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St. Michael's Academy "At A Glance" |
1. Formal teaching of the Catholic faith
Solid Catechetics incorporating the
Fathers and Doctors of the Church, Church encyclicals, lives of the Saints and
classic Catholic resources; Learning and living the Liturgical Year in daily
life
SMA students perform at a higher academic level than many students coming from other public or parochial schools. This is proven regularly using SAT’s and other forms of testing. When compared with students in the same grades in math and reading, SMA students were often ranked in the high 80th and 90th percentiles.
3. Daily prayers & devotions by
teachers & students
In addition to daily prayers and
devotions, helpful articles and prayers are sent home each week so that parents
can help their children and live more fully the Liturgical Year
4. Small class size
Student to teacher ratio is
approximately 10 to 1 per grade level
5. Teaching methods that work
Intensive phonics; mathematics
memorization; daily classroom seat work to affirm weekly lessons; daily reading
of stories and English Classics by students in classroom and at home;
memorization of poems and literature; learning Catholic virtues by reading daily
the lives of the Saints; Christmas play, Spring play and May Crowning
6. An ambiance imbued with CATHOLICITY, JOY & CHARITY
What is NOT taught
SMA does not advocate Outcome Based Education (OBE) and does not teach whole language, feminism, self-esteem building courses, drug, suicide, or classroom sex education. The Academy believes the academic coursework and Catholic life, combined with a high level of parental involvement in the home, will themselves induce a well-formed conscience and attitude with regard to these other concerns.
St. Michael’s Academy accepts no public funding. If it did, it would have to follow certain government mandates which SMA considers detrimental to a sound educational experience.
