Spotlight on Resurrection

At Resurrection Catholic School, a private school in Lakeland, FL, students take advantage of real-world learning opportunities to develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Through a Christ-centered education and active, intercultural experiences, students grow into respectful, compassionate leaders who make the world a better place.The CampusLocated on the 20-acre grounds on the Church of the Resurrection Parish, RCS offers an impressive campus that includes a state-of-the-art science lab, multiple outdoor recreational fields, and 27 classrooms outfitted with computerized SmartBoards.Safety Comes FirstRCS is dedicated to establishing a secure learning environment. The entire campus is fenced, and building entry is permitted only through computerized key card access. All faculty members are screened and fingerprinted prior to employment and routinely after, and student pick-up and drop-off is thoroughly monitored and controlled.Blue Ribbon SchoolResurrection Catholic School is the only U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School in Lakeland and one of only three Blue Ribbon schools in Polk County.Exceptional STREAM ProgramRCS is passionate about offering students a rigorous and comprehensive STREAM program. From the kindergarten online rainforest research through middle-school powerpoint presentations and science fair data analysis, our students gain expertise in a wide variety of modern technology.Preschoolers build houses like the Three Little Pigs did (with magnets, straws, and popsicle sticks) and also learn about the basics of computer coding by playing with the Code-A-Pillar. Our kindergarten classes harvest fresh vegetables from the kindergarten garden, where they plant and tend to their crops, for snack time. First graders build castles from a variety of mediums, including Legos and reusable cups. Second graders create and test different shaped seed pods to explore how seeds fly, and third graders build “levitation stations” with magnets.In fourth and fifth grade, students dissect owl pellets, experience hands-on computer animation, and design constellations using hammers, nails, wood, and yarn, utilizing Chromebooks to ensure they correctly imitate their constellation of choice. During the 2018 STREAM Day, middle school students were challenged to collaborate and establish a new settlement on a planet. They worked in groups creating water towers, building planes and rockets that would carry them, and creating gardens to sustain them.Extracurricular ActivitiesStudents can participate in a wide variety of extracurricular activities and clubs, which include music, honor societies, the school news, yearbook, service clubs, and robotics and coding. We encourage students to get involved in intramural and competitive sports programs and are proud to offer flag football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, golf, cheerleading, and more.Individualized FocusRCS offers differentiated learning programs that include specialized individual and group tutoring, skill development, and other resources for students with academic needs. Teachers get to know each individual student’s strengths and weaknesses and encourage them to persevere through challenges.At private schools in Lakeland, FL, we foster an atmosphere of care and an environment of high expectations and effective discipline. To learn more about what makes us different, contact us at 407-246-4800.