“Community is at the heart of all Catholic education, not simply as a concept to be taught, but as a reality to be lived … your students will learn to understand and appreciate the value of community as they experience love, trust, and loyalty in our schools and educational programs, and as they learn to treat all persons as brothers and sisters created by God and redeemed by Christ.” - Saint John Paul II

Helping students encounter Christ’s love daily is at the heart of everything we do here at St. Mary School. It is an incredible gift that we are able to weave our Catholic faith into all that we do and teach! As part of our dedication to meet the unique needs of each individual student spiritually, intellectually, physically, emotionally, and socially, we have started year two with the school-wide social emotional program, Friendzy.

Our school teaches friendship skills and emotional intelligence through the lens of Scripture with a focus on cultivating a safe and Christ-centered school community. Students are supported in the following areas:

• Understanding of Christ-like living and healthy relationship skills

• Development of self-confidence, emotional recognition and strengths identification

• Self-management skills including understanding and managing behaviors, goal setting, stress management and perseverance

• Making responsible decisions that align with Scripture and Catholic Values

• Practicing empathy, perspective taking and kindness with peers

• Communication skills, conflict resolution and teamwork

Our Catholic faith is the foundation of all we do and our hope is that these lessons will further equip our students with practical skills that will help them to live a life of virtue.

God Bless,

Ms. Silady

Part of our mission at St. Mary School is a commitment to service. Our students engage in monthly service projects led by each class. This month's service project is being led by our 8th graders. We are collecting extra Halloween candy, toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss for the child at Casa de los Pobres in Tijuana. If you would like to donate items, please bring them to our Front Office during office hours.

Please note: We are still collecting items through November 13th.

Our school collects prayer intentions each week from every classroom. We would like to invite you to join us in prayer. If you have prayer intentions that you would like included in our weekly offering, please click below. This is an anonymous form that will be printed and placed in the basket of prayer intentions. This basket is carried up each Wednesday at our school Mass by our Student Council Religious Affairs Officer and two 2nd graders.

Each month we partner with a local business for a school fundraiser. Show the flyer below and the school receives a percentage of proceeds! For our monthly Dinner Night Outs, click here.

Our Gala is on March 1, 2025!

Did you know you can purchase gift cards for your every day shopping (groceries, Amazon, Starbucks and more!) and support our school! Click here and enter our school code: E76DB9829825

We are grateful to Happier Smiles Orthodontics for their ongoing sponsorship and support of St. Mary School. All St. Mary students and family members receive up to $500 off braces or invisalign. Call 760-743-2295 for a free consult and mention St. Mary School!

Click here to read more about our sponsorship program.

Contact the preschool director, Amanda Harriff, at 760-705-9906 or aharriff@stmaryesc.org, to set up a tour and to learn more information about their program. Visit our parish preschool website here.

If you have anything you would like added to our quarterly stakeholder newsletter, please email office@stmesc.org. Please include the exact verbiage and length of time you’d like the announcement to run.

St. Mary School provides all students a quality, Catholic education rooted in faith, dedicated to academic excellence, and committed to service.

Email: office@stmesc.org
Website: www.stmesc.org
Location: 130 East 13th Avenue, Escondido, CA, USA
Phone: (760) 743-3431

Instagram: @stmaryescondido
Facebook: facebook.com/smsescondido
Twitter: @stmaryescondido

School Office Hours:

M, T, Th, F: 8am-2:50pm

W: 9am-11:50am