| St. Monica Academy | |
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| Address | |
| 301 North Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena, (Los Angeles County), 91103 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Fidei ∙ Ratio ∙ Virtus (Faith ∙ Reason ∙ Virtue) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | St. Monica |
| Established | September, 2001 |
| Headmaster | Marguerite Grimm |
| Teaching staff | 22 teachers [1] |
| Grades | 1-12 |
| Enrollment | 200 Students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.4 students per teacher[1] |
| Color(s) | Columbia Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | The Crusader |
| Accreditation(s) | Western Association of Schools and Colleges[2] |
| Dean of Discipline | Alma Cornejo |
| President of Board of Directors | Andrew Zepeda |
| Website | www.stmonicaacademy.com |
St. Monica Academy is a private, independent Roman Catholic high school in Pasadena, California. It is operated independently of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.[3]
St. Monica Academy was established in 2001 by lay parents.[4] While not under the direct authority of the Los Angeles Archdiocese, the academy does have Archdiocesan approval similar to other private, Catholic schools in the area.
The pedagogical and curricular approach of the school is summarized on its website in this way: "St. Monica Academy students study religion taught in complete faithfulness to the magisterium of the Catholic Church. Because we are a classical academy our students also study Latin. Like students at most college preparatory schools, St. Monica Academy students study the subjects of reading, writing, mathematics, history, science, and so on. St. Monica Academy is different, however, in that we approach all the subjects through the framework of the classical trivium. The trivium consists of the liberal arts of grammar, logic, and rhetoric. We focus on the trivium both as modes of learning and as developmental stages of learning".