Principal's Message

Welcome to St. Gabriel Elementary School, a school that has been providing children and families with a faith-based education in the Catholic tradition for nearly 130 years!  Please enjoy looking through our web site where you will find information about our classrooms, enrollment information, as well as our academic programs and special activities.  St. Gabriel School has a tremendously rich history in Chicago’s Canaryville neighborhood and enjoys enormous support from both its former students and current families.  

During the past couple of summers parent volunteers and several of the school’s alumni have worked diligently to beautify and enhance the 130 year old school buildings.  Volunteers have painted and updated classrooms, put in new flooring, established a new school library, created an up-to-date science lab, and brightened the walls throughout the school with murals and wall paintings.  As the volunteers have worked away on the many projects to upgrade the school, one can feel the deep love they have for these wonderful old buildings that are filled with so many, many fond memories.  Our current students continue to build on those rich and wonderful memories as they participate in an education that will prepare them both academically and spiritually to participate fully in our ever-changing world. 

Blessed with a dedicated faculty and staff, Saint Gabriel Catholic School offers an enriched faith-based curriculum for students in grades Preschool through Eighth grade, including a variety of music classes, Spanish instruction, computer classes, and a strong athletic program.  There are also a variety of after-school classes available to the students, ranging from chess classes to crochet classes as well as an after-school care program.  The overall purpose for all of our school’s programs is to ensure our students learn to act justly and charitably toward all people.  The students at Saint Gabriel Catholic School understand it is their responsibility to build a more peaceful world, beginning in their own school community.    

You are lovingly invited to join the Shamrock long tradition of a strong faith-based education.  If you have school-age children, I ask you to please consider Saint Gabriel Catholic School as the educational home for your children.  Or, if you’re interested in supporting a gem of a Catholic school with your time, talents or treasures, please contact us and we’ll let you know how you can help us fulfill our mission. We, at Saint Gabriel Catholic School, understand that it is the strong faith and dedication of those who have gone before us that have made the school what it is today.  We invite you, both old friends and new friends, to join us on our journey as we work to realize our mission and put into the goals and vision that will ensure Saint Gabriel Catholic School remains the educational cornerstone of the Canaryville neighborhood for another 130 years.

May God bless you and hold you close,
Mrs. Cynthia Fogarty, Principal