Kolbe Academy

Kolbe Academy

Kolbe Academy is an independent private, Roman Catholic high school in Napa, California which offers grades from kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa.

History

Kolbe Academy was established in 1981 by Fran Crotty.cite web|url=http://www.losangelesmission.com/ed/articles/1999/0199cz2.htm|title=Authentic Catholic Schools, Part 2|accessdate=2008-01-11|publisher=Los Angeles Lay Catholic Mission|author=Christopher Zehnder] In 1988 the academy's homeschooling program began. [cite web|url=http://www.love2learn.net/hsinfo/currover.htm|title=Catholic Homeschooling Programs|accessdate=2008-06-16|publisher=love2learn.net]

Curriculum

The school's curriculum is grounded in the Ignatian tradition. The spoken arts of grammar and rhetoric are emphasized.cite web|url=http://www.losangelesmission.com/ed/articles/1999/0199cz2.htm|title=Authentic Catholic Schools, Part 2|accessdate=2008-06-16|publisher=Los Angeles Lay Catholic Mission|author=Christopher Zehnder]

External links

* [http://www.kolbe.org/ School Website]

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