Welcome, All Saints STEAM Academy students,
We look forward with much enthusiasm to welcoming everyone on Tuesday, August 30th. For 50 years, All Saints Academy has served the Providence Catholic Diocese, its learners, and their families with a deep commitment to our mission as a school of faith and excellence. I want to thank every member of our school community for the warm welcome I have received as I begin my first year as your school leader. As a military veteran, I welcome and support our military families and their children. With decades of experience as an elementary, middle school, and resource teacher as well as a social worker and in various educational support roles, I have made a career of helping students and families to flourish, and vow to continue this mission as your principal. From the first moment that I stepped foot in our school, I knew I had arrived at my new school “home” and am thankful that you have also chosen All Saints Academy for your academic “home” as well.
At All Saints Academy, we are grounded in our strong Catholic faith as a welcoming community of academic excellence with a focus on student-centered learning, Christian values, hope, and human dignity of every school community member in mind, body, and spirit. We develop confidence and resilience in our students to foster each child to achieve their fullest God-given potential for success academically and in life as global citizens and future leaders equipped with the talents and skills necessary to make our world a better place. It is our school’s mission to provide an educational experience that forges a strong foundation to prepare each student for a lifetime of learning, innovating, and problem-solving that will help each to navigate life’s challenges and endless possibilities to succeed. Our STEAM(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) focus on education ensures that our students are equipped with valuable tools for success including promoting innovation, critical thinking capabilities, and inspiring a growth mindset.
Over the course of their childhoods, our students thrive with the compassion and dedication of our staff, teachers, families, and community partners who give generously of themselves, making sacrifices to provide our students with the love and support necessary to ensure that each student is nurtured and encouraged. Beginning with the first day of school, our youngest students will arrive at the school holding the hands of their caregivers and eventually will walk across a stage to accept their diplomas with the successful completion of their Preschool to Grade 8 developmental journey within our close-knit All Saints Academy school community that celebrates its students and their families every step of the way.
We are committed to preparing every student to develop their unique talents and gifts to empower them to be able to achieve success academically and in their lives equipped with the resilience and courage to progress through childhood and life as people of faith, character, kindness, and integrity. On behalf of the All Saints STEAM Academy School Board, our faculty, and staff, I warmly welcome you to the new school year, the All Saints Academy website, and to our school family.
-Mrs. Lara Wibeto