Catholic schools offer programs to meet most children�s needs

By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic

MIAMI | Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Miami offer a plethora of programs aimed at meeting the educational needs of most students. Here’s a listing of the schools that offer each of the various programs.

 

Academies/special interest tracks

• Archbishop Coleman Carroll High: Dual enrollment toward 2-year degree with Miami-Dade College (including day classes at its Kendall campus with transportation provided) as well as St. Thomas University (toward a degree or minor in Spanish)
• Belen Jesuit Prep, Miami: Mandarin courses, student exchange with Taiwan; overseas study programs to Asia, Europe and Peru
• Cardinal Gibbons High, Fort Lauderdale: Pre-engineering, Pre-medicine, Pre-law, Pre-business
• Immaculata-La Salle High, Miami: STEAM (concentration in Engineering, Computer Science, Health Science, Digital Arts, and Global Business Leadership), partnership with Mercy Hospital
• Msgr. Edward Pace High, Miami Gardens: Signature Academies focusing on Law Studies, Mass Communications, STEM, Visual and Performing Arts
• Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami: electives in Broadcast Journalism, Sports Medicine, Law Studies, Business; Miami Herald’s Best Female Athletic Program in Miami-Dade County
• St. Brendan High, Miami: Academies in STEM, Medical Sciences, Law/Business, Visual and Performing Arts; international student exchange program with Italy and Spain

  

For advanced students

Elementary schools

• Blessed Trinity, Virginia Gardens (Trinity Enrichment)
• Immaculate Conception, Hialeah (REACH for grades 3-6)
• Good Shepherd, Miami (St. Thomas Aquinas)
• St. Agnes Academy, Key Biscayne (STEM lab, grades 2-8)
• St. Bonaventure, Davie
• St. Brendan School, Miami (St. Thomas Aquinas, for grades 3-5)
• St. John Neumann, Miami
• St. Thomas the Apostle, Miami (SETON, for grades 3-8)

High schools

• Archbishop Coleman Carroll, Miami: Scholars Track, Honors, Advanced Placement
• Archbishop Edward McCarthy, Southwest Ranches: Excelsior Scholars, Honors, Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment (St. Thomas University)
• Belen Jesuit Prep, Miami: College Prep, Honors, Advanced Placement/AP Capstone, Dual Enrollment (St. Thomas University), Project Lead the Way
• Cardinal Gibbons, Fort Lauderdale: College Prep, Honors, Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment (St. Thomas University)
• Christopher Columbus, Miami: Mas Scholars, Honors, Advanced Placement/AP Capstone, Dual Enrollment (St. Thomas University and FIU), Project Lead the Way
• Immaculata-La Salle, Miami: Honors, Advanced Placement, college credit from Miami-Dade and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University  
• Msgr. Edward Pace, Miami Gardens: Spartan Sword and Shield, College Prep, Honors, Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment (St. Thomas University)
• Our Lady of Lourdes, Miami: Bernadette Scholars, Honors, Advanced Placement, AdvancED STEM Certified
• St. Brendan High, Miami: Alpha Gifted Program, Honors, Advanced Placement/AP Capstone, AdvancED STEM Certified, Dual Enrollment (St. Thomas University)

 

For students with disabilities

Unless otherwise noted, these schools accept McKay Scholarships on a case-by-case basis. Some also have specially-named programs for students with specific needs (in parenthesis)

Elementary schools

• Basilica School of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Key West
• Blessed Trinity, Virginia Gardens (St. John Paul II)
• Good Shepherd, Miami (Mother Seton)
• Holy Family, North Miami
• Immaculate Conception School, Hialeah (Resource)
• Marian Center School and Services, Miami Gardens (School for students with intellectual disabilities, ages 6-21; adult day-training and work program; fulltime residential facility for women)
• Mary Help of Christians, Parkland (Butterfly Project)
• Mother of Christ, Miami
• Mother of Our Redeemer, Miami
• Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard, Miami
• St. Agatha, Miami (Padre Pio, Mother Teresa)
• St. Ambrose, Deerfield Beach
• St. Andrew, Coral Springs
• St. Anthony, Fort Lauderdale
• St. Bartholomew, Miramar
• St. Bonaventure, Davie
• St. Brendan, Miami (Felix Varela, grades 2-8)
• St. Helen, Fort Lauderdale
• St. Jerome, Fort Lauderdale
• St. John Neumann, Miami (ESE Inclusion, grades PreK4-8)
• St. John the Apostle, Hialeah
• St. Kevin, Miami
• St. Louis Covenant, Pinecrest
• St. Mary Cathedral School, Miami
• St. Michael, Miami (St. Jude Reading Center)
• St. Patrick, Miami Beach (ESE pullout for grades K-8)
• St. Theresa, Coral Gables
• St. Thomas the Apostle, Miami (St. Anthony of Padua)
• Sts. Peter and Paul, Miami

High schools

• Archbishop Coleman Carroll, Miami (Pax Christi and Don Bosco)
• Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame, Miami (merging with Msgr. Pace in fall 2017)
• Archbishop Edward McCarthy, Southwest Ranches
• Chaminade-Madonna, Hollywood
• Christopher Columbus, Miami
• Msgr. Edward Pace, Miami Gardens (Spe Salvi)
• St. Brendan, Miami (Champagnat Program)

 

IB (International Baccalaureate)

• St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary, Miami

 

STEP-UP Scholarships

Accepted by most schools, except: Belen Jesuit, Miami; Carrollton, Coconut Grove; Epiphany, South Miami; Marian Center, Miami Gardens; St. Agnes, Miami; St. Bonaventure, Davie; St. David, Davie; St. Gregory, Plantation; St. Hugh, Coconut Grove; St. Mark, Southwest Ranches; St. Patrick, Miami Beach; St. Thomas the Apostle, Miami

 

Virtual education

• Archdiocese of Miami Virtual Catholic School:www.adomvirtual.com (differentiated instruction for special needs students, grades 6-12)

 

VPK (Voluntary Prekindergarten Education)

All archdiocesan elementary schools offer pre-kindergarten programs although not all accept VPK funding. Those that do are listed here, along with those that have standalone pre-schools (which may or may not accept VPK).

• All Saints, Sunrise (standalone pre-school)
• Good Shepherd, Miami
• Holy Family, North Miami
• Immaculate Conception, Hialeah
• Mary Help of Christians, Parkland (standalone pre-school)
• Mother of Christ, Miami
• Mother of Our Redeemer, Miami
• Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard, Miami
• Our Lady of the Lakes, Miami Lakes
• Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Fort Lauderdale
• St. Ambrose, Deerfield Beach
• St. Andrew, Coral Springs (standalone pre-school)
• St. Bartholomew, Miramar
• St. Helen, Fort Lauderdale
• St. James, North Miami
• St. Jerome, Fort Lauderdale
• St. John the Apostle, Hialeah
• St. Lawrence, North Miami Beach (standalone pre-school)
• St. Michael, Miami
• St. Patrick, Miami Beach (standalone pre-school)