Welcome to St. Norbert School!
Registration is open for preschool - 8th grade students. Limited spots remain in our preschool program for the 2024-2025 school year.
Registration is open for preschool - 8th grade students. Limited spots remain in our preschool program for the 2024-2025 school year.
Project Lead the Way is an innovative STEM curriculum designed to put students in the driver’s seat. “PLTW Launch taps into student’s exploratory nature, engages them in learning that feels like play, and encourages them to keep discovering – now and for any future they choose.”
Throughout each module, students are immersed in hands-on activities, projects, and problems that build upon each other and relate to the real world. Each module features learning that blends computer science, engineering, biomedical science, and more. When participating in PLTW curriculum, even the youngest learners apply their math and English Language Arts (ELA) skills, learn science to standards, and adopt skills that are foundational across all academic disciplines.
St. Norbert teachers will complete PLTW training over the summer and be ready to implement curriculum modules in the fall. To learn more, click here.
Reading is a fundamental skill for success in school and in life. At St. Norbert School, we believe every child has the right to read. Our research-based curriculum explicitly teaches students how to decode written text (read) and encode spoken language (write). All students receive explicit, systematic instruction with progress monitoring.This ensures that each child learns to crack the code of alphabetic text and develops into a highly capable reader and writer.
During the 2022-2023 school year we implemented a new phonics program called UFLI Foundations. The UFLI program is based upon research that found effective early literacy instruction works best when it:
Research suggests that the most powerful way to advance students’ reading comprehension skills is to ensure they have access to learning opportunities that build background knowledge in science, social studies, and the arts.
After one year of UFLI Foundations implementation, faculty at St. Norbert School are collaborating to create experiential science and social studies modules for students in grades 1 and 2. The goal is to provide a shared content-based experience for all students, while differentiating reading content at each child’s instructional level. This model of teaching and learning ensures that all students have access to rich knowledge-building experiences and relevant reading material at his/her instructional level.
What does this look like in action?
In September and October, students investigated the life cycle of the pumpkin. Together, all students:
Separately, mixed-aged groups conducted reading research on:
In November, students began an engineering-based learning journey that investigated the attributes of strong structures and strong teams. Challenges included:
What students learned about building strong structures:
What students learned about building strong teams:
The "Building Strong Structures and Building Strong Teams" learning journey concluded with a challenge from the gingerbread boy and gingerbread girl. See below for the exciting outcomes.