At the intermediate level, Religion, Reading, Language Arts, Math,

Science and Social Studies are departmentalized.

In Religion, the teachers focus on the Ten Commandments,

the Beatitudes, the Sacraments and the History of Christianity.  

Special attention is given to the origins of the Church. 

Family life is taught within the framework of Christian values. 

Lectionary is alsoincorporated.

Literature based texts are used to reinforce skills

such as finding a main idea, comprehension and vocabulary development. 

 Novels are used to supplement the text

and provide exposure to classical and modern literature.

For Math, students are grouped according to ability. 

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of decimals

and fractions are taught at each level.  Basic geometric concepts are introduced. 

Different methods of problem solving are taught.

Grammar and writing are integrated in the Language Arts curriculum. 

There is particular emphasis on descriptive, persuasive

and comparative writing as well as research. 

Life, Earth and Physical Sciences are learned at an advanced level. 

Experiments and cooperative group activities are used

to investigate concepts presented in textbooks.

Students explore the world around them in Social Studies. 

Emphasis is placed on New Jersey History, World Civilizations,

World Geography and Current Events.

In order to accommodate different student needs,

class participation, written tests, oral presentations and projects

are used to assess achievement.