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East Boston Central Catholic School |
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East Boston Central Catholic School provides a balanced curriculum for grades Pre-K through Eight. All teachers employed at our school are credentialed. In addition, East Boston Central Catholic School is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Primary grades have teacher aides, thereby, facilitating a lower student-teacher ratio, and fostering greater individualized instruction for students. The curriculum covers the following subject areas: Religion/Family Life Religion is an integral part of the curriculum. In addition to formal classroom instruction, students live out their faith experience through involvement in prayer services, monthly liturgies, sacramental preparation, and community service including:
EBCCS is part of the following four parishes: Our Lady of Assumption, Most Holy Redeemer, and Sacred Heart. Math Curriculum dependent on the child's grade. Student's are challenged to succeed in all aspects of Math Development using a variety of methods. Workbooks, manipulatives, and games to name a few. Social Studies Students study the world around them, both historically and geographically, in order to better understand themselves, and society. Science Science is taught from a multi-sensory, hands-on approach. The curriculum encompasses text material and experimentation. We have a formal Science Lab and a specialized Science teacher who teaches students in Grades 4 - 8. Language Arts The Language Arts curriculum includes English (written and oral), Spelling, Phonics, Reading/Literature and Handwriting. Music Weekly music classes are conducted by a music teacher for grades k1 through eight. Grades 4 and up are introduced to hand bell arrangements and demonstrate this skill in a variety of performances. A school choir is open to children in grades four through six. The school choir performs in Christmas festivities throughout the community. All of the classes display their musical talents in two school shows: The Christmas Show and the Spring Show. Physical Education P. E. classes are held for students in grades kindergarten through eight to instruct them in motor skills, as well as in the fundamentals of group games and sports Sports To foster the values of sportsmanship and teamwork, a junior high basketball program is available to both boys and girls. All students from grades 6 through 8 are invited to participate. Additional Curriculum Highlights
Technology EBCCS operates with an emphasis on using technology to help our students grow with the ever changing world with emphasis placed on the computer as a tool to enhance learning. Students have weekly access to the lab under the direction of a computer teacher. Within the classroom, computers are used in various ways including a means of providing remedial and/or enrichment opportunities in specific subject areas, as well as tapping the rich information resources of the Internet for research projects or teacher presentations. EBCCS has received complete internet access through a T1 line that allows for a fast connection. We utilize Merrimack Education Center as our Internet Service Provider. We are part of an ongoing project called CS-CAN that has provided our teachers and faculty technology courses to integrate computers in the daily learning of our students. CS-CAN has also supplied 25 computers to be utilized in the classrooms. We have also obtained 2 Color LaserJet Network printers, a computer projector, and 3 digital cameras. We continue to upgrade our computers and software as equipment and funds become available.
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