Academic Overview:
In the Spirit of our founders, the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, the pillar of Study has been a focused of our school for over 100 years! We are committed to the Common Core State Standards ELA & Math and California State Standards providing students with greater depth, rigor, differentiation, critical thinking, individualization and acceleration in learning.
With the whole child and family partnership, we are forming habits of the heart and mind and develop Catholic values and attitudes, as well as the attainment of knowledge and skills necessary for the students’ spiritual, moral, intellectual, social and physical development.
The basic curriculum includes the following subjects:
- Religion (Sophia Institute)
- English Language Arts (Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading, Spelling, Literature, Writing) (iReady & iXEL)
- Mathematics (iReady & iXEL)
- Science (Studies Weekly & Elevate Science Saavas Learning)
- Social Studies (Studies Weekly)
- Physical Education (FitKids)
- Electives: students have the following electives onces a week – Library, Robotics, Art, and Music.
Blended Learning – iDEAL Institute Loyola Marymount University:
At St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic School, we are proud to offer a cutting-edge blended learning program in partnership with the iDEAL Institute at Loyola Marymount University. As a 1:1 iPad school, we utilize a station-rotation model from TK through 8th grade that prioritizes personalized, small-group instruction. This center-based approach creates a dynamic classroom environment where students transition between individual digital work, collaborative group projects, and direct small-group time with the teacher. By leveraging these tools and consistent small-group interaction, we are able to truly differentiate instruction and meet every student at their specific learning level, ensuring they receive the individual attention and academic challenge they need to thrive.
Data Driven Instruction:
Assessments are a key component to our blended learning program as it helps us modify our instruction to meet the needs and learning level of each student.
All Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles utilize STAR Assessments that are short tests that provide teachers with learning data and are computer adaptive, which means they adjust to your child’s learning level. This helps teachers get the best data to help your child in the shortest amount of testing time (about one-third of the time other tests take). Teachers analyze the data they get from STAR Assessments to learn what students already know, what they are ready to learn next, to monitor student growth, and to determine which students may need additional help. Students participate in STAR Testing three times per year.
In addition to our STAR assessments, our text book curriculum has it’s own diagnostic testing. The i-Ready program for Mathematics and English Language Arts is our school wide curriculum. This testing allows teachers to gather information to help with the currciulum by providing resources for teachers for intervention needs to help students bridge gaps of their learning. This test also allows student to generate a plan for a program called MyPath learning, where the instruction is personalized based on their test.
Lastly, all Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles take the ARK test (Assessing Religion Knowledge). This provides the parish and school with information on how the school can improve and grow in their mission and Catholic identity.
Academic Highlights:
- Prayer, religious topics and activities integrated throughout the curriculum
- Hands-on, inquiry-based science classes
- Small class sizes
- Technology: iPads, interactive whiteboards
- Graduates have had 100% acceptance rate to highly selective college preparatory schools: Loyola High School, Cathedral, Don Bosco Tech, Immaculate Heart, La Salle, Sacred Heart, Salesian, San Gabriel Mission, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, St. Genevieve
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