Spiritus Sanctus Academies

THE SPIRITUS SANCTUS ACADEMIES are private PK4-8 Catholic schools in Ann Arbor and Plymouth owned and administered by the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist and staffed by faithful Priests, Sisters and lay Catholic men and women. Each member of the faculty and staff is committed to forming the whole child in the Dominican tradition, providing an exceptional educational experience within a truly Catholic culture.

Students at Spiritus Sanctus Academy are formed and challenged to better themselves in order to live fully in God’s grace, strive for holiness, strong discipleship and attain academic excellence according to their individual capacity. Through the study and practice of the virtues, students are taught to integrate their gifts and talents into their daily life for the honor and glory of God, their own spiritual and temporal good, and to serve their neighbor. Spiritus Sanctus Academy in partnership with its families, strives to produce well-rounded men and women rooted in the truths of our Catholic faith and grounded in the educational scholarship needed to prosper in the third millennium.

• Grades K-8 attend daily; 4-year old program attend 3x/week
• Daily Mass
• Eucharistic Adoration, opportunities for confession and development of Catholic prayer life devotion
• Challenging and integrated curriculum
• Strong Catholic faith formation and emphasis on truth
• Emphasis on respect for the sanctity of life
• 100% of SSA graduates are accepted into the Catholic high school of their choice
• Consistent high achievement on IOWA Testing
• Average class size of 22 students
• K-8 Spanish Instruction
• Intramural sports program including CYO football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and floor hockey
• Performing and fine art programs at all grade levels
• Computer instruction
• Affordable tuition, generous multiple child discounts, financial assistance available

“Best little Catholic school in all the universe. Love the Sisters, love the lay faithful teachers and staff, love the other families. SSA has been my home and family for so long, I can’t imagine life without it (and luckily), I don’t have to as I have another 14 years to g0!)”SSA Parent

“Spiritus Sanctus provides the emotional and spiritual foundation for a child to become his or her best self. At this school you can be rich or poor, creative, simply logical, or maybe even academically challenged, athletic or perhaps a little awkward, cradle Catholic or just beginning as a Catholic…you will be LOVED for being who you are…This is the real message of Catholic education come alive: that each child (and family) is uniquely and beautifully created by God with talents and struggles, and that each one is IMPORTANT to us at this school.”

“Once a child feels this love, natural growth occurs. Students who have academic talents go to college, win scholarships, go to graduate school and continue to change lives. Students with vocations lead others in the spiritual journey. Students become parents, teachers, doctors, engineers, artists, musicians, social activists and business people. Spiritus Sanctus students succeed, not necessarily by worldly measures, but by the constructs of a divinely inspired life.” Elizabeth, Mom to 7 SSA Alum, 5 current SSA students.