Category: Chesterton Academy

“The family remains the first place of education. Catholic schools collaborate with parents; they do not substitute them, because the ‘duty… devolves primarily on them.’ The educational alliance requires intentionality, listening, and co-responsibility.”  Pope Leo XIV’s, Drawing New Maps of Hope

These words renew our call to strengthen the sacred partnership between parents, school, and Church. As we guide our students toward wisdom and virtue, may we do so in deep communion with one another, beginning with parents who first taught our children to know and love God — walking together as co-educators in hope.
  
This fits with the opportunity to come together for the next lecture series, which will be Monday November 24, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. This lecture will look at Imago Dei and the Catholic classical approach to education.

St. John Paul II Classical School and Chesterton Academy are of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. They are private Catholic classical schools serving Montessori preschool and elementary through high school. They have open enrollment and provide an individualized education in an integrated faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. Learn more by scheduling a visit.

On Oct 2nd, our high school parents and potential families took part in the popular Chesterton Academy tradition of the Fireside Chat. This is an informative and engaging evening of getting to know the teachers, the curriculum and experiencing the overall spirit and joy of our high school. A current high school parent describes the event as … “The fireside chat experience gives parents a glimpse into the amazing curriculum and community that Chesterton Academy offers. You leave the evening with new friends, fun memories, and the wish that Chesterton Academy had been around during your own high school years.” Our humanities’ teacher, Mr Horn, describes the evening as “… a great opportunity for parents to come together to receive a taste of their child’s experience in the school. After some social time, we move into a mock morning assembly and break up into different classrooms. This past year, I shared the reason why I chose to work at this particular school (as opposed to other opportunities), as well as presenting an eye-opening lesson on the Greek words for “love” and “life.” This is truly an annual event for parents to catch an inside glimpse of their child’s school day, which integrates subjects like history, literature, theology and science, forms the students in the Catholic faith, and develops their critical thinking.

St. John Paul II Classical School and Chesterton Academy are of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. They are private Catholic classical schools serving Montessori preschool and elementary through high school. They have open enrollment and provide an individualized education in an integrated faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. Learn more by scheduling a visit.

On the feast of our patron, Pope Saint John Paul II, we are reminded of his words that inspire our mission to cultivate beauty, seek truth, and do good:

“It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; He is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is He who provoked you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is He who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is He who reads in your heart your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle. It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives, the will to follow an ideal, the refusal to allow yourselves to be ground down by mediocrity, the courage to commit yourselves humbly and patiently to improving yourselves and society, making the world more human and more fraternal.”​

As a community, we live this call through shared moments of faith and witness—whether at the 40 Days for Life, the Solemnity of Our Lady of Champion, or our Fireside Chat. In all we do, we seek to live In Illo Uno Unum—in the One who unites us — Mr. Schrieber, Headmaster.

St. John Paul II Classical School and Chesterton Academy are of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. They are private Catholic classical schools serving Montessori preschool and elementary through high school. They have open enrollment and provide an individualized education in an integrated faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. Learn more by scheduling a visit.

The latest GRACE Fall 2025 newsletter is now available to read! This issue highlights the GRACE Board of Trustees, spotlights St. John Paul II Classical School and Chesterton Academy of St. John Paul II Classical School’s new headmaster, explores the renovations that were made in GRACE schools over the summer, and more!

Check it out by clicking the button below.

St. John Paul II Catholic School and Chesterton Academy are of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. They are private Catholic schools serving Preschool and Elementary through high school, adding one grade per year. They have with open enrollment and provide an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. Learn more by scheduling a visit.

Welcome back! Please read this letter from GRACE President Kim Desotell by clicking the button below.

St. John Paul II Catholic School and Chesterton Academy are of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. They are private Catholic schools serving Preschool and Elementary through high school, adding one grade per year. They have with open enrollment and provide an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. Learn more by scheduling a visit.

Please welcome our new grade 4 teacher, Miss Stacey McFedries! Learn more about her below.

Hello! My name is Stacey McFedries and I am grateful for the opportunity to teach at SJPII. I grew up in the Chicago suburbs and attended the University of St. Francis, majoring in history. I’m a convert to the faith, and am grateful every day for God’s grace. A few years ago, I moved up to Wisconsin to teach at an independent Catholic classical school in De Pere, and most recently taught at St. John Bosco Catholic School in Sturgeon Bay. My interests include reading, arts and crafts, cooking and baking, and spending time with family and friends. I’m very excited to meet all of you, and I’m looking forward to our first school year together!

God bless,
Miss McFedries

St. John Paul II Catholic School and Chesterton Academy are of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. They are private Catholic schools serving Preschool and Elementary through high school, adding one grade per year. They have with open enrollment and provide an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. Learn more by scheduling a visit.

Spread the news! There’s still time to apply and enroll in preschool!

Get a step ahead and enroll your child in our preschool education program. Our hands-on, play-based approach ensures learning is both challenging and child-centered in an environment focused on faith-filled activities and development.

Learn more on our preschool webpage.

St. John Paul II Catholic School and Chesterton Academy are of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. They are private Catholic schools serving Preschool and Elementary through high school, adding one grade per year. They have with open enrollment and provide an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. Learn more by scheduling a visit.

Looking for school community over the summer for your children? Come to our summer play playdates! Check out the flyer below for more information.

St. John Paul II Catholic School and Chesterton Academy are of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. They are private Catholic schools serving Preschool and Elementary through high school, adding one grade per year. They have with open enrollment and provide an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. Learn more by scheduling a visit.

The SJPII summer uniform exchange will take place on Tuesday, June 24, from 9:30 a.m.-noon. School families may bring in gently used uniform items in exchange for others.  You may also buy any of our used uniform pieces for $1 each.  School logo patches will also be available for $1 each.

We ask that parents refrain from bringing in non-uniform items or items that do not meet our uniform code requirements. As a reminder: Uniform jumpers/skirts should be touching the knee, and shorts should be knee-length “walking shorts” style.  Also, polo dresses and jumpers are to be worn only by girls in grades PK-3; and skirts are only to be worn by girls in grades 4-8.  Please see our Uniform Policy for further clarification.

St. John Paul II Catholic School and Chesterton Academy are of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. They are private Catholic schools serving Preschool and Elementary through high school, adding one grade per year. They have with open enrollment and provide an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. Learn more by scheduling a visit.

Summer hours commence on Monday, June 9, and will be active until August 15. Please see them in detail for our school, the others, and GRACE Riverside* here.

* All GRACE Schools and Riverside Office closed Monday, June 30 – Friday, July 4.

St. John Paul II Catholic School and Chesterton Academy are of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. They are private Catholic schools serving Preschool and Elementary through high school, adding one grade per year. They have with open enrollment and provide an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. Learn more by scheduling a visit.