parochial school
Church-affiliated institution
A parochial school is a private school operated by a religious organization, typically a Catholic parish or diocese.
The term distinguishes church-run schools from public schools: She attended parochial school through eighth grade.
Though technically applicable to any religious school, parochial school most often implies Catholic education in American usage.
Female religious monastics
- priestsOrdained religious leaders
- massQuantity of matter
- catechismReligious teaching guide
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
diocese · rosary · altar · liturgy · vestments · bishop · communion · confession
Established body of teachings
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- chapelSmall worship room
- prayerAddress to deity
theology · worship · religious instruction · scripture · devotion · values · ethics · ministry
Educational program's content plan
- classroomsEducational instruction spaces
- teachersThose who instruct students
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
exams · grades · textbooks · tuition · enrollment · uniforms · principal · discipline
Standardized institutional clothing
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- classicsWorks of lasting value
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
recitation · chapel services · Ash Wednesday · Christmas pageant · Easter celebration · morning prayer · dress code · demerits
nuns
Female religious monastics
sacraments · diocese · rosary · altar · liturgy · vestments · bishop · communion · confession · holy days
doctrine
Established body of teachings
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- chapelSmall worship room
prayer · theology · worship · religious instruction · scripture · devotion · values · ethics · ministry · vocation
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- classroomsEducational instruction spaces
- teachersThose who instruct students
- studentsThose receiving instruction
homework · exams · grades · textbooks · tuition · enrollment · uniforms · principal · discipline · report cards
uniforms
Standardized institutional clothing
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- classicsWorks of lasting value
standards · recitation · chapel services · Ash Wednesday · Christmas pageant · Easter celebration · morning prayer · dress code · demerits · decorum
- religious educationreligious education, Bible college, Bible stories, religious instruction, church teachings
- schoolscollege, academy, university, kindergarten, seminary
- Catholic ChurchVatican, papacy, cardinals, popes, papal
- Irish-AmericanIrish-American, Irish American, Irish heritage, Irish diaspora, Irish immigrants
- Private Schoolsprivate academies, college prep, academies, Andover, Exeter
- Religious Schoolsreligious education, Christian college, Christian university, Christian academy, church education
parochial schoolpublic school
Free government-run education
secular school · state school · public education · community school · secular education
school, schooling, schooled, schools, parish, schoolgirl, schoolboy, preschool, parochial