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Holy Ghost Catholic School
6201 Ross SE, Albuquerque NM 87108
• (505) 256-1563
Mission Statement
Holy Ghost School holds that each
child—as a child of God—has a unique potential that requires continuous
development while recognizing the unique learning style of each. To this end, faculty and
students strive to live and learn together as Catholics in a Christian community, within
which the student is encouraged to grow toward fulfillment as a total person. Accordingly,
Holy Ghost School aims to:
• Arouse in students a love for
their own culture with a simultaneous acceptance of others.
• Develop an active awareness of cause and effect—what we do as
individuals, a nation, or a world affects all people.
• Help students discover God’s role in their character development as
Christians.
Academic Program
The elementary grades focus on basic
skills: reading, writing, math, and verbal communication. The middle-school students focus
on literature, math, and science. A great deal of time is spent after school studying and
learning in small groups; participation in the study groups is optional for most students.
Distinctive Features
Holy Ghost offers a challenging academic
program as well as a well-rounded after-school program. In both, it offers a caring
environment for each person. Each child is known by the faculty, staff, and principal;
every parent takes an active part in our educational, social, and life-giving activities.
Catholic Community
Community is formed because every person
is recognized and appreciated as a person worthy of love and care. Parents willingly
donate their time in the classroom, to fund-raising projects, and to other school-related
activities.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Athletics is an integral part of our
after-school activities. Participation is encouraged in volleyball, basketball, softball,
baseball, and track. Music is offered to students on a bi-weekly basis. Music is both a
part of our school day and also an integral part of our after-school program. Every
student is encouraged to take an active part in our school choir and Christmas program.
Our
Lady of the Annunciation Catholic School
2610 Utah NE, Albuquerque NM 87110
• (505) 299-6783
Mission Statement
Our Lady of the Annunciation School exists
to provide a Christ-centered education that prepares the students to become productive
Christian citizens. Our school community integrates spirituality with the students’
moral, intellectual, social, cultural, and physical development. This type of education
requires a parent-school partnership. The school’s role is to aid the parents in
fulfilling their duty of properly educating their children by encouraging parent
involvement in the religious as well as the academic activities of the school.
Academic Program
Annunciation is committed to providing an
education program which is both challenging and comprehensive. The curriculum is designed
to promote achievement in academic excellence while allowing for growth in physical
well-being and creative artistic expression. Our students consistently outperform the
national average in comparable standardized tests. We were nominated for the Elementary
Recognition Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
Catholic Community
Annunciation is, first and foremost, a
Catholic school, dedicated to providing a Christian environment. It is a caring Catholic
school where students learn to live and integrate their faith into daily living. Weekly
Masses teach the students participation in the liturgy. The faculty participates in
"Vision and Values" workshops and projects with the goal being
"community." Parental and parishioner involvement in the school community is
evidenced by the numerous activities, which require cooperation and working together to
spread the message of the Lord.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Electives for middle-school students take
place during the last period of the day and are a type of enrichment that is intended to
broaden the student’s interest. Offerings include yearbook, art, speech, drama,
computer science, math skills, creative writing, research papers, astronomy, algebra,
Junior Great books, and activities in the Parochial Athletic League.
Our Lady of the
Assumption Catholic School
815 Guaymas Pl. NE, Albuquerque NM
87108-2331 • (505) 256-3167
Mission Statement
The teaching at OLA is done in a Catholic
atmosphere in accord with the mandate to "teach as Jesus did" in an environment
of love, care, and discipline. The administration and faculty continue the development
process begun in the home.
Philosophy
At OLA, the teaching is done in a Catholic
environment faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ by providing love, care, respect,
and discipline. An essential element in this fidelity to Christ’s teachings is the
religious instructional program in the truths and values of the Catholic faith. The
sharing of responsibility with the parents for the Christian education of their children
also means that our school promotes the full development of all facets of the
student’s character—spiritual, intellectual, moral, emotional, physical,
cultural, and social.
Academic Program
Our core curriculum is made up of studies
in the humanities (including religious studies), math, and the sciences, which together
constitute a basic liberal-arts program. Our nationally recognized texts, supplemented and
enriched by the addition of art, music, health, physical education, and Spanish are taught
from K-8. Our program of homework and special projects has an additional unique feature:
semester comprehensive, week-long exams in January and May, covering core courses, art,
music, physical education, and Spanish for both elementary and middle-school grades. Our
teachers are strongly dedicated; we have one of the lowest staff turn-over rates in the
archdiocese.
Extra-Curricular Activities
OLA students participate in art and
social-studies fairs and in nationally sponsored events, such as the National Geography
Bee, science fair, spelling bee, Math-a-thon, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts. The students
also produce a number of talent shows, religious dramatic events, Christmas programs,
Spanish fiestas, and music and choir presentations.
School Community
Our Home and School Association provides
families with many channels for assisting in the work of the school.
Our Lady of Fatima
Catholic School
4020 Lomas NE, Albuquerque, NM
87110-7445 • (505) 255-6391
Mission Statement
Our Lady of Fatima School holds as its
primary purpose the continuing formation of the Christian person. We live God’s Word
by following Jesus as our model with the guiding power of the Holy Spirit, and we provide
a nurturing environment in which our children will develop in mind, spirit, and body.
Philosophy
Guided by our mission, we labor to give
each student every opportunity to develop his or her own knowledge, skills, understanding,
and special talents. Each student should be challenged according to his or her own
abilities. The aim of Our Lady of Fatima School is to prepare our students to become
mature, responsible adults who can live their Christian beliefs within our society. Our
motto is "Challenge Without Frustration."
Academic Program
Our Lady of Fatima offers classes for
grades K-8. All core subjects are taught: reading, writing, language, math, social
studies, science, and, most importantly, religion in every grade. Along with this strong
academic core curriculum, music, physical education, and computer literacy is presented
for all grades. Our students have computer classes in the areas of reading, writing, and
math. Our faculty is highly qualified and works together to promote scholastic excellence
for all students.
Elective Programs
Middle-school students have elective
programs for band, chorus, as well as a variety of other classes. These classes are held
twice a week.
Extra-Curricular Activities
We offer a very strong athletic programs
for grades 5-8. Girls participate in volleyball, basketball, track, and softball; boys
participate in flag football, basketball, baseball, and track.
Queen of Heaven
Catholic School
5303 Phoenix NE, Albuquerque NM 87110
• (505) 881-2484
Vision and Philosophy
We will focus on children
as our gift and our future.
We will focus on a
community of learners with the belief that
each child and adult can learn.
We will focus on
multicultural issues, target at-risk students,
and encourage leadership training.
We will focus on critical
thinking and technology
in the curriculum while stressing religion, history,
mathematics, literature, science,
physical education,
and our Catholic faith and values.
We will focus on external
factors that enable
improvements to buildings and grants for special projects.
We will focus on Renew,
service projects for the
parish and the larger community, and our sister school in El Salvador.
Catholic Community
The religion program is the central core
of the curriculum, with involvement in weekly liturgies and social actions. This is
manifest in how we carry the message of Jesus’ love to the community by supporting
missions, our sister school in Campotempeque, El Salvador, and feeding the poor through
our assistance to St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Social Services, and the Birthright Center
in Albuquerque.
Academic Identity
A strong academic tradition has been
established at Queen of Heaven School, which allows and encourages each student to reach
his or her potential. The reading and mathematics curriculum is expanded with science,
social studies, literature, Spanish, computer science, fine arts and writers’
workshops. We maintain the Regina Coeli Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. We
have strong representation in the Regional and State Science Fairs. Students participate
in the District Spelling Bee, St. Jude Math-a-thon, New Mexico art workshops, and
oratorical contest. Our seventh and eighth graders take part in the University of Nebraska
National Math examinations.
Physical Education
Our school stresses not only a strong mind
by also a healthy body. Our Athletic Director, P.E. instructors, and coaches help make
this possible. Year-round sports are offered in grades 5-8. Girls’ sports include
volleyball, basketball, softball, cross-country, and track. Boys’ sports include flag
football, basketball, baseball, and track. Families take part in the Run For The
Future, an annual Catholic school fund-raiser, and the Run For The Zoo.
San Felipe de Neri
Catholic School
2000 Lomas NW, Albuquerque NM
87104 • (505) 242-2411
Mission Statement
The primary goal of San Felipe de Neri
School is to teach students Christian values and to prepare them to practice moral values
coupled with excellence in education. Every effort is made to encourage them to achieve
their full potential by stimulating and enriching their spiritual, social, and academic
development and by giving them the basic skills and knowledge that will permit them to
become productive members of our global community.
Academic Program
San Felipe offers classes for K-8 in a
liberal arts core curriculum that includes religion, language arts, math, science, music,
art, Spanish, computer technology, and physical education. Instruction is a mixture of
traditional, collaborative, and innovative methods. Our faculty are all state-licensed and
continue their education to keep current in new methods of teaching.
Catholic Community
Our school is situated in historic Old
Town. We proudly trace our cultural heritage to many of the founding families of Hispanic
origin that settled the original Albuquerque. The school’s first public inspectors,
as recorded in 1872, had family names of Ambrose, Armijo, Cristobal, Perea, and Gutierrez.
Parental involvement at San Felipe is strong; over the years, our PTA has contributed
generously to the operation of the school, from purchasing capital equipment to
subsidizing school funding. Students participate in liturgies and are given many
opportunities to practice Catholic Christian values through charitable activities.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Students have many opportunities to
participate in activities, such as Student Council, volleyball, basketball, flag football,
newspaper, yearbook, Cub Scouts, science fair, and geography and spelling bees.
St. Charles
Borromeo School
1801 Hazeldine SE, Albuquerque NM
87106 • (505) 243-5788
Mission Statement
The purpose of St. Charles Borromeo School
is to provide a thorough Catholic education in an atmosphere that enables children to grow
in a personal love of Jesus Christ through encounters with Him in the sacraments, in the
liturgy, and in others. Our school is guided by three main principles:
1. A learning environment that encourages
love, acceptance, trust, and respect for others.
2. A curriculum fashioned around the child of today who will become the adult of tomorrow.
3. The family as the most significant source of guidance in Catholic values.
Academic Program
The elementary students focus on religion,
math, language arts (reading, phonics, literature, oral and written compositions,
spelling, handwriting), science, social studies, physical education, music, art, and
computer literacy. The middle-school curriculum includes religion, math, literature,
English, social studies, American history (including New Mexico), physical education,
music, and art. State-mandated competencies are used to assist teachers in planning basic
skills that, students are expected to master at each grade level.
Catholic Community
Teachers plan Masses and special services
for their classes or grade levels (K-3, 4-5, 6-8) to celebrate special events, topics of
study, or seasonal events in the Church year. They also plan Mass for the entire school to
celebrate holy days and other occasions. Penance services are held during Advent and Lent;
the Rosary is featured during October, a May crowning of Our Lady occurs annually, and
Stations of the Cross are observed during Lent. Blessed Sacrament Fathers, Brothers, and
Sisters visit the school and share, in many ways, their devotion to our Lord in the
Eucharist.
Extra-Curricular Activities
In addition to offering all of the sports
of the Parochial Athletic League, St. Charles offers an intramural program. Student
Council, Scouting, 4-H, Chess Club, Computer Club, and Yearbook are currently offered as
after-school activities.
Parental Involvement
St. Charles has a very strong and active
Home and School Association, which gives both a structure and a challenge for parents to
become involved in the school.
St. Mary Catholic
School-Albuquerque
224 7th St. NW, Albuquerque NM
87102 • (505) 243-5470
Mission Statement
The philosophy underlying the educational
process at St. Mary School is based on our recognition that our human origin and destiny
is in God, and that, as Roman Catholics, we are called to pattern our lives on His
Revelation as interpreted by the teaching authority of the Church. Our mission, therefore,
is to carry out this Christian philosophy as an integral part of the education of our
students whereby they may attain their fullest potential intellectually, morally, and
spiritually.
Objectives
• To cooperate with Divine
grace in forming Christ-centered individuals who will be Christian in dealings, knowledge,
habits, and attitudes.
• To provide a Christian community where respect, reverence, care, and concern
for all creation is learned and lived, and where God is the center of our social
consciousness and experience.
• To provide a Christian atmosphere that helps create a love, desire, and
appreciation for academic learning.
Academic Program
The environment needed for learning is
present in the school’s structure. The student/teacher ratio is low so that
individual attention can be given. Academic areas include mathematics, reading, science,
social studies, language arts, and Spanish, plus library and study skills. Computer
technology is integrated throughout the curriculum.
Catholic Community
Learning to live the way Jesus taught in
the Gospels is central to our purpose at St. Mary. Within the framework of our religion
program, the students develop a consciousness of their spiritual life by participating in
the liturgy and in other religious experience. The religion curriculum encompasses the
scope of church teachings and stresses both religious literature and the involvement of
the students in the issues of church, family, and society.
Extra-Curricular Activities
The physical education program at St. Mary
is based on the philosophy that skills of physical development can be introduced,
strengthened, and sustained at each grade. We actively participate in Parochial Athletic
League sports—volleyball, basketball, softball, baseball, track, etc.
St. Pius X
Catholic High School
5301 St. Joseph Place NW,
Albuquerque NM 87120-1713 • (505) 831-8400
Mission Statement
"St. Pius X High School is a Catholic college preparatory school of the
Archdiocese of Santa Fe. We serve God and the community through faith,
love and respect and inspire learning, leadership and service."
The Faculty
Our teachers are graduates of outstanding
national and international universities who come from around the world and from
Albuquerque as alumni of St Pius. Two-thirds of the faculty hold a master’s or
doctoral degree. Teachers at St. Pius take time to work individually with students.
Academic Program
St. Pius’ traditional emphasis on
college preparatory education has produced impressive results. Approximately 92% of our
graduates enroll in colleges and universities in New Mexico and across the nation. Our
Advance Placement program enables talented and highly motivated students to pursue a
college-level course of study and earn college credits while attending St. Pius. The
average student/teacher ratio is 23:1. During the more than 40 years of its existence, St.
Pius has come to be recognized as one of the outstanding educational institutions in the
State of New Mexico. At the current time, it is the only Catholic high school in
Albuquerque. The school is accredited by the North Central Association and the State of
New Mexico.
Catholic Community
St. Pius strives to meet the spiritual
needs of its students. Through our campus ministry program we offer well-planned liturgies
and celebrations of the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Reconciliation. Students benefit
from participating in a retreat program all four years of high school.
Extra-Curricular Programs
St. Pius offers more than 20
extracurricular activities and 12 sports to serve the needs and interests of the students.
St. Therese
Catholic School
311 Shropshire Pl. NW, Albuquerque
NM 87107 • (505) 344-4479
Mission Statement
St. Therese Catholic School aims to meet
the unique needs and developmental levels of its students. We commit to guide students
toward their maximum spiritual, intellectual, social, cultural, and physical potential.
Toward this end, the students will: learn to respect themselves and others; grow
academically to meet the requirements needed to succeed in middle and high school; be
present, be prepared, and be on time for school; learn to distinguish between right and
wrong; and learn to be cooperative and able to work with others.
Academic Program
At. St. Therese, courses of study at each
grade level are designed to keep pace with approved curricula. Features of our Catholic
educational system include:
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Daily instruction in Catholic
doctrine and Christian principles.
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Weekly liturgies
are school celebrations planned by each classroom, as well as some
individual liturgies for each class.
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Preparation for the
sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist.
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Service to the
Church as servers.
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Frequent classroom
visits by our priests.
Catholic Community
St. Therese provides a wholesome, safe,
Catholic Christian environment which nurtures and educates the whole child. We have
ongoing community-service projects that aid the needy in our parish and community. We
provide opportunities for our students to become involved in Church ministries. We
encourage spiritual values and personal values through our Character Education program,
which prepares our students to take their places in the community as responsible, caring
adults.
Extra-Curricular Activities
As a member of the Parochial Athletic
League, we participate in a variety of sports programs; we also have an active Student
Council, student assemblies, honor roll, book fairs, science fairs, and field trips.
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