Contact Us:
Email:
goodshepherdinfo@gmail.comPhone:
856-858-1562Mail:
100 Lees Avenue
Collingswood, NJ 08108
From Our Principal:
Dear School Families and Interested Friends;
Since the Bishop’s announcement of the merged schools of St. John and Holy Saviour, our school communities have been working hard to provide for a smooth transition. A transition team of very dedicated people have worked many hours so that we can provide a premier
Catholic school in this area of the diocese. I am so pleased to work with such a dedicated team of professionals.
We have assembled a very strong faculty who bring much expertise and years of experience in Catholic education. I am confident that our newly combined faculty are Catholic educators of the highest quality and equally important, they are people of faith. I am very excited to work
with this team.
The Bishop has approved our new name: Good Shepherd Regional Catholic School. We
embrace this name as we will gather our children and become good shepherds in giving them
a faith-filled education. This name will bring about a new identity which we will develop
with Jesus at the center of all we do.
Our newly merged school will embark on some new programs to provide our children with a quality education. While we will continue to provide differentiated instruction, our fifth through eighth grades will offer an accelerated math program to conclude with a full year of high school algebra in grade 8 to those students who qualify.
Our middle school will be offering an elective program to provide for life skills, and exploratory courses in other disciplines. This program is in the developing stages but will be ready for the fall of 2008.
We will also continue and improve on basic skills. We maintain that some basic information needs to be committed to memory. Yet, emphasis is placed on understanding concepts,
not just repeating rote facts and formulas.
We are looking forward to more parent involvement in the coming year. We will develop a program whereby parents can offer their expertise in various ways throughout the school day. We believe the parents of our children will be valuable assets to our educational program.
We recognize that St. John and Holy Saviour Schools have a strong history of faith development and academic excellence. Both schools have remained a vibrant, faith-filled community of learners. It is with sadness that we close both schools this June as part of the diocesan
consolidation of schools. On April 20, 2008 at a special 2 PM liturgy at St. John’s Church we will celebrate the formation of our new school. This liturgy will be followed with a reception and open house of our school.
Looking to the future, it is with real joy that we will open Good Shepherd Regional Catholic School.