28 THE QUEENS COURIER • CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK • JANUARY 19, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy “Turning today’s learners into tomorrow’s leaders” Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy has been providing a quality Catholic education to its student for over 50 years. We provide a program that fosters the spiritual, academic, social, and physical development of each individual student. Our teachers strive to bring out the individuality in each student. We believe in having a partnership with the parents/guardians, children, teachers, and school staff. Together we meet a goal of educating the children, providing a safe environment, and having an awareness of God’s presence in our lives. We strive to instill the idea of an inclusive society. Our students will be the leaders of tomorrow. We want them to be ready to face the trials that life may bring. To have them grow to be compassionate and strong individuals is what we as a community accomplish through an education as a Catholic academy. Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy offers a high quality education, which follows the NYS Common Core curriculum, at an affordable cost. We have high academic standards that our students are able to meet every day because they are encouraged to work their hardest and be the best person they can be. Our classrooms always have Internet access and SMART Boards, allowing the teachers and students to be engaged with the world without having to leave the classroom. We offer a multitude of programs for the students, from an academic honors program to a music program to an athletic program. This ensures that our children are well-rounded individuals. As one of our alumna have said, “Going to Our Lady of the Snows has shaped me to be a strong individual. They allowed me to be who I am while also showing me different paths I could take to grow and become a better person. It felt like a second home to me. Every day that I walked through the school made me feel safe and cared for. The education they provided led me to become full of knowledge that I know I will always use. I will be forever grateful to Snows for fostering a genuinely wonderful childhood for me, and providing for me strong roots for the rest of my life.” “High School is four years; the Prep is forever.” At St. Francis Prep, we pride ourselves on our strong academic program. Students who come here know they will receive outstanding preparation for college; they know they will be challenged to achieve the best they can. A major component of our academic program is our strong core curriculum. Every student at St. Francis Prep takes a rigorous sequence of college preparatory courses. In addition, students have the opportunity to take advanced and specialty courses in every academic area. These include honors classes, Advanced Placement and college credit courses, and upper-level electives in art, business, computer science, music, and religion. This aspect is the greatest strength of the curriculum at St. Francis Prep: we offer a strong traditional academic core combined with the opportunity to pursue areas of special interest at a sophisticated level. Students and parents can find our full course book at the school web site: www.sfponline.org. As you look through the course book and the other materials on our web site, you will get a sense of the challenging and enriching courses you can look forward to taking as a student at St. Francis Prep. We do not track students at St. Francis Prep. Students may be enrolled in one or several honors classes. From year to year, there is much movement into and out of honors classes. After freshman year, selection for honors classes is based solely on achievement in classes taken here. Such a system rewards your hard work and allows for a great deal of flexibility. The ideals of a Franciscan education are based on the Four Golden Links: our aim is to help students achieve the best they can in their intellectual, spiritual, physical, and social development. Our curricular and extra-curricular programs are designed to offer you many opportunities to challenge yourself, explore your strengths, and nurture your talents. We field junior varsity and varsity teams in just about every major sport. We also have an extensive intramural program. We sponsor about 80 clubs and activities, ranging from Model U.N. and Duns Scotus Speech and Student Congress to language and culture clubs. We like to say there is something for everyone here. Our goal is for students to graduate from St. Francis Prep as well-rounded individuals ready for college and continued lifelong learning. If you choose to attend St. Francis Prep, you will become part of a rich tradition that extends back over 150 years. That tradition includes, of course, academic excellence. It also includes being part of a caring, active, spiritual community. It means availing yourself of the complexity and diversity of our extensive athletic, intramural, and extra-curricular programs. It means being challenged, supported, nurtured, and guided as you continue to grow and explore your many God-given talents. Look at our web site to find more information. You can call the school at 718-423-8810, ext. 229, for further information.
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