Mathematics

Mathematics education is a cornerstone of Villa’s academic program, offering opportunities for students to thrive amidst appropriate challenge and stretch. Villa students develop a deep understanding of mathematical concepts through exploration, inquiry, play, practice, reasoning, and collaborative dialogue. Through productive struggle and healthy challenge, they develop curiosity, resilience, and perseverance while experiencing Math as a joyful endeavor.

Science

At each grade level, Villa students delve into the wonders of the natural and physical world through inquiry-based Science education. Grounded in Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), our Science program builds a global set of cognitive skills through experiential, hands-on, and often outdoor exploration. Students invest in their learning by grappling with real-world problems, participating in small groups, and applying their creativity to innovative solutions.

Language arts

Villa students grow as effective communicators across their Language Arts journey, building a toolbox of critical skills for reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Villa’s approach to literacy is one of deepening meaning-making, fostering our students’ maturing understanding of self and others. They imagine, dream, and fall in love with stories, all the while developing their vocabulary, comprehension, reasoning, and critical thinking skills.

Spanish

Guided by a communicative approach to language acquisition, Villa students grow in Spanish language learning each year. Spanish educators draw upon authentic resources and experiences to not only teach the language, but also cultivate an awareness of Spanish-speaking cultures around the world. Students gain the ability to communicate meaningfully in Spanish and deepen their understanding of its widespread presence throughout our local and global community.

Social Studies

Through the interdisciplinary study of economics, geography, history, and sociology, students grow in their understanding of human experience across time and space. They learn to interpret and analyze multiple sources, come to understand cause and effect, and build critical compare and contrast skills. Villa students’ Social Studies education prepares them for life in a culturally diverse, interdependent world through ever-increasing depth of inquiry and study, all while having fun!

villa learning support (VLS)

Villa offers a scaffolded, responsive learning support program that honors each student’s strengths and tailors support for their individual needs. Built upon best practices in education, our Learning Support Program meets students where they are, helps identify areas of need, recommends and supports curricular adjustments, and provides executive function skill building. Villa’s dynamic, inquiry-based program ensures that all learners are appropriately challenged and engaged, empowering them as active agents of their own intellectual growth.

Performing Arts: music, band, theater

Villa students grow in understanding and self-expression through engaging in a host of diverse Performing Arts opportunities. They enjoy age- and skill level-appropriate music and theater education, including sound study, expressive movement exercise, and instrumental music beginning in fourth grade. Through curricular and co-curricular engagement, Villa students discover their voices as active participants in the creative process.

Visual Arts

As a critical component of whole child education, Villa students learn elements of art and design through engaging with a variety of media. Our program includes visual art education both within and beyond grade-level classrooms, through which students learn art techniques and history, collaborate with peers, express their emotions and opinions, take risks, and deepen their cultural awareness.

Physical Education (PE) & Wellness

Our PE and Wellness curriculum focuses on developing motor skills, staying healthy, and productively communicating with peers. Students gain invaluable education about their bodies, how to maintain their physical health, and the importance of teamwork, all within an encouraging, nurturing environment. Villa students grow smarter, kinder, and ready to make a positive difference in the world, both now and in the future.

Athletics

student leadership

As active, engaged members of a preschool-8th grade community, Villa students grow in their positive influence on the lives of others. Through student-led organizations like Student Council, cross-divisional Buddy Program partnerships, and service initiatives both on and off campus, Villa students come to understand their role, responsibilities, and opportunities as members of a connected community.

social emotional learning

Villa students develop their social and emotional skills amidst a caring environment that honors student voice through encouraging exploration and questioning. Students engage in regular social-emotional programming in homerooms, and in advisory groups. Through these intentional lessons, we cultivate compassion and empathy, preparing students to lead purposeful lives in service to the world around them.

Reinemund Counseling & Wellness Center

Religion & Social Justice

Villa’s Cabrinian tradition of "education of the heart" invites students to explore and develop their personal faith in God while growing in understanding of the Gospel and global faith traditions. Villa’s dedication to whole child development–mind, body, and spirit–honors students’ innate spirituality while also educating for justice. Our religious education emphasizes encounter through prayer, loving inclusivity, and service to all God’s people.