Each year, St. Mary School partners with organizations to help further their students' knowledge of science, nature, creativity, sports and the arts. This year,…
Experiential Learning
Each year, St. Mary School partners with organizations to help further their students’ knowledge of science, nature, creativity, sports and the arts. This year, the second- and third-grade classes worked with Holden Arboretum across the year in their program “Growing Students in Science.” The Nature Scopes program offered through the Geauga Parks district helps fifth-graders dig deeper into their learning, and the sixth-grade spent a week at overnight camp with Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center.
To further explore the arts, the junior high put on its annual spring musical at the Geauga Theater, which allowed for not only full stage performance skills practice, but also learning the behind the scenes work of sound, stage and lighting. In addition, the entire school was able to walk to the theater to attend the St. Mary production, as well as another anti-bullying themed production put on by the Geauga Lyric Guild. Learning partnerships even extend down to the preschool students who have the opportunity to participate in Mini-Kickers soccer programs or The Art Bus throughout the year.
In addition to these partnerships, St. Mary students work with various organizations throughout the year, which allows for competition of specific skill sets like the Invention Convention, Science Olympiad and the state science fair. Service partnerships exist through other local organizations including the senior center and Project Hope for the Homeless.
