Saint Aloysius Gonzaga - Bridgetown, Ohio

School Programs

Throughout the school year, students are offered additional programs within the school day that supplement the curriculum and offer exposure to broader topics, often through guest presenters who share their knowledge and expertise with students. These include:

Career Day
We believe the students in grades 6-8 benefit from an introduction to a wide variety of possible career options. Volunteers from a range of occupations give presentations to small groups of students explaining their work.

D.A.R.E.
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program is offered by the Green Township Police Department in Grade 5. The program examines drug use (including alcohol and tobacco), effects, short and long-term consequences and methods of dealing with peer pressure.

Everybody Counts
This educational program strives to make our children more aware of people with various disabilities. Each grade level focuses on a different impairment explained by parent volunteers in each classroom.

Friday Enrichment Program

Offered on Friday afternoons in the second and third quarters, this program allows students to choose an area of interest to explore under the guidance of faculty, staff and volunteers. These have included calligraphy, creating a mosaic mural, sign language, cooking, knitting, and costume design. Faculty and staff report that when children are given choices about what they can explore, they are more engaged and the resulting enthusiasm carries over to the rest of their St. Al’s learning experiences.

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Faith in Action

While everyone at St. Al’s School is proud of our students’ academic success and extra-curricular participation, our school community’s greatest achievement, as a whole, is its expression of the Catholic faith and values that underlie the curriculum and all programs. St. Al’s School has strong support from the parish community, and faculty and staff take seriously their role in promoting the parish mission: “to know Christ, to love Christ, to bring others to Christ.”

Following are some of the many ways St. Al’s students, along with their teachers, put faith into action:

Daily prayers in classrooms at the start and end of the school day as well as before lunch periods.
Daily religious instruction in the Catholic faith including preparation for the sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion and Confirmation.
Weekly all-school Mass attendance with students taking part as lectors and servers, and both students and teachers serving as Eucharistic ministers.
Opportunities to plan and participate in school prayer services for Thanksgiving, Advent, Lent, and other occasions.
The opportunity to participate in the weekly Children’s Prayer Group held before the school day start and includes prayers, reflection and activities centered around the coming Sunday’s scripture readings.
Community service opportunities offered year-round at all grade levels including canned food drives, the Christmas Adopt-a-Family project, 9-11 National Day of Service, and others. Students and teachers go beyond just requesting donations and finding creative ways to raise money by actively participating in the delivery of food, clothing and other items collected for the needy.

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Extracurricular

Beyond the school day, St. Al’s offers diverse extracurricular opportunities for students. Through these activities students can explore new interests, enjoy leadership opportunities, participate in athletic competitions, and simply have fun.

These include:

Athletics
Boy Scouts
Children’s Prayer Group
Crossing Guards
Cub Scouts
Drama Club
E-Club
Girl Scouts
Mass Servers
Vacation Bible School

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