St. Luke's School's mission is to offer an exceptional education that inspires a deep love of learning, a strong moral compass, the commitment to serve, and the confidence to lead.
We accomplish this through an effective balance of traditional education enhanced by a forward-thinking environment.
New ideas and concepts in education are embraced, risks are taken and educators and students have the freedom to explore what it means to learn and grow.
On our Hilltop, the community is diverse and friendly and the culture inclusive.
Acting, African American Literature, American Film, American Literature, Ancient Greek, Art Practices: Senior Thesis, Biology, Calculus - Multivariable, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Architecture, Computer Science I, Computer Science II, European History, European Literature, Feminist Literature, French Language & Culture, Global Scholars Seminar, Government: Constitutional Law, Government: Legal Studies, International Politics, Jewish Literature, Latin Literature, Literary Scholars Research, Literature of War, Music Theory, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Political Theory: Questions of Justice, Programming Languages, Romantic Literature, Shakespeare, Spanish Language & Culture, Statistics, STEM Scholars Seminar, United States History
Club or Organization: Admissions Ambassadors, Affinity Groups, App Development Club, b Kind Club, Brighten Club, Cerebral Palsy Club, Chess Club, China Care, Debate Club (Middle School), Debate Team (Upper School), Environmental Club, Fallen Patriots Youth Club, Filling in the Blanks Club, Fox G1 Club, Gender & Sexuality Awareness (GSA), Girls Leadership Initiative, Honor Council, Kids Helping Kids Club, Literary Magazine-The Pendulum, Living on a Dollar a Day Club, Loved Movement Club, Lunch & Lead Committee, Math Team, Model UN (Middle and Upper School), Music Club, Night to Shine Club, Paws Unite Club, Poetry Club, School Newspaper-The Sentinel, Service Board, Stay Woke Club, Student Council (Middle and Upper School), Student Diversity Leadership Council, Support Our Soldiers, Sustainability Club, T1D Club, Think Pink-Cancer Awareness Club, Veterans Appreciation Club, W.I.S.E. (Women in Stem Education) Club, World Vision Club, Wrapped in Love Club, Yearbook, Young Men of Color, Young Republicans Club, Young Women of Color
Arts and Music Programs: A Capella Choirs (Male & Female), Blues Band, Choir and Band, Drama (Middle and Upper School), Jazz Band, Radio Station-WSLX, Theatre Tech
School Notes
Every school has its own personality. St. Luke's families say
there is a tangible warmth on our campus. The main entrance
captures the spirit of our wonderful community with two essential
plaques - a Henry James' quotation, set in stone in our Be Kind
Plaza, and our motto, inscribed over St. Luke's doorway: Enter to
Learn, Go Forth to Serve.
At St. Luke's, exceptional academics and strong community
connections are inextricable. Our alumni cite relationships with
teachers as the top value of their St. Luke's education, while
parents speak of the skills and responsiveness that distinguish our
faculty.
We are the only Fairchester school to offer a Center for
Leadership. St. Luke's mission is an exceptional education
that inspires a deep love of learning, a strong moral compass, the
commitment to serve, and the confidence to lead. St. Luke's Center
for Leadership advances this mission by helping students develop
exceptional leadership abilities.
Many families are attracted to St. Luke's blend of traditional
education and forward-thinking environment. New ideas and concepts
in education are embraced and risks taken. Educators and students
have the freedom to explore what it means to learn and grow.
St. Luke's designLab offers "mastery" (moving forward as you
master concepts) engineering courses, a fully-equipped fabrication
lab, and school-wide, design-thinking challenges, including a
two-day Hackathon. We also have blended and online learning options
and many project-based learning experiences including a January
Term where students step out of traditional class routines to work
full-time, in groups, on "real world" problems.
Students appreciate the chance to try new things and maybe even
discover a new passion. We have an extensive visual and performing
arts program, and many opportunities for self-expression and
exploration. A favorite in the Middle School is Xploration where
teams tackle a challenge such as a "world without human
interaction, creativity, human rights, healthy food, or
technology." Students work together on this challenge, seeking
resources on- and off-campus and presenting findings to teachers
and peers.
St. Luke's has additional signature programs including
eighth-grade Declamations - a rite of passage where each student
immerses in a semester-long research project and presentation - and
our Upper School Scholars Program where seniors may apply to pursue
a year-long research initiative, ultimately presenting their
findings at our annual Scholars Symposium.
St. Luke's is a secular (non-religious), private day school
serving grades 5-12. Located in New Canaan, Connecticut, our school
attracts families from 30 towns throughout Connecticut and New
York. A combination of challenging academics and truly exceptional
community support distinguishes St. Luke's and encourages our
students to go above and beyond their own expectations. We offer an
inclusive environment where differences in race, culture, and
personal beliefs are embraced as assets that enhance education. St.
Luke's prides itself on being a forward-thinking school and is home
to the Center for Leadership, which offers signature global
education, service learning, and leadership-focused programs.
At last we have a dedicated phone number for suicide and crisis support. The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is 988. More about it and suicide prevention here.
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The average private school tuition in Fairfield County, CT is $23,486 for elementary schools and $34,927 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
