Welcome from Head of School

Dear Friends,

When I first stepped onto the grounds of St. Mary’s School of Piscataway many years ago, I knew immediately that it was a special place--one that was warm and inviting, one where individuals at every level would be inspired to grow both academically and spiritually, one that offered a safe and secure environment. With this realization also came an element of surprise. St. Mary’s School of Piscataway was a “hidden jewel”, a place that was found by accident or a place that was mentioned casually without factual information. However, the reality is that once people find St. Mary’s, they tend to stay. Each year over half of our eighth grade graduates boast that they started at the school in kindergarten. We experience a very low turnover among faculty and staff as well, with many having served ten years or more at the school.  In fact, two faculty members graduated from St. Mary’s and returned to teach at the school they loved as children. I, myself, have been affiliated with the school for over 17 years.

With this website we’ve done our best to give visitors a glimpse of St. Mary’s, but realize that it is with limitations. We can report our outstanding academic credentials; we can explain that the Christian environment is the underlying force driving the school mission and vision; we can describe the family atmosphere, the appreciation of diversity, and the attention to character values. Until you actually walk the serene grounds, until you talk with members of the faculty and staff, until you see the excitement of challenge and pride of success on the faces of the students, and the interaction between the children, their teachers and their friends, you will not truly appreciate all that St. Mary’s School of Piscataway has to offer.

Please accept my invitation to personally visit the school, to sense and experience all that is St. Mary’s School of Piscataway—a place where excellence is not only sought, but also achieved. It is truly a place where miracles happen!

Yours in Christ,
Kathleen C. Pfaff