Sanjuana Anzures
Principal
Leads the school and teaches a religion lesson to grade 8 each week. She answers the office phone in English or Spanish.
Catholic parish school, kindergarten to grade 8
A parish school where every family has a place
St. Isidore teaches kindergarten through grade 8 in Garden City, Kansas. The office and the school Mass run in English and Spanish, and families of every faith are welcome.
The school year
The parish and school year, month by month
Mass, festivals and visit days follow the parish calendar. Applications open in January for the fall that follows.
This school year
First day of school
Mid-August · Doors open at 7:30 am, and the first morning begins with prayer.
Opening Mass
Late August · The whole school gathers at the parish church, and families are welcome.
Parish festival
September · A weekend of food, music and games. Neighbors of every faith come.
Visit days
October to March · A morning in a classroom, then coffee with the principal, in English or Spanish.
Advent concert
December · Each grade sings, and friends and neighbors are welcome.
Open house
January · Walk the building, meet the teachers and hear from current families.
Applications open
January · For the fall that follows.
Application deadline
February · Every family hears from us at the same time.
Decisions
March · By letter and by phone, in the language you prefer.
Holy Week break
April · The school closes with the parish for Holy Week.
Closing Mass
May · The last morning of the school year, with the families.
Summer weeks
June to July · Weeks of garden, games and art on the school grounds.
Sample dates.
Classes
Classes by grade, with care before and after
Each stage lists its class size. School hours are the same for every grade, and care and summer weeks are open to all.
| Ages | Class size | School day8:00 am to 3:15 pm5 days | Before care7:30 am to 8:00 am5 days | After care3:15 pm to 5:30 pm5 days | Summer weeks8:00 am to 3:00 pmBy the week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KindergartenAge 5A rest time and a snack fill the early afternoon. | 14 | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Grades 1 and 2Ages 6 and 7First Reconciliation and First Communion preparation is in grade 2. | 16 | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Grades 3 to 5Ages 8 to 10 | 18 | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Grades 6 to 8Ages 11 to 13Some grades have two classes. | 20 | Offered | OfferedWith a study hour | Offered | Offered |
Fees and what each is for
- Registration
- Holds a place once an offer is accepted.
- Books and supplies
- The texts and materials for the year, ordered by the school.
- Uniform
- The pieces on the office's list, bought from any shop.
- Before and after care
- Billed by the month for the days a family uses.
- Summer weeks
- Billed by the week, for the weeks a family picks.
- Field trips
- A few day trips in the year, billed when a family signs the permission slip.
Sample programs.
How tuition works
The office gives every figure in writing at a visit.
What sets tuition
Tuition is set for the school year, and the office gives every figure in writing at a visit. It covers the school day and the weekly Mass, and families of the parish and families from outside it are treated alike.
The grade your child enters
Whether you use before and after care
How many children from one family attend
Registration
A registration payment holds your child's place once you accept an offer. The office says what it covers and when it is due before anyone signs.
Due when you accept an offer
Written in the enrollment agreement
Billing
Families choose monthly billing or two larger payments in the year. The office sets it up with you, and you can ask to change it at the start of a term.
Monthly or twice a year
Before and after care are billed by the month
Financial aid is available; here is how to apply. Ask the office for the aid form when you apply for a place, fill it in at home, and a small committee reads it in confidence.
Ask for the aid form with the application
A short form, read in confidence
The office answers with the offer of a place
Siblings
Families with more than one child in the school can ask the office how that is handled. The office explains it in writing along with the tuition.
Faculty
Who greets your child each morning
Sixteen people teach, run the office and keep the building. Three are here, and the office speaks English and Spanish.
Myrtle Fisher
Kindergarten and grade 1 teacher
Teaches reading and numbers to the youngest classes and walks the children to Mass on Fridays.
Esequiel Gaxiola
Math and science teacher, grades 6 to 8
Teaches math and science to the upper grades and coaches the after-school soccer club. He speaks Spanish and English with families.
From families
Families, in their own words
“We came to the school Mass first and then to a visit day. The office spoke Spanish with my mother and English with me, and nobody made us feel like guests.”
Rosita R.Parent of a third grader
“We are not Catholic, and we asked about that at the visit. The answer was that we were welcome, and the school has treated us that way every day since.”
Brock T.Parent of a kindergartener
“My son walks to Mass with his class, and his math teacher writes to us in Spanish when we ask. We know who to call.”
Justo M.Parent of a sixth grader
Sample reviews.
Visit the school
Book a visit
Visit days run on school mornings, in English or Spanish. All families are welcome, Catholic or not.