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Curriculum
St. Nicholas students receive a holistic approach in their education. The challenging standards-based curriculum is coupled with an Archdiocesan-supported religious curriculum to help our students to acheive academic as well as spiritual excellence.
Our students recieve a variety of classroom experiences as well as community-based worship experiences and celebrations which integrate them with the entire St. Nicholas parish community.
St. Nicholas Catholic School:- is fully accredited by the Indiana Department of Education.
- Indiana Department of Education "A" rating two consecutive years
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has an academic performance that exceeds the academic results of student state averages.
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integrates technology into daily instruction.
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gets students involved in planning and participating in thrice-weekly offered school liturgies.
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teaches religion in every grade.
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promotes Pro-life concepts at the local and national level.
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offers athletic as well as academic competitions.
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promotes parents as partners in their children's education with a stewardship model.
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has a fully equipped STEM Lab where students have the ability to learn a variety of science, technology, engineering, and math applications.
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offers parent accessability to their children's grades 24/7 through Jupiter online.
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Technology
Technology, in its varied forms, has permeated our society and has become the paper and pencil of yesteryear for communicating. At St. Nicholas School, our staff is committed to integrating technology into their daily instruction. Specific tools for each grade level have been put in place to meet the needs of the students:
- SMART boards and ipads in K-4 classrooms
- Chromecast projectors 5-8th classrooms
- Chromebook for every student; K-8th
In order to support parents as our partners in educating their children, Jupiter on-line provides instant access to their children's grades, 24/7 through a parent portal found by clicking the Jupiter Grades Icon: