Top 10 reasons to send your child to St. Matthew's Parish School
Why a Catholic education at St. Matt's? Here's the top 10 list!
#10 Have an Inviting and Safe Place to Learn
Educators create a safe, loving environment that encourages students to believe in their capabilities and work toward their potential. Background checks required for all faculty and volunteers working with children.
#9 Become A Star
Choir, band, Christmas Programs and a Spring Musical offer children in all grades the opportunity to explore their performing talents. Our school offers a variety of extra-curricular middle school sports, including football, volleyball, and basketball.
#8 Live Healthy!
Promoting healthy living through nutrition and physical education is carried out with a nutritious hot lunch program and participation in the federal milk program. Physical fitness is encouraged through outdoor play on the playground, and in PE class.
#7 Gain Lifelong Friendships
Students have the opportunity to study and play together, understand and celebrate differences. A buddy system matches a young student with an older student to promote diversity, responsibility, and belonging. Team projects over multiple grades develop a school community spirit.
#6 Explore New Things
Technology, music, Spanish, art and physical education are regular classes to enrich the child's experiences and prepare the individual for an ever-changing world in which thinking is not only a habit, but a way of life. A commitment to technology education gives K-8 students regular technology classes in a lab with computers for each student.
#5 Focus on Family
Parents are recognized as the primary educators of their children and they collaborate with teachers and administrators as partners in education. St. Matt's is sensitive to the needs of working families and provides before and after school care, full-day kindergarten, and half-day preschool. The Home and School Association bases activities on social interaction to build a strong school family relationship.
#4 Experience Leadership
Students learn to think globally and have the opportunity to do service locally. Interaction with parish activities is encouraged. Students participate in community service projects in the greater Kalispell Community.
#3 Build Academic Excellence
Teachers and staff model respect for all and an acceptance of each child's talents, abilities, and personal challenges. A variety of learning strategies are used to connect with the child's framework of understanding. A strong core curriculum supportive of education standards A low Student to Teacher ratio allows for more individual attention.
#2 Grow through Faith-Based Education
Catholic school teachers have the unique opportunity to mold every aspect of a child's growth and development. Foremost in this development is the spiritual - educators teach the message of Jesus. Through prayer, religious instruction, liturgies, and daily interaction, students become rooted in faith.
And... The #1 Reason to Attend St. Matthew's Catholic School:
Because it's St. Matt's, where students will gain the foundation to grow into the adults we're proud of.