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Curriculum
St. Mary Catholic
School is committed to teaching the whole child: spiritually,
academically, emotionally, physically and socially. Our core curriculum
offers religion, language arts, reading, mathematics, science, social
studies, computer literacy and physical education. Additionally, we
offer music, band and art.
The Diocese of
Lansing establishes the curriculum, and the principal and faculty are
responsible for making adaptations at the school level.
The cornerstone of St.
Mary School is its Catholic faith. In addition to religious instruction,
each day begins with prayer. Students of all faiths are welcome at St.
Mary, but they must be willing to support Catholic religious teachings
and practices within the school. Therefore, all students are required to
pray with the class, attend Mass, pass religion courses, and promote the
moral and spiritual climate of the school. Our relationship with God and
each other and the application of Christian values to our daily lives
are topics that are emphasized in all grades.
Students explore the
elements of music and foster an appreciation for the key concepts. Our
music program includes regular classes for all grades, an annual
Christmas pageant, a spring concert, and religious services. The St.
Mary band program is part of our music enrichment curriculum and is an
established tradition available to students from 5th to 8th
grade at an additional fee.
St. Mary has a
dedicated art room staffed with a fine arts teacher, which
allows each student to have art class once a week.
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