St. Paul Academics
Academics
St. Paul the Apostle has a proven record of providing 'Excellence in Education' to students PK-8th grade in a nurturing Catholic community. As children progress academically, they are encouraged to reach their full potential both in their studies and in their own spiritual formation. The experience of our faculty, who on average have been teaching at St. Paul for 15 years, combined with strong parental involvement enable us to succeed in our school mission.
The school curriculum is provided by the Catholic Schools Office of the diocese in compliance with the Texas Catholic Conference of Education. St. Paul provides an exemplary foundation in the following subjects:
The school curriculum is provided by the Catholic Schools Office of the diocese in compliance with the Texas Catholic Conference of Education. St. Paul provides an exemplary foundation in the following subjects:
Religion
Sacramental Preparation
Religion is taught on a daily basis. Students in second grade receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the first semester and the Eucharist is the second semester. Confirmation will be received during the students eighth grade year. Service projects/hours are required for Confirmation.
Liturgical Celebrations
Children participate in the celebration of the Eucharist each Friday. Parents are invited and encouraged to join in this celebration with the children. The entire school celebrates special feast days and commemoration of special events.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Students are given the opportunity to receive this sacrament during school hours at least twice a year, usually during Advent and Lent.
Prayers and Para-Liturgical Services
Daily prayers in the classroom, and special prayer and Para-liturgical services are part of the religion program.
Language Arts (English, Reading, Spelling, Writing, and Library Skills)
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Art
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Art
The art program at Saint Paul the Apostle promotes individual creativity while introducing students to art concepts based on elements of design: line, shape, form, texture, space and color. The concepts gradually increase in complexity and encompass various mediums including oil, pastels, painting and graphics. Extraordinary projects are created using looms, various clay techniques, plaster castings and stained glass. The curriculum includes an introduction to art history and a wide range of artistic styles, art terminology and infuses an overall appreciation of artistic expression.
Music
The main objective of the St. Paul music program is to teach the joy of music to our students while giving them a solid foundation in music theory. Our music teacher introduces various musical elements such as rhythm, melody and harmony at each grade level and then moves into the reading of music. Students regularly sing songs, play instruments, dance and use creative movement to music and further develop their music reading ability by learning to play the recorder. Each year our third grader students even present their own Spring musical. Our older students serenade the halls of middle school with their guitars. The culmination of our music education program is the 8th grade musical held each December.
In addition to our classroom music instruction students are able to participate in extracurricular music activities. In third grade students can join the school choir which performs at school, church and civic functions while in fifth grade students may join the school band, lead by instructors from Music Learning Band.
Physical Education
Technology
Spanish
Study Skills
Technology
Spanish
Study Skills