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St. Anne’s Program

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Classical Co-Op for Children with Down Syndrome Ages 8 to 18

Highlighted in the National Catholic Register

One-day a week – Fridays at the School

Featuring:

Simply Classical, a curriculum for special needs children developed by Memoria Press (includes placement assessment)

Taught by: 

Miss Radel, Kindergarten Teacher and Ward Method Music Instructor

Purpose:

  • To provide support for homeschooling parents.
  • To provide Catechism in a group setting.
  • To provide an opportunity for spiritual development (Daily Mass and Prayer).
  • To provide a classroom and cohort experience.
  • To provide opportunities for fellowship & friendship with the student body at HFA.
  • To facilitate their own connection with the True, Good and Beautiful.
  • To grow our service to children with Down Syndrome as the Lord wills.

“In raising the Virgin Mary as a child, St. Anne had the duty of caring for a child with a special kind of innocence. Children with Down Syndrome also have a special kind of innocence and we hope St. Anne will care for our students and the program in the same way that she cared for Our Lady.”