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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
OPEN HOUSE:
Sunday, January 28th - 12:30-1:30pm
SCHOOL VISITS:
Mon., Jan 29th 8:30-9:10 am - All Grades
Thurs., Feb. 1st 8:30-9:10 am - All Grades
21-18 46th Street
Astoria, NY 11105
718-726-9405
www.sfaacademy.org
Enroll now for 2019-2020!
Rigorous Curriculum
Vibrant Catholic Identity
Dedicated Community
Service
Leading Edge Technology
Registration for 2018-2019
Wednesday, Feb. 7th and Thursday, Feb. 8th
from 9:30-10:30am
On-going appointments are available
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic
Academy in Astoria
Putting on the New Self
The newly chartered St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy, located in the vibrant and
culturally diverse neighborhood in Astoria, N.Y., is proud to be opening its doors to Learn,
Serve, Lead, and Succeed during this 2017-2018 academic year. SFACA is deeply motivated to
exist in a Caring Community that is firmly committed to its mission of developing a way of life
rooted in Christ and a Catholic vision that provides inspiration and identity to all its members.
This desire has led our academy partners to choose and embrace our chosen 2017-2018 theme
~ to Put on the New Self, which is being Renewed for Knowledge in the Image of its Creator ~
which represents our resolve to move forward in a newly formed academy with a strong sense
of purpose of who we can be ~ educators who look toward a future filled with optimism, hope,
and confidence for the wonderful children we are privileged to teach. St. Francis of Assisi
Catholic Academy in Astoria strives to be an academy of avid learners and socially conscious
individuals who have a personal commitment to serve others through programs that encourage
visible faith in action.
Our academy goal of Success For All inspires us to develop a curriculum that supports our
students’ strengths to help them maximize their full potential. By modeling and instilling
commitment, passion, and perseverance, we believe our students can succeed. Through
progressive instructional practices and a solid work ethic, we support Carol Dweck’s idea of a
growth mindset that suggests children’s basic intellectual abilities can be developed through
dedication and hard work. Children need to believe that they can boost their academic
achievement level with a motivational perspective and the resilience to follow through to a set
goal with determination and tenacity. At SFACA, our goal is to convince our students that they
can succeed, and support them in the fundamental and essential learning process that requires.
Our students are engaged in cognitively challenging tasks in order to gain mastery and
proficiency of required skills necessary for success in postsecondary education and in the
global arena. Our rapidly changing world requires our students to be creative, innovative,
inventive, artistic, tech-savvy, and resourceful; therefore, our academy programs are designed
to educate the whole child in academia, STEM, and the arts. We know that the spiritual,
emotional, and social well-being of each child in our CARE is essential to their growth and is,
therefore, reflected in every aspect of each child’s educational journey at SFACA.
In Affair of the Heart by Patricia Jordan, we learned that “one winter morning in 1208, St.
Francis of Assisi heard the words of the Gospel not only with his ears, but with his heart, and it
changed his life forever.” It is the mission of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy in Astoria
to model our Patron Saint as we form, inform, and transform our students in the Image of
our Creator, to reach their hearts, so that their life and the lives of all those they touch will
be better.
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