Stella Maris School is due to open its doors this September in Limerick City. The School Principal, Richard Casey, aims to provide a learning environment that will ensure standards of excellence throughout the school, which is based on classical education principles, centred ultimately on the person of Jesus Christ.
The classical education model is one which has proven enormously popular and effective in America in recent years, and Stella Maris School will combine the successful American model with rigorous teaching of an Irish Primary School Curriculum.
In Stella Maris School, children will be provided with a thorough classical education in grammar and logic, as is proving so successful in America. This type of education is ultimately aimed at forming virtuous and wise people, who can think logically and speak and write eloquently. This type of education in reason naturally leads to faith in God.
Mr Casey said: “The need for an independent classical primary school which provides education in keeping with the magisterium of the Catholic Church is clearly manifest. This school will provide an unparalleled academic, human and spiritual formation that will lead to the true flourishing of the child.
“There is a growing desire for a new type of education to be provided in Ireland; one that, in addition to meeting recognised basic academic needs in literacy, numeracy and general knowledge, brings children in contact with truth, goodness and beauty. Stella Maris School is set to offer such an education; it will help children to encounter Christ, who is the very essence of Truth, Goodness and Beauty. This will help children to become the best they can be, which is the very reason for this initiative.
“This education goes beyond educating children to be economically productive members of society. The pupils of this school will be aided in growing in wisdom and virtue so they can think rationally and make decisions that are of benefit not only to themselves but also to the wider community. Instruction of the highest standard will be provided in the Irish Language, English, Maths, Catechesis, Music, The Arts, Geography, History, Science, PE, as well as in Latin and French. This wide array of subjects is unmatched in state-funded Irish primary education and is truly something special”.
Enrolment for Stella Maris School is currently taking place. All those who are interested in finding out more about the school, or who wish to enrol their children, should contact the school headmaster, Richard Casey, at info@stellamarisprimaryschool.com Numbers are limited for the first year in the school, so early application is advisable.
The school is presently applying for charitable status from the Charity Regulators Office. The school will depend greatly upon donations from the public for its income. If you wish to donate, then you can find Stella Maris School at www.stellamarisprimaryschool.com
The Board of Directors of Stella Maris School has stated that the classical education to be provided by their school is “exactly what is needed for the renewal of our country, and its return to love of faith, family and fatherland”.