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Vision & Mission

- Vision
  
  Saint Ann School is a community permeated with the love of Christ. It is a place where each person’s uniqueness is celebrated and all are treated with dignity; a place where children learn to appreciate diversity and value each other.
  
  Academic excellence is to be expected, but recognition of individual needs takes precedence. Opportunities for success are a vital part of the curriculum. For everyone involved in the school, we emphasize positive behavior; we strongly encourage the cooperation of parents/guardians and teachers in preparing children to live their lives in a responsible manner according to the Word of God.
- Mission
  
  Promoting Spirituality, Academics and Service in accordance with Catholic tradition while providing a quality, innovative education within a nurturing environment.
  
  Saint Ann School welcomes all families and students desiring a Catholic education. As a Roman Catholic school in the Diocese of Nashville, we joyfully exercise our responsibility to teach Catholic faith and morals in all fullness and especially as expressed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC). It is possible, though, that some parents, guardians, and non-Catholic persons whose religious practices and beliefs do not coincide fully with Church teaching, may experience conflict as we promote and instruct these teachings, particularly as they relate to same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria.
  
  Saint Ann School seeks to partner with parents to assist the child, especially when matters of this nature arise. We, therefore, commit to guiding the family to pastoral care and supports. While sincere questions of the practices of the Catholic faith to understand them more deeply are welcome, purposeful disruption to the school community, public defiance and challenge of Catholic truths or morality would indicate a student, parent, or guardian are no longer partners in our evangelical mission and thus, may be denied admission or may be asked to leave the school.
- History
  
  Saint Ann Catholic Church was originally called St. Peter’s Mission and was located on the second floor of a store at the corner of 49^thand Charlotte Avenue. The name St. Peter remained until the parish moved to its present location at 51^stand Charlotte Avenues in 1921. The parish, with the help of the Diocese of Nashville, purchased a residence known as the Thomasson residence. The first school year began in September, 1921; the school opened with forty-eight students. The school was staffed by the Sisters of Mercy and was located on the second floor of the old Thomasson residence, with the church located on the first floor. Saint Ann School is the oldest diocesan school in the Diocese of Nashville.
  
  In 1947 the new school was built. The school has always had grades 1 through 8 and in 1979 a kindergarten was added. The Sisters of Mercy taught in the school from 1921 until 1992.
  
  In 2016, the Pre-K program was added to aid in early literacy development, serving students ages 3 and 4. In 2021 we expanded our PK program, adding a second classroom to better serve our 3 and 4 year olds.In 2017, the Hand in Hand Options Program was established, starting with 4 students, to support students with special needs and include them in receiving a high quality Catholic education. Today our Hand in Hand Options Program serves 9 students in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade.
  
  A new church was built in 1939 to accommodate a growing parish. A new rectory was built in 1947. Saint Ann’s present church was built in 1960. Saint Ann Catholic Church parish purchased neighborhood homes that were later torn down and used as playgrounds and fields for the growing school. A school gymnasium, Neidert Hall, was built in 1965. The church had a major renovation in 1993 and the school has had major renovation projects over the last several years. Some of the school projects have involved the replacement of windows, addition of central heat and air conditioning systems, new whiteboards, new ceilings, lockers for the middle grades, new carpeting throughout the school, wired and wireless computer network into each classroom, and a complete renovation of the student bathrooms. In 1998 the parish added a Parish Life Center. This center is used by the parish and the school for music, preschool, and various other school activities. From 2006 to the present time the parish has completely renovated all classrooms and the library. Special additions in the Lower School classrooms include a log cabin, covered wagon, tree house, castle, and Dr. Seuss house that serve as class libraries. The office space was remodeled in 2013.
  
  One of the things unique to Saint Ann School is that there are many third generation children attending. The 2001-2002 school year marked the first of a fourth generation student. Many grandparents of students attend school functions on the same grounds where they themselves were students. There are many alumni that send their children to Saint Ann School. A high percentage of its graduates attend Father Ryan High School, Pope John Paul II, and St. Cecilia Academy.