CONTINUOUS GROWTH APPROACH TO INSTRUCTION

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The Catholic Schools located within the Diocese of Pittsburgh are committed to a program of education that seeks knowledge and practice of the Catholic faith, academic excellence, moral courage and the learning of the faith in the light of social teachings of the Church.

The Catholic School offers a strong traditional curriculum. In the "Continuous Growth Program" of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, students advance through a defined curriculum according to their individual needs and abilities. In addition to meeting all the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the curriculum gives special attention to the integration of Gospel values.

 

Research indicates that children will achieve according to the expectancies placed upon them by their teachers and parents. Catholic school teachers place high expectation on all children so that all children are encouraged to achieve to the best of their ability.

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This is particularly true in the skill areas of Reading and Math. The curricula for these subjects are so designed that students can advance through defined levels of competency according to their needs and abilities. Student achievement is evaluated at the students’ grade level.

The goals of the Continuous Growth Program in Language Arts and Math are:

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• to recognize and provide for differences in each student's growth patterns

• to provide an environment in reading and math classes that permits and encourages continuous  progress

• to adapt the math and reading curriculum to each child so as to challenge maximum individual  development

• to encourage students to exert effort so that they may experience success in their encounter with each school situation

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