Polaris Project

The Polaris Project guides Stella Maris boys like the North Star, orienting their lives toward deep friendship with Jesus Christ through four pillars that make existence fully human and divinely purposeful.

Pillars of the Program

  • Body as Temple: The sacred body witnesses Creation’s love, calling us to self-gift in physical and spiritual integrity.​

  • Human Mediations: God’s gifts flow through parents, teachers, friends, and priests; shared joys like hiking and singing build communion.​

  • Sacramental Vision: In Christ, all humanity reveals the divine, transforming everyday life into encounters with God.​

  • Rites of Passage: Rituals unite body and word, grateful memory, and hopeful promises, restoring depth to modern life.

Stella Maries Stamford CT

Yearly Itinerary

Each grade follows a tailored sacramental journey—from First Communion assembly to senior Rome pilgrimage—addressing food, chastity, manliness, and more via retreats, symposia, and rites celebrating spiritual fruits. Starting with a personal Focus Retreat, boys, families, teachers, and chaplains illuminate faith’s role in human greatness.

Itinerary

• 1st Year: First Assembly
• 2nd Year: First Communion
• 3rd Year: Altar Serving Training
• 4th Year: Symposium (Banquet) – The Art of Eating / Taste Star
• 5th Year: Play / Theatre – On the Stage
• 6th Year: Musical – The Language of the Body
• 7th Year: Teen STAR – The Beauty of Chastity
• 8th Year: Confirmation – Assertiveness and Manliness
• 9th Year: Marian Walk – Mary, Our Mother
• 10th Year: Pilgrimage to St. James – Life is a Pilgrimage
• 11th Year: Pilgrimage to Poland – Veritas Amoris (The Truth of Love)
• 12th Year: Pilgrimage to Rome – Veritas Amoris (The Truth of Love)