Why St. Anthony of Padua
We form the whole person — mind, will, heart, and body — so that students come to know God, love what is good, and delight in what is true and beautiful.
St. Anthony of Padua is not simply “doing school.” We form the whole child so that the elementary and middle years become a true foundation for a lifetime of learning, discipleship, and growth in wisdom.
Our educational plan is a single unified vision: education as discipleship, curriculum as formation, and learning as preparation for worship. Students are invited into a historically grounded Catholic culture, taught through integrated disciplines, mentored in the Christian life, and formed by classical pedagogy into persons who are faithful, free, and joyful.
Families choose St. Anthony of Padua for many reasons — a warm parish community rooted in the richness of African American spirituality, a classical curriculum that treats every child as capable of the highest things, and a school small enough that every child is known by name.
Three reasons families choose SAP
Education Directed to Worship
The liturgy is the summit of our week and the source of everything else. Classroom study, prayer, and school culture form one trajectory: from wonder to wisdom, from wisdom to adoration.
An Integrated Curriculum
History, literature, art, music, language, and mathematics are taught as one coherent story of creation and redemption — not as disconnected subjects.
Multi-Age Forms
Children learn together in flexible multi-age forms. Progression is based on readiness, not the calendar, and no ceiling is set in advance on what a child can encounter.
Explore Why SAP
Principal's Message
A welcome from the headmaster and an introduction to our vision for your child.
Mission, Vision, Values
The convictions that order everything we do on Gower Street.
Catholic Liberal Education
A deeper look at the classical, liturgical education that is our hallmark.
Testimonials
Hear from the parents, parishioners, and families who make up our community.
Come and see
Meet the principal, visit our forms, and see how this vision shapes an ordinary school day.