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About Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School Community Student Body: Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School provides education for children in kindergarten through Grade 8. The student-teacher ratio in Grades K and 1 is 18-1. In Grades 2-8, the student-teacher ratio is 24-1. Faculty: The OLLIS faculty consists of degreed, certified teachers committed to academic excellence in the Catholic tradition. Full-time faculty members have been hired specifically to teach physical education, art, music, and computers. Two counselors are available for individual and classroom guidance, and a librarian oversees the OLLIS library. Religious: Every week, the priests of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish celebrate Mass with OLLIS students and visit classrooms. Curriculum The academic program at Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School is strong and the curriculum is comprehensive. Core Subjects: Religion, Literature
and English, Science, Mathematics, and Social Studies Features Partners-In-Education: Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School has an active Partners-in-Education program that benefits both the school and the Columbia community. Child Care: An After School Child Care Program provides dependable, daily supervision for OLLIS students. Lunch Program: The OLLIS cafeteria provides nutritious and appealing lunches. School Support and Oversight: Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School has an active school board and Home and School Association, both of which provide important guidance and support to the school administration, faculty and students. Student Services OLLIS participates in the federally-funded Title I and Title V programs. Students with diagnosed learning, speech, or language disabilities are provided services through the Special Education Department of the Columbia Public Schools. Supervised student nurses from the University of Missouri's Sinclair School of Nursing provide health screenings. Qualilfying students in Grades 3-5 can participate in the gifted program of the Columbia Public Schools. Activities Columbia Catholic students have an opportunity to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, each of which offers students a unique learning experience:
"Catholic schools, which realize the threefold purpose of Christian education--to teach doctrine, to build community, and to serve--are the most effective means available to the Church for the education of children and young people. The integration of religious truth and values with the rest of life, which is possible in these schools, distinguishes them from others." (A statement of the Catholic Bishops) Contact us for more information.
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