"Why we choose Catholic High School"

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"My husband and I have been thinking about our children’s education since they were in the womb; but not about Berkeley or Harvard or even their future degrees. We just wanted them to become knowledgeable, so they become good people; compassionate above competitive.

After all, it is History that teaches us social injustice, and Language Arts gives us the voice to speak persuasively against it. Science wields the power to enhance lives or to destroy them. And we need to know Math to grasp income inequality. Education doesn’t just secure our own American Dream. It enlarges that dream to include everyone.

We wanted our kids’ best teacher to be Christ. It just took months of research and prayerful discernment to realize it.

We agonized over the choice of high school for our daughter. We looked closely at many public, charter and private schools, both religious and independent. Our homework was reading websites, attending open houses, and arranging shadow visits. Beyond just academics, we considered athletics, extracurricular activities, size, location, and demographics.

The process felt much like dating. Public schools cannot compete with sleek marketing collateral and giveaway iPads. But they rate well on diversity, proximity and cost. Some strengths were more important to us than others; an immersion program more so than a robotics one, or an emphasis on leadership versus drama. Above all, we wanted our daughter to have a say in the decision. God does his best work through the young."