Accreditation
St. Mary’s Catholic School is fully accredited in accordance with the guidelines of the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department and is recognized by the Texas Education Agency.
Curriculum
St. Mary’s uses a curriculum approved by the Diocese of Brownsville and is aligned with national standards. St. Mary’s Catholic School students consistently score above standardized test averages. After school tutoring by teachers is available.
Pre-K3 through Kindergarten …Montessori method of teaching is implemented.
1st through 6th Grade………….Traditional curriculum of math, language arts, science,
social studies, physical education, fine arts, music,
library, and study skills.
Religion
All children will participate in daily religion classes. This is an opportunity for Catholic children to continue learning about their tradition and those who are of another tradition learn about Christianity, the Catholic Church and her teachings. Likewise throughout the religious instruction cycle there will be opportunities for those of other faiths to share their information. The basic Christian values of respect, kindness, generosity, forgiveness, obedience, gratitude, gentleness, helpfulness, service, and being a good example will be stressed to all throughout the entire school day.
Technology
St. Mary’s Catholic School offers a state-of-the-art computer lab with 27 networked computers. A full time computer instructor provides age appropriate computer skills. All classrooms are equipped with Internet accessible computers to assist in classroom instruction and for supervised student use.
Hours of instruction
Pre-K2………………………7:30am –5:30pm
Pre-K3-K4..…………………8:15am – 3:30pm (half day optional)
K-6th………………………...8:15am – 3:30pm
After School Program available until 5:30pm for all studends. Fee: $60 per semester
Extracurricular Activities
St. Mary’s offers students the opportunity to develop competitive, social and good sportsmanship skills through extracurricular activities that include chess, boys and girls basketball and scouting programs, band, choir, peer mediators and student council.