Villa Madonna students scored better than the average private school locally and nationally in Math, Language Arts, and Science!!
We are so proud of our students, parents and dedicated teachers!
Higher-order thinking and reasoning skills are the foundation of our unique Math curriculum
Mastery of basic skills is required and acheived in Grades 2-4
Villa Madonna is one of the only schools in Florida to use an innovative Algebra program based on manipulatives. Students build, solve, and even write their own multi-step Algebra problems.
Technology is used daily in enrichment activities such as stock market projects, physics games, and logic puzzles
Enrichment Activities, and Remediation Support are offered in Math in order to support and encourage EVERY learner
The Ana Maria Award, recognizing outstanding Christian values, is awarded to one student in each grade every year, along with a scholarship for a year's tuition.
Religion is at the heart of all we do at Villa Madonna. We are proud to have earned a reputation for having one of the strongest spiritual school environments in Tampa.
Our Salesian Sisters actively participate in student daily life - from administration to classroom teachers, even coaching sports or playing at recess. Students interact with Sisters on a daily basis.
Daily Religion class
Open-chapel at recess allows students optional time to take a quick quiet moment in prayer for a special intention
Monthly school Masses and Holy Day Celebrations - parents welcome to attend and sit with child(ren)
Annual Youth Rally.
* They also participate in the Catechesis of the Good Shepard.
Our Language Arts program at Villa Madonna is literature based, language rich, and focused on written expression
A Writing Portfolio follows each student from Preschool through the Eighth Grade
"Creativity in Written Expression" and "Attention to Detail" are well balanced
Accelerated Reader program includes individualized goals based on STAR testing and student skill
Cursive handwriting is taught beginning in the 2nd Grade, and is primarily used in 3rd and 4th Grade. Students who come to Villa Madonna not having been taught cursive, are instructed and generally are proficient in a few months with simple encouragement
Hands-on experiments and labs are the basis of our fun, discovery-based science curriculum. Students enjoy experiments in the STEM LAB and in the classroom. Our textbook series are the latest, most up-to-date available. Some of our most popular experiments and labs include:
Solar cookers
Optical illusion rooms
Rock and soil composition study
Constellation and star guide
2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum:
3rd grade Social Studies Curriculum:
4th grade's Social Studies curriculum: