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• St. Teresa School opened its doors in September 1957 to grades one through six.
• The school has expanded over its fifty plus years and we now offer academic excellence for students in preschool through eighth grades.
• Approximately 250 students attend our preschool through Eighth Grade.
• Our kindergarten class is a full day program.
• St. Teresa School is accredited by the Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA) and Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
• The school received an exemplary review with a certification term of 6 years in 2015. The Diocese of Reno Curriculum Standards and Best Practices for Teaching Religion guide our religious education curriculum.
• These documents provide a course of study that serves as a primary scope and sequence for St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School.
• The religious series, Blest Are We, is used in grades Kindergarten through 8th grades.
• The school also uses the Common Core State Standards from Nevada in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Technology, and Physical Education as a base for our curriculum.
• Our teachers reach well beyond the minimum state standards.
• Emphasis is placed on religion, language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science.

• To ensure a top level education and positive experience for our students, St. Teresa uses the latest teaching methods:
• Rotating middle school classes emphasize an integrated curriculum that reinforces subject matter throughout all content areas
• Accelerated Reading and Mathematics programs
• Electives are offered in the areas of art, music, sports, technology, and drama
• Art, music, drama, Spanish and physical education programs for all grades
• Eighth grade life skills training, focused on fostering positive decision-making skills and self-esteem
• Daily religious education focusing on Scriptures, Catholic teachings and values and their application in student and family life
• Classroom buddies which partner elementary students with middle school students to assist in social, religious and educational activities, bolstering self-confidence and enhancing unity among all classes in the school

Thanks to a grant received from the E.L. Wiegand Foundation, in 2008 we opened the E.L. Wiegand Knowledge Center which includes:

• State of the art science lab with 26 laptops, Promethean board, incubator, telescope, Van Da Graff Generator, all inclusive science kits for life science, physics, genetics and electronics, a hydroponics lab and microscopes
• Computer lab with 30 workstations and laptops.
• Comprehensive library with 6 computers and software programs to evaluate student reading levels and comprehension skills
• Student computers in all classrooms and audio enhancers available to enable students to hear instruction with minimal distraction

• Technology in the classroom: Grades 4 - 8 have 1:1 devices. Every student is issued a Chromebook. Each classroom Kindergarten through 3rd has a cart of ipads for each student.
• My Access computer program is used to reinforce proficiency in writing skills Interactive projectors in every classroom
• Accelerated Reader used to assess reading level and comprehension.
• Document camera in Kindergarten and 1st grades
• Approximately 250 students attend our preschool school classes through Eighth Grade.
• Smart Interactive Projectors or Smart Whiteboards in every classrooms

Our kindergarten class is a full day program. St. Teresa School is accredited by the Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA) and Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The school received an exemplary review with a certification term of 6 years.

The school is on a traditional school year schedule. The school year begins the end of August and ends within the first two weeks of June. Instructional hours for all classes are from 8:25 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. School uniforms are required.