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[chrissyk]

Double post

 

[Miss Inga Depointe]

Well there is going to be a Catholic perspective, you know, after all, that's why most people send their kids there. They want to send their kids to a school that reinforces their values.

 

[Crankyshank]

We had non Catholic students at my Catholic HS and they did have to take religion classes and attend mass (but didn't received Communion). Our religion classes weren't focused on Catholicism.

 

[chrissyk]

Well there is going to be a Catholic perspective, you know, after all, that's why most people send their kids there. They want to send their kids to a school that reinforces their values.

I would DEFINITELY have agreed with you where I used to live (and where everyone was at least socially Catholic), but here it seems like loads of non-Catholic people send their kids to these schools. My dad went to parochial school in the '50's in a heavily Catholic area, and I remember him telling me that even back then some non-Catholics sent their kids to his school because the education was better. Those kids sat out the religious stuff, though. It seems that this has gone mainstream where I live now, probably due to the lack of independent school options.

 

[babar]

Does anyone here have any experience with this? We live in an area where it seems that the majority of private schools are parochial (Catholic). My neighbors (non-Catholics) send their kids to a parochial school, as do many other non-Catholics in the area. Is this just like sending your child to a secular private school nowadays, or do the non-Catholic kids still feel like they're missing out on things because they don't participate in religion classes and masses I've sworn up and down that I'd NEVER send my future kids to Catholic school, but that seems to be the only private school option around here. Just wondering if it's truly viable for non-Catholic students, or if the kids are going to get indoctrinated against the parents' wishes or something Thanks for any comments.

In my grade school, everyone was Catholic so I don't know. We all had First Communion, we were all Confirmed....there are religion classes, but no, it wasn't shoved down our throats and it certainly didn't make me a better Catholic!! But of course they did teach the Catholic viewpoint. I don't know if you can go there and not get Confirmed, I'm guessing you can?

In high school (all-girl Catholic) there were lot's of non-Catholics. And the religion classes were about world religions, death/dying, and other broader topics.

 

[pyrxtc]

A lot of people are putting their kids in Catholic schools because they tend to run cheaper than a lot of the other private schools.

 

[BuckNaked]

At the Catholic school our kids attend, EVERYONE must take the religion classes and attend mass, though non-Catholics can't take Communion.

 

[RadioNate]

We had non Catholic students at my Catholic HS and they did have to take religion classes and attend mass (but didn't received Communion). Our religion classes weren't focused on Catholicism.

same here. I went there as a non Christian and had lots of non Catholic friends. We took religion classes which focused on religion rather than Catholic doctorine. We were expected to attend mass (actually required mass was also pretty rare, maybe 4 times a year unless there was a special circumstance) but no communion.

otherwise it was just normal school. I was sent there because the public school was terrible and my mom didn't want me there with my troublemaker friends.

 

[chrissyk]

At the Catholic school our kids attend, EVERYONE must take the religion classes and attend mass, though non-Catholics can't take Communion.

Is this the norm? In schools with a larger non-Catholic clientele, do the schools generally allow for a more secular education of those non-Catholic students?

I have a feeling that I'm going to have to tell my DH that he was right about this subject and I was wrong when he gets home tonight, LOL!

 

[Miss Inga Depointe]

I would DEFINITELY have agreed with you where I used to live (and where everyone was at least socially Catholic), but here it seems like loads of non-Catholic people send their kids to these schools. My dad went to parochial school in the '50's in a heavily Catholic area, and I remember him telling me that even back then some non-Catholics sent their kids to his school because the education was better. Those kids sat out the religious stuff, though. It seems that this has gone mainstream where I live now, probably due to the lack of independent school options.

I guess what I should have said was that that's the reason parents should be sending their kids there. I thought maybe you were worrying about the Catholic indoctrination, and I think as far as the Catholic schools are concerned, they are going to teach the things that they think are important the way they think is right.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

Have you thought about Holy Trinity? It's an Episcopal school. My boss sent his stepdaughter there and he and his wife aren't religious.

 

[babar]

Is this the norm? In schools with a larger non-Catholic clientele, do the schools generally allow for a more secular education of those non-Catholic students?

I have a feeling that I'm going to have to tell my DH that he was right about this subject and I was wrong when he gets home tonight, LOL!

Everyone in all Catholic schools go to Mass. You just don't get communion if you aren't Catholic. But don't get too worried, Mass usually consisted of getting in trouble and giggling in grade school, and talking to your friends in high school!!

 

[Laurajean1014]

There are some non-Catholics at DS's school. They are going for the advanced education, small classes and the philosophy of the school.

 

[jwsqrdplus2]

Where we used to live, my DDs would have ended up in a Catholic HS if we stayed. Just about everyone with high school aged kids sent them to Catholic private schools if they used the private schools regardless of the family's religious practice. There was only 1 or 2 non-parochial private high schools in town and they were outragously expensive ($12-15k per kid per year!!) As far as the religous aspect, by the time the students get to HS, religion classes were more religious philosophy, religious history, moral values type classes. Still a Catholic influence, but not forced Catholocism.

 

[chrissyk]

Have you thought about Holy Trinity? It's an Episcopal school. My boss sent his stepdaughter there and he and his wife aren't religious.

Yes, we are considering this school as well. However, it's over the causeway and I am pretty adamant about wanting our future kids to be schooled within their own community. Perhaps I am blowing that issue out of proportion, though. I went to private school out-of-town, and I swore up and down that I wouldn't do this to my kids.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

Yes, we are considering this school as well. However, it's over the causeway and I am pretty adamant about wanting our future kids to be schooled within their own community. Perhaps I am blowing that issue out of proportion, though. I went to private school out-of-town, and I swore up and down that I wouldn't do this to my kids.

I would keep an open mind about it. It's a really great school.

 

[Crankyshank]

We also had non Catholic and non Christian teachers at my Catholic High School. And the monthly masses weren't bad at all. My Lutheran friend said they were much better than the pep rallies and at least you got out of class for it

 

[chrissyk]

Where we used to live, my DDs would have ended up in a Catholic HS if we stayed. Just about everyone with high school aged kids sent them to Catholic private schools if they used the private schools regardless of the family's religious practice. There was only 1 or 2 non-parochial private high schools in town and they were outragously expensive ($12-15k per kid per year!!) As far as the religous aspect, by the time the students get to HS, religion classes were more religious philosophy, religious history, moral values type classes. Still a Catholic influence, but not forced Catholocism.

I think that Catholic high school is different from Catholic elementary school, though. By high school, beliefs are pretty solid a lot of the time, and kids aren't as easily swayed (hopefully!). I would have no issues whatsoever with a Catholic high school. The age range that I'm more concerned about would be preK-grade 8. No matter what, I want the best education for my future kids. The way I see it, we chose to move to an area with public schools that we're not confident in, and this may be the price that we pay. I'm having a hard time convincing DH that this would even be an option, though.

 

[ziggystardust]

I went to a Catholic High school and there were a few girls (all girl school too) that were of differnent religions.

They would attend mass, but not participate (communion and such). We didn't have mass on a daily/weekly basis so it wasn't much.

And the "religion" class, was a theology class. We discussed many different religions. We learned about the Koran, she learned about the Bible.

 

[chrissyk]

I would keep an open mind about it. It's a really great school.

We're definitely going to check it out. The thing that worries me is that DH talked about moving nearer to this school if we do choose to send our kids there. We're looking for a bigger house on the beachside right now, and I really just want to settle in the house we're going to stay in for a while. Enough with all this moving If we want our kids to go to Trinity, we're going to move to the mainland. I seriously don't think that I'm going to convince him of Catholic school if it means our kids ever being made to go to Mass, though