Learn about our approach to a particular subject area.
We maintain high standards.
- Our academic standards meet - and often exceed - state standards.
- Our students regularly score in the top 20th percentile on nationwide standardized tests.
- Our graduates have consistently done well on high school entrance exams, earning over $345,000 in scholarships over the last 6 years.
- Our goal in all areas of learning is to fully develop your child's potential.
Textbooks for a given subject are updated every 6 years.
New for 2006-2007 is a language arts series published by MacMillan/McGraw Hill. Reading, grammar, and spelling are integrated to provide enhanced skill learning. Leveled reading books allow all abilities to be successful.
We embrace and integrate technology.
- Students participate in computer class once a week in our 32-station lab.
- Our portable computer lab, consisting of 30 laptops, can be used by teachers for class lessons outside of computer lab time.
- ACTIVboards (interactive white boards) are revolutionizing the learning process, building on students' love of technology, color, and interactivity. ACTIVboards are used in grades 4 through 8
and Music Class.
- Our Chalkwaves video library is available in each grade to supplement the text books, introduce a new topic, or summarize information.
We have multiple resources to enhance a student’s learning.
- Our auxiliary staff includes a psychologist, a speech pathologist, a reading specialist, and a math specialist.
- Our MIT (Minds In Training) program pairs participating students in the lower grades with a higher-grade student for tutoring - a partnership that benefits both children!
- A variety of additional materials and tools augment the curriculum: Accelerated Reader, Chalkwaves, ACTIVboards.
We hold noteworthy accreditations.
- Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association
- National Catholic Educational Association
We use standardized testing to refine our efforts.
Grades 2, 4, 6 and 8 take Terra Nova standardized tests each fall. We use the feedback from these tests to adjust curriculum for continuously improving performance.
An archdiocesan writing assessment is administered to grades 3, 5 and 7 annually.
Academic competitions give students a chance to shine.
Geography Bee – Gr. 4-8 Quiz Bowl – Gr. 6-8
Spelling Bee – Gr. 4-8 Bible Bowl – Gr. 6
Math Counts - Gr. 6-8
