About Columbia Catholic School

Community

Student Body: Columbia Catholic School provides education for children in kindergarten through Grade 8. The student-teacher ratio in Grades K and 1 is 18-1. In Grades 2-8, the student-teacher ratio is 24-1.

Faculty: The CCS faculty consists of degreed, certified teachers committed to academic excellence in the Catholic tradition. Full-time faculty members have been hired specifically to teach physical education, art, music, and computers. Two counselors are available for individual and classroom guidance, and a librarian oversees the CCS library.

Religious: Every week, the priests of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish celebrate Mass with CCS students and visit classrooms.

Curriculum

The academic program at Columbia Catholic School is strong and the curriculum is comprehensive.

Core Subjects: Religion, Literature and English, Science, Mathematics, and Social Studies

Foreign Language: Spanish (Grades 7 and 8 only)

Special Classes: Physical Education, Music, Art, Computers

Religious Education: Religious formation permeates the CCS learning experience through daily religion class, prayer services, and weekly liturgies. Individual classes are responsible for planning the weekly Mass. Children are prepared for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist in Grade 2.

Features

Partners-In-Education: Columbia Catholic School has an active Partners-in-Education program that benefits both the school and the Columbia community.

Child Care: An After School Child Care Program provides dependable, daily supervision for CCS students.

Lunch Program: The CCS cafeteria provides nutritious and appealing lunches.

School Support and Oversight: Columbia Catholic School has an active school board and Home and School Association, both of which provide important guidance and support to the school administration, faculty and students.

Student Services

CCS participates in the federally-funded Title 1 and Title V programs.

Students with diagnosed learning, speech, or language disabilities are provided services through the Special Education Department of the Columbia Public Schools.

Supervised student nurses from the University of Missouri's Sinclair School of Nursing provide health screenings.

Qualilfying students in Grades 3-5 can participate in the gifted program of the Columbia Public Schools.

Activities

Columbia Catholic students have an opportunity to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, each of which offers students a unique learning experience:

• Band
• Chamber Chorus
• Diocesan Science Fair
• Diocesan Sketch Day
• Sacred Heart Spelling Bee
• State Math Contests
• National Geography Bee and History Day
• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Track and Field
  

"Catholic schools, which realize the threefold purpose of Christian education--to teach doctrine, to build community, and to serve--are the most effective means available to the Church for the education of children and young people. The integration of religious truth and values with the rest of life, which is possible in these schools, distinguishes them from others." (A statement of the Catholic Bishops)

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