"TEACHING WITH VALUES...                                          DEVELOPING LEADERS"

Although we are a nondenominational private school, we reinforce values to create an atmosphere of mutual respect, understanding and consideration of the ideas and feelings of others; to develop children's self esteem, personal development and wellbeing. Our Values Program is reflected in our Health & Character Education Curriculum which is taught from grades Kindergarten through 8th grade. However, it is encouraged and contemplated in our daily interaction with students during homeroom, flag ceremonies, our teaching methods and general school environment throughout all grade levels. Educators from Early Education School through High School work on a different value every month and relate it throughout the curriculum and the school activities or holidays that correspond to that particular month.

Summer Camp

Saint Joseph School offers a summer camp every year to students up to Early Elementary grades. 

Summer camp information is available in may. Please contact our school to receive all the details sbout our summer camp!

ESL Program

Saint Joseph School offers English as Second Language Program (ESL) for those students who do not have the level of English required for the entry grade determined by a standardized test results.

The ESL program is designed to help students who are learning English as a second, third, or in some cases, a fourth language. We offer this service starting in First grade all the way to Eighth grade.

This program focuses on developing and strengthening English skills, in reading, writing, speaking and listening, as well as the social, instructional, and academic language that students need to engage with peers, educators, and the curriculum in schools.

During the month of September, students are assessed using the WIDA MODEL - Measure of Developing English Language Program to determine whether the student would benefit from the ELL-English Language Learners- services. The proficiency levels in speaking, reading, writing and listening is the data we utilize to differentiate instruction in the classroom to help ELL grow in each area; and also work with the classroom teacher through collaboration and co-teaching. This includes whole class and small-group instruction-Push in.

Saint Joseph School ofrece el programa de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL) para aquellos estudiantes que no tienen el nivel de inglés requerido para la admisión del colegio, determinado por los resultados de un examen estandarizado.

El programa de ESL está diseñado para ayudar a los estudiantes que están aprendiendo inglés como segundo, tercero o, en algunos casos, un cuarto idioma. Ofrecemos este servicio desde el primer grado hasta el octavo grado.

Este programa se enfoca en desarrollar y fortalecer las habilidades de inglés, en lectura, escritura, expresión oral y comprensión auditiva, así como en el lenguaje social, educativo y académico que los estudiantes necesitan para interactuar con sus compañeros, educadores y el currículo de estudios.

Durante el mes de septiembre, los estudiantes son evaluados usando el MODELO WIDA - Programa de medición del desarrollo del idioma inglés para determinar si el estudiante se beneficiaría de los servicios ELL-Estudiantes del idioma inglés. Los niveles de competencia en hablar, leer, escribir y escuchar son los datos que utilizamos para diferenciar la instrucción en el aula. Esto contribuye a los ELL a desarrollarse mejor en cada área. También trabajamos con el maestro del aula a través de la colaboración y la co-enseñanza. Esto incluye instrucción general y en grupos pequeños.

Saint Joseph School follows an international/U.S. type curriculum, while also complying with the curricular requirements of the Dominican Ministry of Education.

This means that in all grades beginning in Kindergarten, students receive instruction in Spanish language arts and social studies, allowing them to become fluent, bilingual individuals.

The Wolves Afterschool Program, provides the Saint Joseph School community a safe and fun learning environment for children from Mondays through Thursdays. The program counts with experts who, through sports and cultural activities, make the best use of students’ free time by honing their social and intellectual abilities for their personal development.

The Wolves Afterschool Program offers an array of entertaining and didactic activities appropriate for all ages from 1 year to 5 years in the Early Education School site from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. The Wolves Afterschool at the Elementary School site for students ages 6 and up is also from Mondays through Thursdays, from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

For further information please contact the Afterschool Program Coordinator (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). You may register your child by completing the Afterschool Registration Form and bringing it to school.

• Saint Joseph School offers a U.S. type rigorous academic program based on Common Core Standards and New Generation Standards. Our school is accredited by Cognia (AdvancED) and we also comply with the Dominican Ministry of Education curriculum requirements by offering a Spanish language and Dominican social studies program.
• We offer a safe, healthy and stimulating environment for the integral development of the students, focusing on developing a growth  mindset.
• We make an emphasis on the development of critical thinking, reading, writing, oral communication and mathematical reasoning, as well as attention to the value of citizenship, the value of patriotism and moral and family values: "Better values, better people".
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 Saint Joseph School is divided into three different units or schools:

1. Early Education School: Toddlers I (1 year old) - Kindergarten
2. Elementary School: Grades 1 - 6
3. High School: Grades 7 - 12

Each school or unit has a Principal, an Assistant Principal, a Psychologist for Early Ed and Elementary School, a Psychologist for grades 7 and 8 and a Counselor for High School. Each division has its own Technology Lab, Art and Music classrooms, a motorskills gym for Early Ed, a Space Maker in the Elementary School and a Science Lab for High School.  

Programs For Learning Differences:

1. ESL (English as a Second Language)
2. SSL (Spanish as a Second Language)
3. Differentiated instruction
4. AP Program (Advanced Placement Program)
5. Academic interventions
6. Math Center

Maximum Class Size:

Toddlers I & II: 14 students 

Toddlers III:     16 students

PK & Kinder:     20 students

1st & 2nd:        22 students

3rd - 12th:       25 students

In addition to the requirements stated in the section "Admissions Process", a student transferring from a foreign country or from a foreign-accredited school must comply with the following documents, according to the norms established by the Dominican Ministry of Education:

1. The student's original birth certificate with an Apostille. This seal must come from a Dominican Consulate in the city where the student was born.

2. An official final report card for the most recent school year with an APOSTILLE from a Dominican Consulate in the city where the student completed the school year. 

*Students applying to 7^th grade through 11^th grade, must also submit official final report cards (or transcript) with an Apostille, for all the grade levels completed since 6^th grade. 

When the family arrives in Dominican Republic, these documents need to be translated into Spanish by an official and authorized public translator, and then submitted to the Dominican Ministry of Education for validation. This procedure will be required to enroll in any Dominican school.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our school Admissions Officer at (809) 540-8992 Ext: 245 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

STUDENTS REGISTRATION WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED FINAL WHEN ALL DOCUMENTS

HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.