Enrichment Program

The Enrichment opportunities at Mount St. Michael Catholic School offer a wide variety of learning experiences for students.

Art is formally studied in the 1st-5th grades and as an elective in the 7th and 8th grades. In the classical curriculum, study art history including artists and works of art which is supported by the study of drawing and filling in with color.

Band is require for all 6th grade students and is an elective in the 7th and 8th grades. As students grow their learning experiences are expanded to areas they may not otherwise experience and then not have the opportunity to recognize their talents in that area. This is the rationale for exposing all 6th grade students to experiences with instruments in our Beginning Band. Those with true interest may move to the Advanced Band in the 7th and 8th grades.
Guidance is an integral part of the curriculum and life at Mount St. Michael Catholic School School. Guidance is primarily provided by the homeroom teacher throughout the school day as well as during weekly focused sessions. Our counselor is invited into the classroom to assist with these sessions as well as provide sessions for individual students as needed. Guidance focuses on assisting students as they develop knowledge and skills in decision-making, goal-setting, planning, problem solving, communicating, and interpersonal effectiveness. All of these concepts are approached from our Christian world-view.

Music is provided for students in 3K-5th grades. Much like the art classes, music in the classical curriculum focuses on the study of music history including composers and musical works while studying the “grammar” of music. The grammar of music includes the reading of music, music notation, and creating music. Students in the 4th and 5th grades learn to play the recorder in preparation for the band experience as well as create and produce an annual musical.

Physical Education (PE) supports the mission of Mount St. Michael Catholic School School to educate the whole child. Students are given opportunities to develop life-long habits of physical fitness as well as work on activities that aid in natural physical development. Students also learn the mechanics of a variety of sports. Sports are available as an after school activity coached by volunteer parents. Soccer is available spring and fall for K-8th grades. Volleyball (spring) and Basketball (winter) are available for 5th-8th grades.

Technology within the context of the classical curriculum takes its proper place as a tool. Students are taught the “grammar” of computer applications such as keyboarding and basic usage in the grammar school. In the logic school, students delve more deeply into how to use these applications for communication and expression. Students are well prepared for the expectations of the high schools for entering freshmen. An internet filtering device provides for the safety of our students as they learn to use the internet responsibly and effectively. Technology in a classical school provides a means to an end, knowledge and communication, rather than being an end in itself.

ENRICHMENT STAFF

Mrs. Cathy Leicht (Art 1st-8th)

Mrs. Isela Tautges (Band 6th-8th)

Mrs. Mary Krieg (Librarian)

Mrs. Suzanne Taitte (Music 3K-5th)

Mrs. Dawn Schell (PE 1st-8th)

Mrs. Debi Hoang (Technology 1st-8th)

 

 

 

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