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 * __CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION__**

1. Curriculum: St. Clement School is a vibrant school community, committed to providing strong academic and developmental programs designed to empower children to meet the challenges of living in an ever changing world. The school provides a differentiated, comprehensive, and relevant curriculum that fulfills the school’s mission, strengthens Catholic identity.

The professional staff promotes student achievement by designing and implementing a variety of engaging experiences that are consistent with the school’s curriculum goals, student readiness, and student processing strengths. All efforts are enhanced by fully integrated technology, our teacher support staff and continual professional development. This results in a high level of student achievement.

Through our **Religion** curriculum, each student and teacher is called to practice Gospel values, especially love of God, neighbor, and self, leading by good example. Students help those in need and respond in service to the wider community. By serving others the child enhances personal dignity and the growth of relationships. This establishes of the climate necessary for effective learning.

The **Reading** curriculum uses a variety of resources to enhance student learning. In addition to the basal reading series, grades 1-5 use as part of daily reading instruction. Novels and literature sets are used in throughout the program providing the opportunity to participate in literature circles within the classroom, as well as, with classrooms outside the school walls via IVC.



The **Language Arts** program is designed to develop proficiency in oral and written communications skills through a spiraling curriculum which focuses on grammar, composition, spelling and vocabulary development. Our students experience creative authoring experiences including journaling, drama and (3D models, games, dioramas, etc.) and a variety of electronic presentations, such as digital video, web pages, and student response games/quizzes. Students are expected to apply high quality writing skills across the curriculum.

Our **Spanish** curriculum helps students interpret and use effective written and oral communication in the Spanish language. Our students better understand the nature of language by comparing Spanish and English.

The **Math** program is a spiraling, challenging curriculum designed foster inquiry and to assist students in mastering real-world, problem solving and critical thinking skills. Students use textbooks, manipulatives, SMARTBoard, Internet resources, games, electronic spreadsheets and graphs at all grade levels.

Our **Science** curriculum enables students to develop the knowledge, problem–solving skills, and values necessary to function well in an increasingly scientific and technological world. The science curriculum develops an understanding of the history and nature of science, and draws content from physical, life, earth, and space sciences. Our enriched classrooms and provide students with opportunities to interact and share ideas, explore the scientific method and engage in collaborative inquiry and discovery. The students develop a deeper awareness of our world and enhanced ability to make moral, responsible personal and social decisions.

In **Social Studies** a variety of experiences including interactive video conferencing, SMARTBoards with Internet connectivity, and all-school events enable inquiry learning experiences that make history come alive and unveil the various economies, cultures, governments, and events in today's global community. Students identify and apply the precepts of human rights and social justice, and grow in their appreciation for cultural diversity. They analyze and explain various forms of government, and demonstrate responsible effective citizenship. Our students synthesize knowledge of World History and economic concepts to understand relationships among people, ideas, and events. Our Spanish curriculum provides special focus on Spanish speaking countries and their people.

The St. Clement **Fine Arts** curriculum focuses on visual art and music. Through our **Visual Art** curriculum, students create and solve problems to express themselves, using design principles. They show craftsmanship in processes of drawing, painting, sculpting, crafts, and graphics, with traditional and new media. Some of these are recycled materials, fibers, ceramics, electronics, and photography. Our students grow in their appreciation of both master and contemporary artists, and use an enriched vocabulary for describing, decoding, responding to and evaluating the content, context and function of their works. In our St. Clement **Music** program, our students cooperate with others during musical experiences of solo and group, using a varied repertoire. They compose, arrange, and perform improvised and prearranged musical compositions through a variety of media. They read and notate, listen to, analyze, describe music, and understand it in relation to history and culture.

The St. Clement **Physical Education** curriculum helps each student develop a level of physical fitness commensurate with his or her needs that allows them to participate effectively in physical activities. They develop a positive self-concept through movement experiences and grow in understanding and respect for individual differences and good sportsmanship.

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