Academic Excellence
One of the most difficult decisions a parent can make is where to your send your child to school. Holy Family Catholic School welcomes you. We accept children from pre-school through 8th grade.
Programs
Fine Arts
At Holy Family School, the fine arts are an integral part of our curriculum. Our students have an opportunity to express their spirit and creativity through the disciplines of vocal music, dance, band, drama, and the visual arts.
Engagement with the fine arts enhances a student’s intellectual, social, and personal development. Research evidence indicates that the fine arts develop neural systems in the brain that engender a wide spectrum of benefits such as improved fine motor skills and emotional balance. Fine arts education produces higher test scores and greater self-discipline. The arts provide students with new ways to access meaning, to perceive the word around them, to comprehend and problem solve. They give students the tools they need to transcend the boundaries of language, culture, time, and space. The fine arts promote self-esteem, motivation, inventiveness, aesthetic awareness, and appreciation of beauty and diversity, attributes which enable our students to become productive and active members of their communities.
Art class is offered for students Kindergarten through 8th grade.
The dance program kicked off in the early 1990s. Students experience the joy of dance through ballet, tap, jazz and tumbling. The student body even presents a recital each spring.
STEM Education
Holy Family School is a leader in the field of STEM education. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Education is an approach to teaching that integrates real-life applications of technology, math, engineering and science with experiential, hands-on learning. STEM education provides students with the 21st century learning skills they need to address complex real-world problems.
Let’s consider how STEM affects what is closest and dearest to us – our children. STEM is the future – it provides students with learning experiences that prepare them to be leaders in a global and technologically advanced society. According to the United States Department of Labor, eight of the ten leading career opportunities require proficiency in the STEM fields – accounting, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, information systems, civil engineering, economics, and finance. A STEM education at Holy Family provides our students with a leg up for future success.
As stewards of God’s creation, quality STEM learning experiences challenge our students to develop higher order problem solving skills through processes such as communication, inquiry, creativity, collaboration, and deep comprehension. Through applied learning, a STEM education provides our children with the knowledge and critical thinking skills they need to have the best career options. In addition, with Holy Family’s liberal arts education and commitment to Christian values, our students will use their STEM knowledge together with world language, literature, religious education, social studies, and the fine arts to understand the world in which they live and how to lead their lives for the betterment of the human experience.
Alternative energy, laser technology, pneumatics, robotics, virtual architecture, flight dynamics, structural engineering, environmental science, material processing, and computer-aided drafting (CAD) are some of the components of our comprehensive STEM curriculum.
Students at Holy Family participate in a simulation based education through a program offered by OSF called Jump Newman STEM Catholic School Program, where student learn a variety of subjects, including civil and mechanical engineering as well biomedical engineering. Junior Achievement, and AG in the Classroom are also part of our STEM program.
Technology
Holy Family School recognizes the increased role that technology plays in education. Our technology curriculum starts with the Preschool students and develops through Eighth grade. Beginning in preschool, students learn basic computer skills such as using the mouse and logging into programs. These computer skills are enhanced from year to year with 3rd- 8th grade students utilizing Google Classroom and its many programs for different assignments, preparing them for high school and beyond.