Catholic Schools
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

Academics

Our curriculum is designed to facilitate students’ discovery of their God given gifts and talents by embracing scholarship and academic life that is integrated and inclusive in its desire to spread the Good News.

The purpose of a formal Catholic education is founded upon the fact that everyone is created in the image of God and mirrors God’s presence revealed through truth, beauty and goodness.

Religion

The Catholic faith is a joyful faith because of the Resurrection. Therefore, all instruction is designed to embody the optimism and joyfulness of the journey to eternal life with God the Father as developed through our relationship with Jesus Christ. The sacramentals are sacred signs embedded in our faith.

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Each high school’s curriculum meets the Kansas regents qualified admission requirements. The scope and sequence, as well as course offerings, vary. For more information, please contact the high school of interest. 

English Language Arts (ELA)

Catholic fiction provides vivid images of Catholic faith and practice and opens readers’ imaginations to the mystery of God’s love. Conversation is a vibrant intellectual exchange that brings the past in communication with the present. Knowledge gained is not self-contained, but rather is the outcome of scientific, critical inquiry, complemented by deep-seated principles of faith. So, the content of what is learned and becomes known is necessarily complemented by a real appreciation and profound respect for the human person. 

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Each high school’s curriculum meets the Kansas regents qualified admission requirements. The scope and sequence, as well as course offerings, vary. For more information, please contact the high school of interest. 

Fine Arts

The purpose of fine arts education is to share the creative vision of how God is present in our human experiences. Classic images of Catholic art illustrate how this presence is expressed in a variety of cultures. The sacramental dimension of the Catholic tradition is expressed in the arts and music in liturgy, which encompasses aspects of fine arts and plays a central role in the Catholic tradition. In addition, other forms of music, art, and drama that are chosen for students to explore will be oriented toward beauty and goodness.

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Each high school’s curriculum meets the Kansas regents qualified admission requirements. The scope and sequence, as well as course offerings, vary. For more information, please contact the high school of interest. 

Foreign Language

Curriculum is designed to start at Level A and progress sequentially at a rate that matches the structure of each school. Since language and communication are at the heart of the human experience, speaking and listening will be the primary focus as well as cultural awareness. The Spanish curriculum will introduce basic Spanish to students, incorporating vocabulary, grammar, and basic skills of reading and writing in Spanish.

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Each high school’s curriculum meets the Kansas regents qualified admission requirements. The scope and sequence, as well as course offerings, vary. For more information, please contact the high school of interest. 

Math

A central purpose of math instruction in Catholic schools is to find the truth and beauty in the mathematical world and recognize the symmetry and orderliness in the universe God created. Students will recognize the many contributions of the Church scholars to the field of mathematics.

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Each high school’s curriculum meets the Kansas regents qualified admission requirements. The scope and sequence, as well as course offerings, vary. For more information, please contact the high school of interest. 

Social Studies

Students will understand how using knowledge of the past assists in answering questions that mankind has faced throughout history. The social studies classroom is a place where students learn to integrate the historical events retold in the Bible to the history they study. In addition, students should recognize the biblical roots of modern culture. 

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Each high school’s curriculum meets the Kansas regents qualified admission requirements. The scope and sequence, as well as course offerings, vary. For more information, please contact the high school of interest. 

Science

God has written two books: nature and the Bible. All that exists carries the sign of the Creator; natural law and faith are complementary. We celebrate the great mystery of life and God’s goodness. Faith and reason are not opposed to one another; they exist in mutual support. Reason challenges faith to explain itself (the how) and faith challenges reason to go beyond itself, to recognize the unexplainable (the why). 

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Each high school’s curriculum meets the Kansas regents qualified admission requirements. The scope and sequence, as well as course offerings, vary. For more information, please contact the high school of interest. 

Technology

Proficient use and knowledge of technology is essential for students to make the transition from the educational environment to a competitive world, while increasing their ability to function in and contribute to a technology-rich society. Students will have the ability to exercise responsible digital citizenship that reflects the moral teachings of the Catholic faith.

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Each high school’s curriculum meets the Kansas regents qualified admission requirements. The scope and sequence, as well as course offerings, vary. For more information, please contact the high school of interest.