St. Aloysius school is a diocesan, Catholic school

Catholic school

Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...

. Its address is 33 South Avenue New Canaan, Connecticut

New Canaan, Connecticut

New Canaan is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, northeast of Stamford, on the Fivemile River. The population was 19,738 according to the 2010 census.The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States...

 06840. St. Aloysius was founded in 1957. It offers grades kindergarten to eight. The school day is six hours long, beginning at 8:20 and ending at 2:30. There are 180 days per school year. It is coeducational. Currently 190 students attend the school; 20 students in kindergarten, 19 students in Grade 1, 24 students in Grade 2, 18 students in Grade 3, 22 students in Grade 4, 22 students in Grade 5, 26 students in Grade 6, 22 students in Grade 7, and 17 students in Grade 8.
It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport is located in the south western part of the state of Connecticut, and its boundaries are the same as that of Fairfield County, Connecticut. There are 87 parishes in the diocese. Its cathedral is St. Augustine in Bridgeport.The current bishop is The Most...

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Courses

St. Aloysius offers Mathematics, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Spanish, and Religion. As specials it offers Art, Physical Education, Computers (using Mac OS X version 10.5 'Leopard'), and Music.

Extra curricular activities

St. Aloysius fields a Junior varsity and Varsity basketball teams for both boys and girls. They have a girl's volleyball team and a coed track team. All these teams compete against the other Catholic and private schools in the area. Also offered are the Performing arts group, who put on plays and sing at school masses and in the annual Spring Show. After school, art and a book bunch is offered for first and second grade. A Math Club is offered for grades 2-5, and for the same grades there is also a Scrabble club. A homework club is offered as well. St. Aloysius also offers a chess club.

Sources

• http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/5463
• http://www.starcc.com/school/index.php