Activities

St. Mary's Catholic school has several different programs / activities.

Special Programs:

St. Mary's Kindergarten Program includes:

Traditional Kindergarten : 8:10 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. where the regular kindergarten curriculum is taught.

Extended Day Kindergarten : 11:20 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. incorporates individualized and interactive hands-on curriculum in all the content areas. This program is designed to enrichment and deepen students developmental skills and develop their independent study skills.

Kindergarten Student Enrichment Program : 3:10p.m. to 6:00p.m. is an activities and learning program to assist St. Mary’s families with after school care and educational needs. Homework assistants and tutors as well as activities to participate in outdoor activities, projects and technology related activities are part of this program.

The Student Enrichment Program is also available for all St. Mary’s students both after school and through the summer from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. This program is licensed by the City of Boise as a day care provider.

St. Mary’s PTO Activities Program provides opportunities for our students to grow socially, emotionally, and academically in a fun, non-traditional, Christian environment. It provides classes at all age levels of interest, excitement, and growth for those who choose to participate. Classes are offered before and after school at St. Mary’s School. For details, refer to AP Guide (pdf).

Treasure Valley Catholic Schools Athletics & Academics Program : Students in 7^th & 8^th grade participate in all sports with other students from the Boise and Nampa Catholic Schools. This program also sponsors academic Decathlon.

Sports : 5^th & 6^th grade students participate in Basketball and Track and compete with other teams in the Boise School District; AAU, and Y-Ball Basketball is available; Optimist Football Program is available for 3^rd -6^th Grade; T-Ball is available in the spring for the K-3^rd grade students.

Competitions : National Geography Gee, Science Olympiad, Science Fair, History Day, Spelling Bee.

Liturgical Dance/Honor Choir : St. Mary’s has the King David Dancers that assist with special liturgies throughout the year. There is both a 4-6^th Grade Honor Choir and a 7^th & 8^th Grade Honor Choir that performs at our Fall and Spring Concerts, special Liturgical events in the Treasure Valley. The Honor Choirs do both religious and secular music.

Student Council : This group reviews and coordinates all charitable requests or disaster appeals and promotes school spirit and good citizenship throughout the school. Sponsor the monthly Food Bank collection and annual Coat Drive, Red Ribbon Week Activities, Catholic School’s Week Activities. They meet twice/month with their student advisors.

Learn & Serve Grant provides funds for a coordinator and supplies to promote Service-Learning which is a teaching methodology that enriches learning by engaging students in meaningful service to their schools or communities through careful integration with established curricula. The Seventh Grade Class and Mr. Bob Graff, teacher, and Mrs. Lisa Kelly, Learn & Serve Coordinator are the Advisory Council that gives student choice and student voice to the goals of this program.

Special Events:

Annual Dinner Dance, Annual Book Fair, Christmas Craft Bazaar, Spring Carnival, Homebound Friends Mass, Fall & Spring Musical Program, Seventh & Eight Grade Shakespeare Festival. Eighth Grade Retreat at Monastery of St. Gertrude, Ballet Idaho