Saint Rose Academy compliments the religion curriculum through the use of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.  Students in grades K3 through 6th grade attend Atrium on a weekly basis.

“Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a common religious experience involving children and adults in which the religious values of childhood, primarily those values of contemplation and enjoyment of God, are predominant.  This experience is shared in a place particularly prepared for the religious life of children called the Atrium.

God and the child have a unique relationship with one another particularly before the age of six.  The growth of this relationship should be assisted by the adult, but is directed by the Spirit of God within the child.  Children need their own place to foster the growth of that relationship.  This spiritual growth is best served through tangible but indirect means.  ‘If we want to help the child grow near to God, we should, with patience and courage… seek to go always closer to the vital nucleus of things.  This requires study and prayer.  The child himself will be our teacher if we know how to observe him.’  -Sofia Cavalletti”

-National Catechesis of the Good Shepherd website