An Immaculate Heart of Mary School

 Welch Drive, Forestville, CT 06010 (860) 583-5214

 

 

About St. Matthew School

St. Matthew School is a small private Catholic school located in Forestville, Connecticut and serves the members of St. Matthew parish, local parishes and the surrounding communities. As God's covenant people, we fulfill the religious and academic purpose of Catholic education:

  • to teach Catholic doctrine and moral values
  • to develop academic skills
  • to create a high standard of academic achievement
  • to build a positive self image and respect for others

Staffed by Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Lay Teachers

  • Offering Pre-K 3 and 4 year old programs
  • Kindergarten to Grade 8
  • offering Religious Education - Religion and Family Life Programs
  • Mathematics and Computer Science - Honors Math for Grades 5-8
  • Language Arts and Reading Programs
    1. A basal reader is used and language arts skills are integrated into the reading lesson
    2. The teaching of writing skills begins in kindergarten and is expanded throughout the grades
    3. Themes are worked across the curriculum
    4. Library skills are developed
  • Science
  • Social Studies K-8
  • Music - Future Musicians Inc./Christmas and Spring Concerts
  • Art - Use of different techniques and mediums
  • Physical Health Programs
  • Community Programs and Special Events
  • Departmental classes for grades 6, 7 and 8 including instructional Art Program
  • Spanish classes for Grades 6, 7 and 8

Development Office

The St. Matthew School Development Program was established in 1990 and is largely a volunteer, school board driven, comprehensive process, which strives to develop friends, students, and funds.  The Development Program's purpose is essentially threefold:

  • To build awareness and acceptance for St.Matthew School
  • To seek and retain students for the school
  • To serve and to obtain financial support in order to provide the additional resources necessary to remain on the cutting edge of a quality Catholic education.

The four fundamental areas of the Development Program are:

Alumni Relations: Communicate with alumni to renew interest and generate support for St. Matthew School. Volunteers can assist in the recruitment of alumni class agents, compile an alumni address database, and plan alumni special events.

Annual Fund: Inform parents, parishioners, alumni, friends and businesses within the local community about the mission, vision, goals and needs of the school and appeal for broad based financial support. Volunteers can assist in the direct mail appeal campaign, phone-a-thon, and major donor solicitation.

Public Relations: To market and promote Catholic education and specifically St. Matthew School. Volunteers publish a semi-annual newsletter and distribute press releases through local media resources.

Student Recruitment: To recruit and retain students served by the school. Volunteers produce and distribute school brochures, send letters/greeting cards to prospective and new students, host parent information nights, sponsor school "open house", photograph special events, and write grants.

For more information, please contact: Patrick Collins or the school’s office.