As a school, we continually strive, always through a Catholic lens, to provide an authentic learning environment where students are interested, engaged, and challenged.  Each decision that is made within the school and classrooms is purposeful to support our mission and vision.  Your children are precious to us and it is our goal to empower them by growing them in their faith and teaching them the skills necessary to become independent critical thinkers and learners.

Our teachers strive daily to meet the various learning needs of our students through developmentally appropriate best practices and differentiation while fostering a joy for learning as students discover, collaborate, explore and develop a strong foundation in literacy, math, science, history, and religion. Students are immersed in writing and reading across genres in each classroom and engage in meaningful discussions through Guided Reading, Book Clubs, and Literature Circles.  Students also participate in Project-based learning and STEM integration activities. They are taught with a constructivist approach to Math instruction to ensure that learning is hands-on and appealing to all learning modalities.

As students matriculate from PK-8th grades, they are taught to take ownership of their learning through reflective practices of setting goals and celebrating both effort and accomplishments. Ultimately, students are instilled with an intrinsic desire to learn, grow, and develop academically and faithfully; ready to embrace challenges and succeed in life, and to do God’s will.

Curriculum
Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston plan according to the archdiocesan curriculum guides in the academic areas. The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), which serve as the core curriculum, are available online. Our teachers strive to meet the needs of all students and are well trained to serve a diverse group of learners.

Textbooks
Textbooks are selected from the State of Texas Adopted Textbook list or other publishers with Archdiocesan approval. Supplementary material is used to enrich and expand the curriculum.

Student Success
All available school resources shall be utilized to promote student success. Lines of communication will be kept open to inform parents of student progress in all areas.

Curriculum guides are written and published by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, addendums are written specifically for Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School, and TEA Essential Knowledge & Skills (TEKS) are used to plan instructional activities. Objectives in these documents give direction in choosing textbooks and resources to assure the mastery of skills. CURRICULUM GUIDES & ADDENDUMS provide direction to our program. TEXTBOOKS are used as a RESOURCE.

• Check your child's grades:

• IXL: core content area enrichment; grades K-8

•  Flocabulary: educational videos for skill reinforcement; grades K-8

• Christ In Us: online Religion textbook/assignments for K-6

• Stemscopes Math: grades K-8