Curriculum at St. Bart's
C-STEAM
C-STEAM focuses on science, technology, engineering, art, and math through a Catholic lens. As students engage in problem-based learning, they discover what the Catholic connections are to the specific topics. How are we being good stewards of God's creation? How can we integrate ethics and technology? Our teachers have completed 90 hours of STEM education and are now Nationally Certified by the National Institute of STEM Education. Learn more HERE.
Religion
The Word of Life curriculum makes learning the faith effective, engaging, and fun with Bible stories, contemporary children’s stories, lives of the saints, and activities for a variety of learning styles. Theology of the Body is integrated into the Word of Life curriculum to instill respect for human dignity, building a healthy body image, and providing a life-affirming view of the human person.
Weekly Mass, adoration, and praying the Rosary together complement our weekly curriculum.
Math
Our students engage in math learning on many levels through C-STEAM and participate in a curriculum that meets your child's needs based on their current level. Many of our students also participate in Math Boosters as an additional challenge.
Language Arts
Our partnership with the Believe and Read founders, Groves Academy, has produced an impactful reading program for our K - 3rd grade students. The AIMS Web Testing allows the teachers to meet the students where they are and provides an individualized program to help them soar! Students also have an opportunity to work in small groups or individually, based on their learning needs, to help them grow in their reading prowess.
The 4th & 5th graders change from learning to read to reading to learn! They integrate reading, writing, and grammar skills into dynamic projects and presentations. Our teachers also reinforce the importance of cursive writing as we don't believe it should be a lost art.
Social Studies
Social Studies education requires more than rote memorization - our approach is to embrace the formation of global citizens, challenging students to think beyond their own homes to the greater community, state, country, and the world. When our students focus on God first, then loving others above themselves, they will be changemakers and leaders of the future. We utilize myWorld Interactive curriculum, which uses activity-based learning to bolster important citizenship skills and ties in real-world civics applications.
