Our Mission
 
St. Martin School embraces the Catholic educational mission promoting the teachings of Jesus Christ by providing opportunities to celebrate our Catholic faith, developing of community, and promoting cultural awareness, service, peace and justice.  A challenging, outcome-based academic program and extra-curricular activities celebrate and support the unique qualities of the individual student.  St. Martin School recognizes that the development of the whole child is a combined responsibility of the home, the school, and the Church.  Based on the teaching of Jesus Christ, we work diligently, with parents as the primary educators, to guide students towards their full potential and to respond to their world with respect, competence, compassion, and responsibility.
History and Accreditation
 
 
Saint Martin is one of twenty-eight elementary schools in the Diocese of San Jose. Established in 1953 as a parish school, Saint Martin continues to provide quality Catholic Education to its students. Originally staffed by nuns of the Order of St. Joseph of Wichita Kansas, the school is now staffed by lay faculty who teach to a potential student population of 325 students in classes ranging from Jr. Kindergarten to Eighth grade.
 
St. Martin School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) starting in 2007 through 2013.
 
 

 

 

Philosophy and Vision
 
In partnership with family and Church, the St. Martin School community strives to provide a safe and nurturing environment reflective of our Catholic identity and in which the teachings of Jesus Christ can be learned and lived.  As educators, we strive to create an atmosphere of learning that will prepare knowledgeable, creative, and responsible individuals who have a desire for life-long learning and who are active participants in their community.  We believe that education is a cooperative venture of exploration, interaction and respectful discovery of self, others, and the world.  This takes place most effectively in an atmosphere that promotes cultural development and fosters the spiritual, social/psychological, academic, and physical potentials of each student.
 
The St. Martin School community will create a nurturing environment, which will encourage the growth of knowledgeable, respectful, responsible, creative Catholic individuals with a desire for life-long learning.
 
 

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St. Martin School
597 Central Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Tel:  (408) 736-5534      Fax:  (408) 736-1034