Holy Cross Catholic School of Defiance
Our elementary students experience hands-on learning in a nurturing environment.
Through daily interaction with technology and classroom manipulatives, students grow and learn. Students develop strong peer relationships through inquiry-based learning and collaborative work. With a variety of unique activities, students develop responsibility and independence in a positive learning environment that fosters creativity, exploration, confidence and pride.
Discover how your child will:
Grow in a faith-filled environment
Become a self-motivated learner
Experience a differentiated curriculum with traditional roots
HCCS Activities
- Attend school liturgies & Adoration
- Accelerated Reader program
- Spanish (K-6th)
- Physical education
- Music education
- Art education
- Band education (5th- 6th)
- Student Council
- Science Camp
Student Support Service
- Intervention Specialist
- Reading Specialist
- Speech and Language Specialist
- Service Dog
- Resource Officer
Traditions
Students participate in many of the HCCS traditions throughout the school year
- Dad & Donuts
- Veteran's Day Program
- Moms & Muffins
- Grandparent's Day
- Holiday Parties
- Christmas program
- Catholic School Week
- Right to Read Week
- Catholic Friends Event
- Field Day
- Father Daughter Dance
- Mother Son Night
- End of the Quarter Celebration
The students also have grade-specific activities including:
- Pre-School - Ice Cream Trip
- Kindergarten - Fort Wayne Zoo
- 1st Grade - Leaders Farm
- 2nd Grade - Spangler Candy Company
- 3rd Grade - Rohn's Farm
- 4th Grade - Mazza Museum
- 5th Grade - Camp Michindoh
- 6th Grade -