As our oldest students continue to advance in their studies at St. Katharine Drexel Catholic School, they are also preparing intellectually and spiritually for life in high school and beyond. Students in grades 3-8 change classes for select subject areas, allowing the students to interact with many different teachers and groups of learners. Students in the upper school participate in a one-to-one technology initiative with the students having personal Chromebooks that they bring to and from school each day. Through the use of the Google Education suite of products, technology is woven into each subject area. Students also choose from more than twenty electives that give the students an opportunity to study or participate in new activities throughout the year.
All grades are enriched with classes in Spanish, Science, Music, Art, Computer, Library and Physical Education. Technology is integrated in many areas and students learn to use approved, grade-appropriate search engines for research and learn
Attendance at and participation in First Friday Mass, school-wide Masses, Holy Days of Obligation
Sacramental Life: Understanding of and preparation for receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Prayer: Daily prayer to begin and end each day as well as before snacks and meals
Community Service/Outreach: Contributions to charitable organizations, sending holiday cards to nursing homes and veteran groups, and more
Virtues: Monthly recognition of “Catholic Leaders:” Students selected from each homeroom who exemplify the month’s virtue. The study of one virtue each month, with the goal of building awareness of how the virtues look and feel.
