St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School 2270 East Stadium Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

"Sending my daughter to Saint Francis was the best decision I could have ever made. She LOVES Saint Francis school. The teachers and staff are caring, compassionate people who know every child. They take time to make everyone feel welcome. Saint Francis school is more then just a school. It's a community, a family, where everyone is invested in the children. If you are considering Saint Francis, you can't go wrong. It's amazing!"

"When we moved to Ann Arbor 5 years ago we carefully researched and looked at public and private schools in the area. We chose St. Francis and have been very happy and satisfied with the choice. The teachers really care plus you have the advantage of a small community where everyone knows each other, the quality of the curriculum and faith development are outstanding, and the kids are very well prepared for high school. They also offer an after school program which is very convenient, plus many after school sports. In addition, their choir, drama and music programs are fantastic. My son even went to Rome to sing for the Pope, and they have been invited again for New Year 2015!"

"St. Francis was a wonderful experience for my son after having tried many other schools including public, private, and charter. They challenged him in every subject yet did so in a positive and supportive environment. I asked him how it was different from his other school experiences and he said: "You just know that the teachers care whether you do well. They don't let you get away with 'just getting by' because they know what you can do and take the time to make sure you do it." We didn't realize how great St. Francis is until he started high school at Catholic Central, a school known for its challenging academics. He felt very prepared for the challenges of CC because of the strong academics at St. Francis. Many times he has come home from CC and said that he was one of the few students in the class who already know how to do an assignment because Sister Rebecca/Ms. Dugger/Ms. Shurmur already showed him how in 8th grade. It really gave him confidence as a Freshman - a time when you really need it!"

"Choosing to send my children to St. Francis in lieu of one of Ann Arbor's public schools really came down to a question of the integration of faith and values into the everyday activities in the classroom. The students at St. Francis attend Mass regularly, pray daily, and even have Eucharistic Adoration periodically. Those opportunities are used to strengthen the sense of community and individual responsibility and to offer perspective on how God can be a part of everything they do. In addition, the inclusion of art, music (choir, strings, band...), drama, instruction in cursive writing, and a physical education element are all tough increasingly tough to find in many other schools. They even still do old-fashioned sentence diagramming! Middle schoolers have the use of tablets and the faculty works with researchers at UM and Eastern Michigan to integrate new teaching techniques into the classroom on an ongoing basis. Opportunities like Science Olympiad, Scouts, Girls on the Run, and no-cut sports are also available. This set of faculty and staff are absolutely first-rate: my family is absolutely thrilled with the intellectual, spiritual, and moral growth that this community fosters!"

"I have had 2 kids through St. Francis and it was/is a great fit for both. It has strong individually adapted learning and academics, good technology use, good choices of electives offered in the upper grades, outstanding arts, sports, and music programs - plus a caring community of parents, educators and church and school leadership. Tuition is supported by the church and parent donations and the school's educational trust fund and fund raisers and new options for aide are available too - making it not only a great choice, but a great value."