Holy Family Cathedral School
Catholic schools have always been places of sanctification and preparation for families seeking to ensure a solid foundation in the faith and a life-long commitment to learning for their children. Holy Family Cathedral School has been the cornerstone of this legacy in Tulsa for more than one hundred years. Some of Tulsa’s most respected civic leaders are alumni of Holy Family, and we count business entrepreneurs, professional athletes, and nationally recognized scholars amongst our recent graduates.
Today, more than ever, Catholic schools are essential to the well being of our Church. Current headlines reflect a society focused on self, and detail a distressing decline in those who consider themselves Catholic. Studies conducted in the last decade reflect a staggering decline in Church followers. According to a Pew Report, “Catholicism loses more members than it gains at a higher rate than any other denomination, with nearly 13 percent of all Americans describing themselves as ‘former Catholics.’”
As a supporter of Catholic schools you have the power to changes this dynamic. According to work performed by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), there is a strong correlation between attending Catholic school and remaining active in the Church.* However, recent NCEA figures suggest that just one in eight Catholic children attend a Catholic school. The most common perceptions cited by parents for this decision are: 1) lack of a diverse learning environment; 2) failure to provide cutting-edge science and technology instruction, failure to serve students with defined special needs, weak or missing performing arts programs; and 3) lack of affordability and elitism.
We are proud to report that Holy Family Cathedral School is shattering these perceptions. Holy Family is a leader in cultural diversity. Our student population includes students of all races and ethnicities, students across the spectrum of ability, and students from all socio-economic backgrounds. The mission of Holy Family Cathedral School is to provide a quality, Catholic education to any family that desires it.
Holy Family offers an excellent, hands-on science and technology curriculum. Every student in kindergarten through eighth grade has access to quality instructional materials and digital resources. Additionally, students have weekly science lab and incorporate technology across the curriculum. Our students shine in local engineering competitions, regularly visit the FAB Lab, learn coding skills, and participate in the Lego Robotics League.
Holy Family Cathedral School is a fully inclusive campus. Working closely with diocesan personnel, Holy Family has created the Petra Program which supports students with academic or intellectual challenges in the traditional classroom. Our faculty and staff work tirelessly to create meaningful curriculum and learning experiences for our execptional students.
Holy Family Cathedral School, in response to the Vision 2024 Report commissioned by the Catholic Schools Office in 2014, made a commitment to re-imagining itself as the Arts and Sciences Academy for the diocese. Recently, Holy Family was selected to participate in the Oklahoma A+ Initiative promoting integration of the Arts across the curriculum. Holy Family enthusiastically promotes the arts through our music, drama, and graphic arts program. Each year our students display their varied talents during the Advent season and during our Spring Arts Festival. Holy Family boasts a top-notch children’s choir, participates in Carnegie Hall’s Link Up program, and proudly offers the only Band program in a Catholic school in our diocese. Holy Family has also established an after school Conservatory program which offers a broad range of fine arts program to students across the Diocese of Tulsa.
Amazingly, thanks to our generous benefactors, Holy Family is able to accomplish all of these things while still maintaining one of the lowest tuition rates in the City of Tulsa, and despite offering tuition assistance to upwards of sixty percent of our families.
