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Welcome We welcome you to St. Ambrose School’s website! We are a Catholic elementary school located on the East side of Bridgeport, Connecticut.  St. Ambrose School is a Pre-K through 8th grade school. School Hours: 7:50 to 2:00. Students may not arrive before 7:30 and are considered late after 7:50. Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on days of early dismissal. Students picked up late are sent to the After School Program at 2:15 and charged the daily fee. Office Hours: 7:30 to 3:00 when school is in session. Summer office hours: 9:00 to 1:00 – The office is closed for two weeks during the summer and usually during school vacations. E-mail and Voice mail is checked daily. Bienvenidos al sitio del Colegio Saint Ambrose.  St. Ambrose es una escuela primaria católica con clases desde kinder hasta octavo grado. Estamos localizados en la ciudad de Bridgeport, Connecticut.  Para hablar con alguien en Español, por favor llame al 203-368-2835. Peace Promise The mission of St. Ambrose School is to "communicate the Good News of Christ and to promote an attitude of caring for one another."  This means we take seriously Jesus' challenge to be peacemakers.  We do this by saying only the good things people need to hear and doing the good deeds people need to see... [ more ] Principal's Message I am Sr. Catherine Van Houten, SSJ (a Sister of St. Joseph from Springfield, MA), and I have been principal at St. Ambrose for eight years.  What keeps me here are the people - staff, students and parents - and the challenge of building tomorrow today... [ more ] Our Mission The mission of St. Ambrose School is to communicate the Good News of Christ and to promote an attitude of caring for one another.   As Catholic educators, it is our responsibility to foster the complete development of each child.   We maintain academic standards that challenge our diverse population, utilizing technology to prepare students to be contributing and independent citizens.  We promote the development of a positive self-image.  We encourage children to apply what they learn to their daily experiences in the inner city and beyond.  Enriched by our diversity, we promote a harmony that unifies us as children of God. Our Philosophy We take a holistic approach to development, encompassing the spiritual, emotional, physical, and intellectual needs of today’s child, in order to prepare the child for full participation in tomorrow’s world... [ more ] St. Ambrose School 461 Mill Hill Avenue Bridgeport, CT St. Ambrose School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. (203) 368-2835 stambrose@cathedralcluster.org All pages Copyright ©2008 The Cathedral Education Cluster