Private Catholic School in Laguna Niguel, CA

St. Anne School, Laguna Niguel:
The path to a bright future begins each day in the classrooms at St. Anne School in Laguna Niguel, CA. Here, students receive one of the most important lessons of all – a lifelong love of learning. Our private, Roman Catholic school, recognized by the Diocese of Orange, provides an introduction to the educational, academic, social, and religious disciplines that create a strong sense of self and prepares our students for future success. Everything we do here is true to our core values of faith, character, community, excellence, and balance. In an atmosphere of support and close personal attention, we work in partnership with parents to help each child realize his or her full potential.

Pre-school - 8th Grade Core Courses (Preschool, Elementary & Middle School)

- English
- Mathematics
- Religion
- Science
- Social Science
- Physical Education
- Art

Preschool:
St. Anne Early Childhood Development Center offers a high quality developmentally appropriate program for young children ages 2 years 9 months to 6 years of age. Our center provides a warm, nurturing, and loving environment that focuses on the whole child.

We believe children learn by doing, by exploration, and through hands-on experience. Curriculum is planned to provide a wide variety of stimulating activities to facilitate a child’s growth, intellectually, socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. St. Anne Early Childhood Development Center is a happy place where children know they are loved
and respected.

Elementary School:

Language Arts:
Students acquire the skills necessary to be competent readers, writers, listeners, spellers, and communicators. Phonics, spelling, and vocabulary development are integral parts of the curriculum at all grade levels, but are heavily emphasized in the primary grades.

Mathematics:
The Math program moves students steadily from what they already know to mastery of new grade level skills. 

Science:
Our Science program strives to promote scientific literacy and the use of the scientific method for inquiry. Students participate in many “hands-on” activities and scientific experiments to hone in on proper scientific protocol and techniques.

Computers:
In Computers students receive specialized instruction in the computer lab on a weekly basis. Guided learning in the computer lab is divided into three phases: awareness, instruction, and mastery.

Physical Education:
Our Physical Education curriculum places an emphasis on safety, sportsmanship, motor development, physical fitness, health, and self and team discipline through student participation in a variety of sports, games, and teacher facilitated discussions.

Music:
Music program focuses on student participation. Along with learning basic music theory and history, students sing, move, interact, and play basic instruments.

Art:
The Art curriculum utilizes a hands-on approach as students experience the different methods and processes of creating art. Student projects are based on the principals and elements of design.

Religion:
The Religion program promotes knowledge of the teachings of the Catholic Tradition. The curriculum is designed to preserve, enhance, and supplement the students’ religious upbringing in their homes and churches. The School's goal for students is that they become educated, thoughtful, wise, compassionate, and humble by living out the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Foreign Language:
The Spanish and Chinese Foreign Language Programs emphasizes communication, beginning with listening and speaking skills and progressing to reading and writing skills in the upper grades.

Middle School:
St. Anne's Middle School Program provides students with a balanced educational program that combines rigorous academics, spirituality, and values into a balanced program for all students, and builds directly from the foundation of our elementary grades.

Students' unique adolescent needs are recognized and are the basis for our middle school model. We take special pride in the environment we create both inside and outside of the classroom to insure that the comprehensive cognitive and affective goals of our middle school programs are realized within each child.

Elective Courses (Middle school)
- Chinese
- SpanishG
- Geography
- Computers
- Advanced Literature
- Creative Writing
- Health
- Graphic Design
- Orchestra
- Band
- Show Choir
- Future Problem Solvers

Co-Curricular Activities:
Various before and after-school activities/classes are offered on campus including:
- Arts and Crafts
- Book club
- Brain Teasers Club
- Brownies/Girl Scouts
- Chess Club
- Cooking
- Cub Scouts/Boy Scouts
- Dance
- Digital Media
- Drama
- Instrumental Music
- Jewelry Making
- Kids on Stage
- Mad Science
- Painting
- STAR - a student homework program