
North Country This Week
CANTON – The halls at St. Catherine of Siena Academy will be a bit more bustling in the fall.
The academy announced this week that they will be adding Pre-Kindergarten to the full-day curriculum.
“After seeing a 50 percent enrollment increase this past academic year, Siena Academy is expanding course offerings to include Pre-K through 6th grade for the 2023-2024 school year with plans to continue expanding each year,” said Liesel Schoenberger Doty, St. Catherine of Siena Academy Governing Board. “Pre-K will be offered five days a week for the full school day.”
St. Catherine of Siena Academy, 2 Powers St., is a Classical School in the Catholic Tradition featuring a Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum.
Interested families for all grade levels are invited to an open house on Friday, April 21, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
“The school’s low student to teacher ratio means that spaces are limited so it is recommended families apply as soon as possible,” said Doty. “Families can expect to see the school’s time-tested classical curriculum in action, meet current students and teachers and enjoy some refreshments.”
To register, visit www.sienaacademy.org/openhouse. Walk-ins are also welcome and school tours are available upon request by emailing [email protected] .
For more information on Siena Academy, visit www.SienaAcademy.org
The school received approval from the New York State Department of Education in March 2021 and opened for the school year in September. The initial enrollment was for grades kindergarten to fourth grade.
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