St Mary's Catholic School
School Overview
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Students
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Do you know how many of your students, and their families, attend Mass each Sunday?
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Faculty
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How frequently does your school leadership team meet? How are those meetings structured?
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How frequently does your faculty engage in seminars together to discuss beautiful texts, poetry, or art?
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Do you require your teachers to make a Profession of Faith and Oath of Fidelity to the Catholic Church?
What percentage of your faculty attend Mass every Sunday?
Curriculum & Instruction
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Does the school offer AP classes?
Does the school divide students into honors and non-honors curriculum tracks in any subject?
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Does your school have a poetry recitation and memorization canon?
In which grades do you require Latin?
Are computers (desktops, laptops or tablets) commonly used in classrooms?
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Do you have a Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium program?
How much time does the school schedule set aside each day for play, recreation, and leisure?
Do your students regularly engage in seminar discussions?
School Culture & Spiritual Life
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Do your students go on spiritual retreats?
What sorts of service projects do your students participate in?
How many times per week are all students required to attend Daily Mass?
How often is Confession offered at school?
Do your students receive Sacramental instruction at school?
What types of prayer do your students regularly practice while at school?
Does your school offer any faith-based after school programs, like Rosary or Adoration club?
How does your school cultivate the virtues of chastity and modesty?
Do you use a dedicated virtue formation program or incorporate virtue instruction in the school schedule?
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Do you have sacred art in classrooms?
Do you offer parent formation opportunities?
What is your smartphone and smartwatch policy?
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Parochial
1900
101 Hampton Ave, Greenville, SC 29601, USA
10100
20
Active parishioners receive a 25% discount. Employees are also eligible for a further discount for their enrolled children.
The mission of Saint Mary’s Catholic School is to invite our students to follow the Lord Jesus Christ as faithful disciples and to prepare them for outstanding achievement in high school and later life.
Our rigorous curriculum integrates academic excellence, athletic challenge, artistic expression, and character formation in service of the evangelical mission of Saint Mary’s Catholic Church and School.
Student achievement, parental satisfaction, and educator experience.
350
The South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund program (ESTF)
Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade
Both
Yes
Yes
0
Authentically Catholic, qualified, knowledgable, and a good fit for the mission of the school.
90
45
Clemson University, Aquinas College, Belmont Abbey, Furman University
Paired with an experienced mentor teacher
Each Semester
Never
Sophia Institute, Other
All teachers attend PD through a variety of organizations (such as Sophia Institute, Cognia, NCEA, etc) annuially.
3
Yes
90
ARK, MAP
No
No
All 8th graders take Honors Algebra I and Honors English I
I-55, Ignatius Press
No
Yes
1-to-1 iPad program in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, but teachers are free to use them as often or as rarely as they like. Some utilize them weekly, others never touch them.
College Prep, Cultivation of Virtue, STEM
The philosophy of education of Saint Mary’s is summarized in our motto: Tradition, Virtue, Excellence. “Tradition” here signifies more than just immersion in the sacred traditions of the Catholic Church. It also means a dedication to traditional educational methods founded on the dignity of the human person. Our focus on “Virtue” ensures that all content across the curriculum and in all subject areas is delivered through the lens of the Catholic faith and is consistent with our faith and the moral expectations of our school families. Finally, “Excellence” includes setting high expectations for our students, parents, faculty, and staff. Saint Mary’s students consistently exhibit excellence academically, athletically, artistically, and spiritually, and these achievements are recognized and celebrated as a school.
Students in all grade levels (K3 through 8th grade) participate in weekly classes in visual arts, music, and library / research skills. Our visual art curriculum focuses on a wide variety of mediums and skills for individual, group, and whole class projects. Older students also learn the basics of art history and the biographies of famous artists. Students with particular interest and talent in visual arts can participate in an extracurricular Art Club where they can complete more advanced projects in a small group setting. Our music curriculum includes both vocal and instrumental performance as well as music history and theory. Students learn selections from a wide variety of genres and from many different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. As a school, students participate in two musical performances per year (a Christmas program in the winter and a Grandparents’ Day program in the spring). In addition to our classroom curriculum, Saint Mary’s offers a wide variety of extracurricular options in performing arts including band, orchestra, mass choir, show choir, and drama club.
Progress in Mathematics
No
30 minutes
No
Art Club, Band, Strings, Show Choir, Mass Choir, Beta Club, Rosary Club, Chess Club, Coding Club, Basketball, Volleyball, Track, Cross Country, Golf
Yes
Charity and gift drives, writing letters and offering prayers of support to priests and emergency services, food drive for Franciscan Sisters, donations to local soup kitchens, volunteering with the parish and other Catholic organizations
1
Monthly
Yes
Adoration, Examination of Conscious, Group prayer time in class, Group prayer time prior to beginning of school day, Private prayer time, Other
Yes, Rosary Club
Theology of the Body instruction 3rd grade and up, as well as strict policies on dress code, school dances, and student behavior.
Yes
Yes
Virtues in Practice program developed by the Dominican Sisters.
Yes
Yes. Electronic devices are not permitted to be with students during the school day or while on school property, and parents are strongly encourage to not permit their children to have these devices at home until after they graduate 8th grade.
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