Principal's Welcome

Dear Parents, 

Welcome to St. Jane de Chantal School! For over 70 years, we've been dedicated to the holistic development of our students—academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. Each year is filled with cherished traditions for our faculty and students, and we always look forward to welcoming new students and families into our community.  

As you may know, our school day begins when I open the doors and greet each child as they arrive.  Students pray together as a school three times a day, and each class starts with a prayer.  Religion is the thread that binds us together.  Students learn and experience the Catholic Faith through daily lessons, participation at Mass and through the Sacraments.  This along with our many community service projects is how your children will live their faith at De Chantal. 

We are a community that cares for each other.  Teachers respect the students and love all the children for their unique personalities that bring life to our school.  At St. Jane de Chantal your child will be shaped by and have a special relationship with each teacher from Pre-K, into the primary grades and right through middle school. We believe that feeling seen and being known is a vital part of a strong community. As students mature and grow from our smallest ones making new friends in Prek into eighth graders who run for student council, their day is spent in a safe place with teachers and classmates who become like family members and school like home. 

De Chantal is very proud of our high academic standards.  As part of the Archdiocese of Washington school system, we attract excellent teachers who together implement a standards based curriculum. The curriculum for language arts, science, social studies and mathematics builds from year to year.  Our students complete each school year mastering required material and progress with a feeling of confidence.  Our students take this confidence in the classroom and love for learning with them to high school where they find great success.  These students have a strong academic foundation, a commitment to do their best and perhaps most importantly, self-assurance, nurtured by their sense of belonging to the De Chantal family.  All our graduates from the 2024-25 school year, were accepted into Catholic High Schools, many with academic merit scholarships.  We are proud of them and look forward to the day they come back to visit De Chantal from high school and college.  

The involvement of parents is critical to our success as a Catholic School.  We depend upon parent volunteers to help with many school programs.  Parents, students, and teachers all benefit from our active Home and School Association (HSA).  Volunteering in any capacity introduces you to other parents and your child’s friends.  There are many families who form life-long friendships in our cafeteria, during field trips, at annual band concerts and of course along the sidelines at many sporting events.  I encourage you to volunteer as often as your schedule allows, we are always glad to have you at school. Volunteers are what help to make our community fun and vibrant.