St. Vincent Martyr School...shares the love of Jesus Christ. Founded in 1848, SVMS is the oldest Catholic school in the Diocese of Paterson. Our school serves children in grades Pre-K 3 - 8, and we are fully accredited by the Middle Atlantic States Association of Universities, Colleges, and Schools.
Rooted in the Gospel message of Jesus Christ, St. Vincent Martyr School proudly affirms its Catholicity. Faithfully imparting His teachings, it remains loyal to Jesus and His Church. This is evident in its efforts to serve the spiritual, academic, social, emotional and physical needs of each student entrusted to its care. By focusing on God throughout the daily routine, St. Vincent Martyr School emphasizes not only the need for intellectual but also the spiritual growth in the learning process.
Realizing that all abilities, gifts and talents come from God, the core curriculum seeks to challenge all students academically to achieve personal success. Simultaneously it considers the talents of individual students with their varying stages and styles of cognitive development and creative expression. The selection of appropriate teaching methods and instructional materials, along with continued incorporation of new technology and other resources, is deemed crucial to the program as it embraces the 21st century. Various modes of assessment, both traditional and innovative, chart a child’s progress.
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St. Vincent Martyr School has been honored as a 2022 Cognia School of Distinction, a program that recognizes pre-K–12 education institutions that exemplify excellence in education and service to learners. Cognia selected St. Vincent Martyr School as one of the 96 schools and 38 systems out of more than 1,500 institutions that were eligible for its 2022 Cognia Schools and Systems of Distinction. St. Vincent Martyr School is the ONLY school in New Jersey to have received the honor this year.
“St. Vincent Martyr School is to be commended on their (sic) recognition as a School of Distinction,” said Dr. Mark A. Elgart, president and CEO of Cognia. “Cognia Accreditation is already a mark of distinction recognized around the world. Being named a School or System of Distinction further recognizes the commitment to education quality St. Vincent Martyr School has for its learners,” he added.
“It was a monumental, year-long project to prepare for the evaluation by Cognia. We were pleased when the school received high marks on its accreditation and felt it was a testament to our faculty's talents and dedication,” said Sr. Noreen Holly, SC, Principal of St. Vincent Martyr School. “To receive the additional news that we were being recognized by Cognia as a School of Distinction sent us over the moon.”
St. Vincent Martyr School earned Cognia Accreditation in 2022. St. Vincent Martyr School participated in Cognia’s rigorous Accreditation Engagement Review process, which is based on research-based performance standards. The process includes a third-party review by education experts of evidence, interviews, and classroom observations. The evaluation covers Leadership Capacity, Learning Capacity, and Resource Capacity, as well as a demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement.