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     St. Francis Solano School is the Catholic Elementary and Middle School for the Sonoma Valley.  Located  in Sonoma, California - 45 miles north of San Francisco - St. Francis Solano Catholic School is operated and governed by the Diocese of Santa Rosa, California and is supported by the parish of St. Francis Solano Church.  St. Francis Solano School is uniquely qualified to teach in the rigorous academic Catholic educational tradition and has a long history of academic excellence. Teachers at St Francis have an average teaching experience of 19 years!

    The St. Francis Solano School faculty is a caring and highly competent staff in providing a curriculum that stresses a firm foundation in the academic skills that challenge the students within the boundaries of their ability level and prepares them for the next level whatever grade they may be in.  The curriculum is patterned after the California State Standards, with the goal of surpassing that standard, as well as the expectations of the Santa Rosa Diocese.   We are fortunate to have the support  of the Church Mouse, which enables us to offer a full slate  of electives, keep middle school class sizes to 15-17, and are not subject to the cutbacks that so many public schools in this state suffer through from time to time.  Our curriculum is designed to foster academic skills, knowledge and confidence in our students, so that they can be leaders in the world as they go forward.

The academic program (grades K-8th) includes the following curriculum:

Our core curriculum contains the following subjects:
Religion
Mathematics
Science
Language Arts
Social Studies


In addition to the core subjects, all students, K-8th, receive weekly instruction in the following subjects:
Spanish
Computers/Technology
Physical Education
Art
Music

Students in grades 6-8 have a variety of extended curriculum opportunities from which to choose.  Some of these are listed below.  (For a detailed description of extended curriculum, click here.
Academic Decathlon
Choir
Hand Bells
Percussion
Yearbook
Drawing
Fitness
Dance
Advanced Computer Applications
Digital photography
Leadership