Great school! My husband's entire family grew up with MCSS(when the nuns were still there) and now our son has attended here since K and is now in the 3rd and will attend through 8th. We are very pleased with the educational standards, as well as the relationship that they practice with God. My son loves
... Read more the teachers. We are pleased with the close net of teachers, students, and parents. The students are held to high expectations and meet them with all hands on! I believe in the 'it takes a village to raise a child'and Mother Catherine is the best choice for any child's village.The teachers are strong and teach wonerfully.The school offers a great option for the public school system and have all the extracurricular activities the public schools offer. God bless Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/11/07
This is our third year at Mother Catherine, and we have been really happy with the school, the staff and academics. My children love going to school, they enjoy their teachers and the minute we walk into the school we are greeted with smiles and friendly greetings that make you feel as though you are
... Read more amoung family. Not sure why some of the previous reviews said that several families chose to take their children out of the school. The school is wonderful. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/28/07
Well to be honest I am not a parent, but instead a former student(graduated '01) and have seen this school change drastically since then. After a certain financial situation was resolved the school has since added an expansion, complemented grades k-8 with a pre-k and brought in more qualified staff.
... Read more Still, many things remain the same I suppose. In my experience students were punished erratically as previously mentioned, the focus was sometimes put on non-academic things (such as their new basketball court for example), but most importantly, what I found when attending the school was that your quality of education is greatly reliant on the quality of your teacher/s. One year I would have a very poor or new teacher who could barely control the class, another year I would have one of the best teachers I have ever had. Overall though, the school creates a great community for a student. Read less
Posted by a former student on 08/12/05
This school year 04-05 my son and our family were new to Mother Catherine he is in Pre-K and really we were not sure of what to expect although I had heard nothing but wonderful things about the school and the teachers. I feel very fortunate to have my son receiving his education at Mother Catherine
... Read more and I highly recommend this school to anyone looking for the best for their child. Everytime I go to the school I feel so welcomed and really feel glad that my son goes there. Mrs. Cook is a wonderful teacher and I thank her for caring about my son's education and rest of the children's as well. I think Mr. Ligday is a wonderful principal and Mrs. Spence she is just great! My son likes every teacher in the school that he has had a chance to meet and that makes me very happy! Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/20/05
This school is really excelling. They have a full time resource teacher that is able to assist the remedial students K-8 and also challenge the advanced students K-8. Their new music teacher has taken a well established program and pushed it to new heights, with the band performing publicly at various
... Read more venues and now planning on competitions. every core curriculum teacher possesses a Masters. The new computer teacher has the children greatly advanced in software, web based applications, and programming. This has been a greatly cohesive year for the staff. The new administrator is also very involved int the school and highly approachable. Also its dropping its level of 'selling' fundraisers in favor of more community minded activities. Definitely look into this school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/17/05
It is a small school that is struggling to find its niche. This school was very good, but a big disappointment last year. Numerous families left the school. There are no programs available to address gifted (accelerated) or special needs (remedial) children. The middle school Math department is awesome,
... Read more one of the best in the county. Last year the middle school report cards were delayed one week, as I understand it, due to the English department s inability to report student progress on time. The administration appears to distribute discipline in an arbitrary and inconsistent manner. One child will get expelled for two days, where another will be required to perform menial in-school tasks for the same infraction. There appears to be more focus on student intimidation and conformance than education and learning. Under the right leadership, this school can and has excelled. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/05/04
I think this school is horrifying - especially for something you are required to pay to have your childrens attend. It did not 'used to be' this way; however, they hired another 'new' Principal last school year summer (2003) and the school has totally gone into 'destructive-mode'. As a result, an enormous
... Read more amount of the 'MCSS Families' have taken the 'Pro-Active' approach and taken their children out of the school for this coming school year (2004-2005). (It should be noted several did this during the school year). Most of which (including me and my family - who have been sending our children to this school since 1997). Read less
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Before/After School
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Helen schools — Mother Catherine Spalding School is located at 38833 Chaptico Rd, Helen MD 20635. 38833 Chaptico Rd is in the 20635 ZIP code in Helen, MD The school district for Mother Catherine Spalding School is the Archdiocese Of Wash Dc Education Off. Mother Catherine Spalding School is a Catholic school that serves grade levels PK - 8.
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