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December 4, 2023
Dear Holy Name Community,
There are many excting changes happening at Holy Name Catholic School and I want everyone to stay updated.
In 2024-2025 Holy Name Catholic School will begin working with Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA) to achieve school accreditation. Accreditation through WCEA offers the assurance of a strong Catholic identity and rigorous academic program. WCEA, a Catholic accrediting agency, is recognized nationally across Catholic educational entities and will help ensure the strength of the Catholic teachings and experience at Holy Name. Accreditation through WCEA will assure parents and community members that Holy Name is meeting nationally accepted standards for high-quality Catholic education and is an institution of successful professional practice.
In addition, in 2024-2025, we will implement a comprehensive STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, Math) program to increase academic rigor and offer a holistic approach to educating the whole student. STREAM will enable our teachers to teach with an interdisciplinary approach in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) while integrating the Arts and Religion throughout the daily routine (STREAM). As a Catholic School, we will place an increased emphasis on religion in our curriculum. With these changes, we will strengthen the Catholic Education we offer, to make Holy Name a STREAM learning environment.
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). A comprehensive STEM education helps to prepare students for the future by teaching them new technologies and innovations. This education helps students to understand and participate in shaping the world around them. We have purchased a suite of Discovery Education’s comprehensive, state of the art, standards-aligned digital learning resources. These resources will be integrated into our PK-5th grade instruction. STEM learning will be enhanced for all PK-5th grade students through the addition of a STEM lab and a STEM teacher. The new partnership with Discovery Education, which includes professional development training for the STEM teacher, will help HNCS offer a higher quality education in the Sciences.
Religion (R). With the guidance of WCEA, Holy Name will provide stronger instruction and experiences in Religion, which will add depth and breadth to our Catholic school culture and individual identify. As a Catholic school, we will incorporate spirituality into every aspect of the curriculum and teach service to others is a basic tenet of our Catholic faith. Holy name will promote self-discipline through the clarity of a moral vision that is based on the Gospel while challenging students to be Christ-like.
ARTS (A).We will integrate the Arts with intentionality. An Arts curriculum supports one’s self-exploration, self-expression, mental focus, physical dexterity, and increases personal confidence. Engagement in the Arts helps students to stretch their minds beyond the boundaries of text or the rules of what is provable. Holy Name will offer an enriched arts education that will develop both the academic and artistic skills of students as well as an appreciation of the arts. Holy Name will offer Theater, Visual Arts, and Piano. Theater will provide a concentrated study on the disciplines of acting and singing within the frame of musical dramatic performance. Visual Arts will provide a broad based fine arts curriculum with a variety of art forms. Piano will offer students introductory learning and growth as a pianist.
I hope the upcoming changes are as exciting to you as they are to the staff at Holy Name. We look forward to a very exciting 2024-2025 school year.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Katy Worman Ed.D
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Holy Name Catholic School, Pre-K-6th Grade: A Loving, Christ Centered Education
Christ Centered Educational Programming
Holy Name Catholic School (HNCS) curriculum follows the educational standards mandated by the Wyoming Department of Education and the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools.
Holy Name Catholic School is composed of an elementary school, Pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade. Holy Name is dedicated to educating the whole person through a program of both academic excellence and the teaching of values and morals that reflect our unique Catholic Christian culture.
Holy Name Catholic School Pre-Kindergarten: Age 3-5
Pre-Kindergarten is a program designed for children turning age 3 (and potty trained) by September 15.Kindergarten – 6th Grade
Holy Name Catholic School has an exceptional community filled with committed teachers, staff, and stakeholders. Holy Name Catholic School is excited to offer strong academic core classes such as religion, mathematics, reading, and writing as well as advanced classes with small group instruction. Students are enriched with several specials: Spanish, sign language, art, music, PE, and library.After School Care
After school care is available for children until 5:30 p.m. for any child who needs after school supervision. Contact the school office for additional information.
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