A Mind Formed for Truth.
A Voice Trained for Heaven.
Real books, good teachers, and daily choir. A screen-light school where students learn to think clearly, sing beautifully, and pray.
Learning from People, Not Screens
Children learn to be human from other humans.
In our classrooms, students will use printed books, pencils, and real instruments instead of tablets. Without constant screens, they have room to pay attention, to wonder, and to think deeply.
Our curriculum picks up where Denver's Catholic grade schools leave off and prepares students for the city's most demanding high schools:
- Music at the center: Reading music, counting rhythms, and singing in Latin build skills students use in math, language, and history.
- History in order: Students follow the human story from beginning to end, so events make sense in context.
- Wonder at creation: Math and science show the order and beauty built into the world.
- Great books: Students read classic stories that build character and take on life's big questions.
By the End of Eighth Grade
- Mathematics:Every student completes Algebra I.
- Lab Science:Earth Science & Astronomy (Gr. 6), Physics (Gr. 7), and Chemistry (Gr. 8).
- English Language Arts:Classic novels chosen to shape character, plus steady practice in essay writing, speaking, and research.
- History:Ancient, world, and American history taught in order, alongside the story of salvation.
- Religion:Daily religion class that follows the Archdiocese of Denver's standards.
Three Years, Three Stages
Each year builds on the one before, as students grow from learning facts to explaining ideas to leading others.
Sixth Grade: Building Foundations
Learning the Basics Well
Students master the tools they will use for years: grammar, math facts, note-reading, and good study habits.
Seventh Grade: Asking Why
Understanding How Things Work
Students move from what to why through pre-algebra, geometry, the physics of sound, and close reading of literature.
Eighth Grade: Leading Others
Speaking & Writing with Confidence
Students finish Algebra I, write persuasive essays, and take leading roles in the choir at Sunday Mass.
Why Gregorian Chant?
Chant and Renaissance choral music sit comfortably in young voices. They train the ear and build healthy singing habits without the strain that a lot of pop and musical-theater music puts on a developing voice.
A Boys' Choir and a Girls' Choir
Boys sing in the St. Gregory Choir and girls in the St. Cecilia Choir. The two choirs share the music at Mass equally.
Home Base: Time to Check In
Each day includes a short Home Base period with a trusted teacher. Using the Second Step program, students learn to manage stress, work through conflict, and look out for one another.
Private Lessons After School
All choir training happens during the school day. Families who want more can arrange private piano, voice, or string lessons on campus after school, from 3:30 to 6:00 PM, directly with independent teachers.
Our students will be the parish choir
St. Cecilia's choristers will sing for St. Ignatius Parish at Masses and on major feast days. This is their schoolwork done for real, in front of the people it serves, and a gift to the whole parish.
Ready for High School
Singing at a high level every day builds habits that help students in every class they take after St. Cecilia.
Quicker Reading & Reasoning
Reading music at sight trains the same skills used in reading and math: spotting patterns, thinking ahead, and keeping track of many things at once.
Organization & Time Management
Balancing rehearsals with homework teaches choristers to plan their time and keep track of their own work.
Confidence & Poise
Singing before a full church week after week helps students get over stage fright and speak up with confidence.
Preparing for Denver's Catholic High Schools
Regis Jesuit
Close reading of great books, and the Latin our choristers sing every day, prepare students for demanding humanities courses.
Holy Family
Students who finish Algebra I in eighth grade will be ready to take the placement exams for advanced high school math.
Mullen High
Daily choir teaches self-discipline and teamwork, so students arrive ready to lead and serve their new community.
St. John Paul the Great
Our religion classes, which teach what the Church believes about the human person, lay a strong foundation for high school theology and philosophy.
Explore the Curriculum
Pick a subject to see what students will study in each grade and the books and music they will use.
English & Literature
Clear writing, careful grammar, and real research papers, built on great stories.
Mathematics
A steady climb from fractions and ratios to a full year of Algebra I.
History
The human story told in order, from the first civilizations to modern America.
Lab Science
Hands-on study of God's creation: earth science, physics, and chemistry.
A Look Around the Campus
St. Cecilia will make its home on the historic St. Ignatius parish campus. Every space is meant to help students focus and to lift their hearts and minds to God.
St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church
About This Space
The parish church will be the heart of school life. Its newly opened choir area lets students sing the Church's daily prayer together in choir, the center of their training in chant.
How We Will Use It
Mass, sung prayer, and the sacraments.
2350 N. Gaylord Street
A real school, built for children. The St. Ignatius school building sits next to the church, across York Street from City Park, the Denver Zoo, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science: a city's worth of field trips within walking distance.
- 1920
- Year built
- 3 floors
- About 23,000 sq ft
- 12
- Large classrooms
- 1,680 sq ft
- Multi-purpose room, plus a kitchen
- Fenced
- Outdoor space and playground
- 97
- On-site parking spaces
Photos of the school building show it as it is today. The choir loft image is an artist's impression. The lease is pending parish and archdiocesan approval.