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Top 10 Reasons

NCEA's Top Ten Reasons to Choose Catholic Schools!

In challenging economic times, why should parents choose a Catholic education for their children?  NCEA President Karen Ristau asked the 60 members of NCEA’s department executive committees to give their top responses.  According to this group, the top ten reasons to choose Catholic Schools:

1.  Catholic tradition and academic excellence in a community grounded in faith.

2.   Balanced curriculum that includes art, music, and fitness.

3. Emphasis on moral development, service to others and leadership skills.

4. A 99 percent graduation rate in Catholic high schools.

5. Strong preparation for further education.

6. Safe and disciplined environment.

7. Exceptional faculty who help students reach their highest potential.

8. Individual attention in a caring community.

9. Commitment to technology use to enhance education.

10. Good stewardship of resources.

Camp Invention Comes Back

St. Joseph will host another exciting week of Camp Invention in 2010!  

St. Joseph School will offer Camp Invention again in 2010!  Camp Invention is for children entering grades one through six.  It inspires creativity and inventiveness through a variety of hands-on activities and fun.  The children explore, discover, create, and invent in a rotating series of five thematic modules.

Camp Week:  June 7-11 from

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. daily

Director:  Josy Hart

Online registration:  www.campinvention.org

Internet Safety Curriculum

Teachers develop Internet Safety Curriculum K-8. 

New Illinois School Code requires schools to develop and teach internet safety curriculum for grades 3-8.  St. Joseph School is committed to safety for our children and ongoing curriculum development.  Teachers, Lori Kocher and Josy Hart, recently compiled a complete Internet Safety Curriculum Guide for teachers in grades K-8.  Included in the guide for each grade level are topics to be addressed, student learning objectives, activities to achieve learning objectives, assessment tools, school and family connection articles, and additional resources for teachers.  With this tool, teachers can easily design Internet safety lessons for computer classes that build on previous knowledge. Each lesson ensures that our students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary for safe internet usage.