St. Columbanus School is a faith community in which students, Pre-K to Grade 8, are encouraged to develop their intellectual, emotional, spiritual, social and physical gifts to their fullest potential. Students are taught Christian principles to guide them in making moral decisions as they live out their Christian role of service in the global community.

We, the faculty and staff of St. Columbanus School, guide our students in their spiritual, intellectual, physical and social growth. We provide an academically demanding curriculum in a nurturing Catholic environment that encourages and aids each student to develop his/her intellect to its full potential.

• Our religious purpose is to educate the whole child based on the Gospel values and to foster growth in their faith journey to become more like Christ.
• We seek to transmit the values of Catholic living with Christ as the cornerstone of the community.
• We seek to give each student a strong Catholic faith so that their immediate and future choices will be based on religious truths.
• We believe that faith is born and grows in community. We seek to encourage participation in the liturgy and reception of the sacraments. We foster an understanding of prayer, knowledge of the saints and appreciation of Catholic values.
• We understand that discipleship is ministry of care, encouragement and love. We seek to express our faith to those outside our school community through word and action.

Our Academic purpose is to prepare students to be critical thinkers and be able to adapt to life's challenges intellectually, effectively, personally and socially.

• We believe students should use their reasoning ability to discover the nature of things and to find out how to use this knowledge for self-improvement.
• We believe students should be able to recognize and apply Catholic values to everyday living.
• We believe students can develop the confidence to accept personal responsibility to follow rules and regulations, balancing personal freedom,free will, the rights of others and social boundaries.
• We believe that students should learn appropriate social interaction skills and respect in order to live within the limitations imposed by various authority systems.
• We believe we need to provide a safe environment where individual physical needs are understood and met.

To reach our goals we believe students should learn to interact with one another in a mutually supportive, cooperative, respectful atmosphere

If you would like to learn about our faculty and staff please read our Meet Our Teachers Brochure which can be found HERE.

Your school uniform confirms your attendance at St. Columbanus School and is a symbol of unity within the school community. It minimizes distractions in the learning process. It is important that you take pride in your appearance by wearing your complete uniform always remembering that by wearing it inside and outside the classroom and the school you are representing the school and your behavior should be a credit to both yourself and the school community.

Girls K - 5:
Plaid jumper, regulation white blouse; St. Columbanus School sweater, navy blue knee socks.  Solid black walking shoes. Jumpers must come to the top of the knee. Please have alterations made as a result of growth.

Girls 6 - 8:
Plaid Skirt, banded bottom white blouse; St. Columbanus School sweater, navy blue knee socks. Solid black walking shoes. Skirts must come to the top of the knee. Please have alterations made as a result of growth.

Girls K - 8:
During cold weather, girls may wear the winter uniform that consists of turtleneck shirt in place of the blouse and navy blue slacks in place of the jumper or skirt. Navy blue tights may be worn in place of knee socks.

No extreme jewelry and no makeup are allowed and only clear or light pink nail polish is permitted. Girls may wear simple hair ribbons in their hair or barrettes. Hair must have no hair dye. Girls may wear one set of stud/post non-dangling earrings.

Boys K - 8:
Uniform navy dress pants; regulation blue dress shirt; St. Columbanus School sweater; navy blue tie; navy socks; solid black walking shoes. Pants are to be worn properly around the waist. Shirts are to be tucked into pants.

During cold weather boys may wear the white uniform turtleneck shirt in place of the school shirt and tie.

Jewelry is not permitted. Shaved hair designs in hair and dyed hair are not allowed and boys are expected to have a regular short haircut.

Hats are not allowed inside the buildings.

For both boys and girls:   Only white tee shirts maybe worn under uniform blouses and shirts.  Long-sleeved tee shirts may not be worn under short-sleeved blouses and shirts. 

Gym Uniform:
The gym uniform is the St. Columbanus blue knit shirt with the school emblem and the uniform navy blue shorts and white sneakers or black walking shoes. Navy blue sweat pants and St. Columbanus sweatshirts may also be worn. Gym uniforms are to be worn only on gym days or when specified.

Dress Down Days:
Dress down days will be in accordance to virtues of modesty,chastity, and neatness. Administration reserves the right to determine if a student is dressed in appropriately. When such determination is made, the student will be removed from the class and parent will be called to bring appropriate clothing.

Girls May Not Wear:
Tanktops, spaghetti style strap tops, short (midriff) tops, tube tops, halter tops, cut off shorts, bicycle shorts, pants/jeans that are too tight, short skirts that are 2" above the knee, pajama pants, tight stretchy tops.

Boys May Not Wear:
Tank tops, muscle shirts, sleeveless shirts, bicycle shorts, cut off shorts, shorts that are 2" above the knee, pajama pants, pants/jeans that are too tight.