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Dear Families, As Dr. Luizzi shared in his letter last month, we are currently administering the Comprehensive School Climate Inventory — a survey for students, teachers, and fam...

New Canaan Public Schools’ South Elementary School is celebrating a milestone year as it marks the 75th anniversary of its founding. Since opening its doors in September 1950, Sou...

New Canaan Public Schools has been named a District Award Winner in The NAMM Foundation’s 2026 Best Communities for Music Education. The Best Communities for Music Education (BCME...

New Canaan Public Schools is currently seeking qualified individuals to join our Special Education team at Saxe Middle School and South Elementary School. We are now accepting app...

Thursday, April 23rd 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

South Family Math Night is going for the GOLD! Join us for WINTER OLYMPIC-inspired games and activities. "Mathletes" in Grades K-4 and their families are invited to attend on T...

March 2026 District Newsletter from Dr. Bryan Luizzi, Superintendent of Schools.

Dear Families , We are writing to inform you of important improvements to our AM and PM bus services, effective Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Due to this summer’s flawed implementatio...

NEW CANAAN, CT (August 2025) – New Canaan Public Schools is proud to announce the installation of communication boards on the playgrounds of Saxe Middle School and East, South, a...

New Canaan, CT (June 13, 2025) – The South School TV Broadcast Crew has taken first place in the Elementary School – News Show category of the 2025 Access Awareness Awards, a vide...

During the first week of June, South School proudly recognized the accomplishments and milestones of our fourth-grade students during the annual Fourth Grade Moving Up Celebration...

Please click the link below to view your weekly news update from the student's at South. https://sites.google.com/ncps-k12.org/sstv/24-25-home#h.249lydcoagj9

South School Principal Matt Kascak, along with staff, students and parents, have partnered with local environmental and sustainability charity Planet New Canaan (www.planetnewcana...

NEW CANAAN, CT (October 2024) — New Canaan Public Schools has once again proven its educational excellence by being ranked the #1 school district in Connecticut in Niche’s 2025...

South School’s weekly Announcement and News show produced by the South School TV (SSTV) cast, crew, and Executive Producer, Mrs. Ronna Van Veghel, is the proud recipient of two 20...

Repost from The Hour, 'How a New Canaan school got a 'moon tree' from NASA. NEW CANAAN — A New Canaan elementary school is now home to a very special sycamore tree that spent the ...

NEW CANAAN, CT (May 14, 2024) - New Canaan Public Schools is pleased to announce the appointment of Siobhan McCormack as the new Assistant Principal of South Elementary School. ...

South Elementary School has been selected by NASA as one of the first to receive a “Moon Tree” seedling that has flown across space aboard the Artemis I mission. Currently, South ...

NEW CANAAN, CT - New Canaan Public Schools has been ranked No. 48 in Niche.com's 2024 list of Top 50 School Districts in America. NCPS maintained its ranking in the Top 1% out of...

Please click here to access South School's summer resources ! This district also offers several Summer Enrichment Camps that are full of learning and fun for your child. We hop...