Academic Areas & Departments
Business Education
The world of business affects our lives on all levels. Its important that students gain an overall understanding of business, its workings, its complexities, and its effects on their daily lives, not only as persons directly involved in business, but also as consumers, savers, and investors in today's global economy. In our digital technology world of the 21st century, its important that students have basic keying skills and knowledge of current software.
English
English language skills serve as the foundation for communication. The responsibility of the English teacher is to help students use language to make sense of their own lives and to understand the lives of those they meet in the world of experience and in the world of literature. As a subject, English embodies both skills and content. It includes the skills of reading, writing, speaking, researching and listening, as well as the content areas of literature and grammar, both of which contain identifiable bodies of knowledge. In all facets, however, the study of English serves to develop each learner's practical communication skills and broader vision of relatedness among people.
Fine Arts
The Fine Arts Department at Carmel Catholic High School offers a hands-on educational experience. Students can express themselves through song, dance, theater, visual arts and instrumental music. The faculty fosters a learning environment conducive to creative development. The department's courses are designed to build in students a strong work ethic, a sense of Catholic community, confidence, and self-esteem. The faculty strives to help students enrich their creative, social, academic, and spiritual development. Fine Arts students often discover talents leading to careers and/or vocations in the arts.
Mathematics
The Mathematics Department philosophy is based upon an abiding respect for the individual and the learning process. This educational process carries the student to a position of mathematical understanding and transference that enables the lifelong enhancement of the quality of life for an individual. Our department Mission Statement proposes that "the development of the constructs of mathematics trains the mind to think in a logical, creative, and inquiring manner. The same constructs are essential for life in a technology driven society. The life skills of the individual require a fundamental understanding of mathematics ranging from basic arithmetic to the implementation of mathematics into today's technology. The challenge is to develop the talents of each individual to his or her maximum ability, resulting in the desire for lifelong learning. This is achieved through the cooperation and efforts of parents, faculty and students."
Physical Education
Physical Education consists of various wellness activities and health related topics presented to enhance students overall health today and in the future. It is our goal that students appreciate that good health is a precious gift from God that should be respected, cared for and nourished. Through the development of a physically active lifestyle, students become aware that the risk of illness can be reduced through positive health behaviors. Our focus consists of team sports, games, fitness, dance and rhythms as well as lifetime sports and activities. Within the context of these activities we stress the goals of sportsmanship, teamwork and Christian ethics. Students need to be given the knowledge and the opportunity to take responsibility for their own health.
Religious Studies
The Religious Studies Department of Carmel Catholic High School, founded in the Roman Catholic Tradition, seeks to fulfill the mission mandate of Jesus Christ:"...Go into all nations and teach...” by spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to our students. Through academic scholarship, prayerful reflection and ministry, the Religious Studies Department promotes an integration of the Christian faith into the daily lives of our students. Aware of the cultural and religious diversity of the Carmel community, we foster respect and dialog among all, believing that diversity is an essential ingredient of the Church's universality. Please visit Carmel's four year course sequence for Religious Education.
Science
Science is a dynamic discipline in which we seek to understand the universe. We must, therefore, grasp as foundation the body of knowledge that others before us have achieved and be able to confront -- imaginatively and creatively -- the questions that will widen and constantly increase our understanding. Technology, which grows out of scientific discovery, continually changes the world in which we live. Because our society relies on increasingly more complex technology, we see these compelling reasons for the study of science:
- To gain an appreciation of the unity and beauty of the patterns of God's universe.
- To have the prerequisite background to participate in the development of science and technology.
- To understand the impact of science and technology on the individual, the environment, and society of today and the future.
- To be capable of moral and ethical judgments which relate to scientific and technological issues.
Social Studies
We believe students will discover that history is a nation's common memory. It binds us together in the present and meets the challenges of the future. Social Studies opportunities at Carmel Catholic High School focus on preparing students to live in a global community and to function effectively as citizens in a democratic society. They are called to respect the traditions and cultural diversity of the world and to stimulate a hierarchy of critical thinking skills as a means of problem solving.
Student Services
The Student Services Department, composed of five counselors, a Social Worker and a College and Career Director is dedicated to providing academic and social-emotional support to the Carmel Catholic High School community. Our primary goal is to help students have successful educational experiences, to enhance their self-esteem, to develop their independent decision-making skills and to support them in their high school journey as they examine post high school options. Members of the Student Services Department strive to serve as advisors to parents, students, and staff to help ensure a positive educational experience and to help plan for the students' future.
World Languages
The mission of the World Languages Department is based upon the Catholic view of humankind as a special gift from God. We recognize that all students benefit aesthetically, intellectually, psychologically, socially and spiritually from the study of another language. Language study is a combination of learning communication skills and becoming familiar with the culture of other civilizations: their customs, history, art and literature. This experience enables students to respect other people's ideas, ways of thinking and behaviors and values, and at the same time helps students to reassess their own values. World language study plays a major role in the total educational program by preparing students to live their lives more fully and to strive for harmony and understanding in a global society.
