Catholic schools across the South Shore are busily preparing for the upcoming Catholic Schools Week from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, which will be celebrated across the country with an array of fun learning activities designed to showcase the spiritual-based education that Catholic schools provide.
Across the Diocese of Rockville Centre, which represents Nassau and Suffolk counties, children can look forward to interactive games, magic shows, animal acts, father-daughter dances, sports nights, and book and science fairs.
The theme of this year’s week will be “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” The intent of the week is to celebrate the many contributions that Catholic schools make to the larger society, according to Rockville Centre Diocese officials.
The week annually begins with special Masses dedicated to Catholic schools, most of which host open houses where parents can check out their children’s work firsthand, parents of prospective students can have their questions answered, and students’ and teachers’ accomplishments are recognized.
The Diocese of Rockville Centre continues to invest in Catholic schools. The diocese recently completed a new center to house the diocesan Department of Education at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville, including new offices, conference rooms and training facilities in a 12,200-square-foot space. The center is also home to a new meetings series called “Making Connections,” at which parents are invited to chat with the schools superintendent over coffee on Saturday mornings.
Catholic Schools Week Open Houses
St. Christopher School
Baldwin (516) 223-4404
www.stchris-school.org
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, from 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 31, from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Tours by request.
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Regional School
Bellmore (516) 785-5709
www.steas.com
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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St. Raymond's School
East Rockaway (516) 593-9010
www.srsny.org
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., after the 9 a.m. Catholic Schools Week Mass. Tours by appointment during the week.
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Our Lady of Victory School
Floral Park (516) 352-4466
www.olvfp.org
Open House Sunday, Jan. 29, from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., after Catholic Schools Week Mass, and Tuesday, Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
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The De La Salle School*
Freeport (516) 379-8660
www.delasalleschool.org
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All Saints Regional
Catholic School
Glen Cove (516) 676-0762
www.asrcatholic.org
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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Long Beach Catholic
Regional School
Long Beach (516) 432-8900
www.lbcrs.org
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., after the 10 a.m. Catholic Schools Week Mass. Early Childhood Education open house (pre-K and kindergarten) Monday, Jan. 30, from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
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Our Lady Of Peace School
Lynbrook (516) 593-4884
www.olpschoollynbrook.org
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, from 10:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
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Our Lady of Lourdes School
Malverne (516) 599-7328
www.ollmalverne.org
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, from 10:30 a.m. – noon, after the 9:30 a.m. Family Mass.
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St. Dominic Elementary School
Oyster Bay (516) 922-4233
www.stdomsob.org
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Monday, Jan. 30, from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Middle School open house Thursday, Feb. 2, at 6 p.m.
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St. Agnes Cathedral School
Rockville Centre (516) 678-5550
www.stagnes-school.org
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, with refreshments at Parish Center from 10:30 ¬– 11 a.m. and school tours from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., after the 9:30 a.m. Catholic Schools Week Mass.
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Maria Regina School
Seaford (516) 541-1229
www.mariareginaschool.org
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, from noon – 2 p.m., after the 10:30 a.m. Catholic Schools Week Liturgy, and Friday, Feb. 3, from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Early Childhood open house Thursday, Jan. 26, from 6 – 8 p.m. for new families in grades nursery, pre-K and kindergarten.
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St. William the Abbot School
Seaford (516) 785-6784
www.stwilliamtheabbot.net
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, from noon – 2 p.m. Early Childhood presentation Thursday, Jan 19, at 7 p.m. Early Childhood classroom visits Wednesday, Jan. 25, from 9 –10 a.m.
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St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope
Regional School
Westbury (516) 333-0580
www.stbolh.org
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, from 2 – 4 p.m. Tours weekdays at 10:30 a.m.
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St. Thomas the Apostle
West Hempstead (516) 481-9310
www.stthomasschool.net
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., after the 10:30 a.m. Catholic Schools Week Mass. Day and evening tours available by appointment.
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Holy Name of Mary School
Valley Stream (516) 825-4009
www.hnomschool.org
Open house Sunday, Jan. 29, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 2, from 9:30 – 11 a.m. and from 1 – 2:30 p.m.