They do Collaborative Learning Projects in many subjects. Some include:

Wall Street Stock Market Investing   The African American History Experience   (Lots of Graphing!)   The Tsunami Disaster.

Some Facts About the Computer Center:

• The school has a T-1 line (extremely fast connection) for Internet Access.

• Every Computer anywhere in the school is on the school-wide network.

• We host many programs on the Network. They are available to all computers anywhere in the school.

• Some include Microsoft's Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Claris Works, as well as dozens of programs in Math,
  Creative Writing, Reading Skills, Science, and Social Studies.

• The Center is equipped with a Hewlett Packard Color Laser printer as well as a business quality HP Laser Jet 4. 

Serving the Students:

• We pay for an excellent screening/filtering service to keep our students safe from unacceptable sites that abound on the Web. Every computer is tied into it.
   

• We provide both Netscape and Internet Explorer. On each computer there is a very extensive list of "Bookmarked Learning Sites" which we know are both safe and of outstanding educational value.

Who Staffs the Center:

• Mrs. Constance Hutchinson bring very different skills and experience that has been very effective at moving the school's goals in this area forward.

How does the school afford such excellence?

• Based on income of the families we serve St. John's qualifies for Federal Discounts amounting to 90% on Internet Access,
  initial connection and wiring, etc.

• Alumni have been responsible for contributing annually new equipment valued up to $25,000 each year.

These are safe learning places recommended by the Faculty & the Computer Room Staff.

• http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/Visit Sesame Street

• yahooligans.com  Everything from Music to Math, with sports, e-cards, games and more!

• http://www.awesomelibrary.org Provides materials in every subject, for every grade level, a place that would be very helpful to students, parents and teachers.

• http://www.educationworld.com This is a good site geared mainly to older students, teachers, and parents.  Lots of learning help here.

• http://bensguide.gpo.gov/subject.html  This is "Ben's Guide" a site that serves as a portal page. It will take you to at least fifteen other web sites for any subject you choose.  You can choose history, but there is also government, economics, geography and lots more! 

• http://www.planemath.com All these math activities have something to do with planes and aeronautics!

• http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/index.html  Ask Dr. Math! Students get answers to their math questions here.

• http://www.aaamath.com  Has hundreds of pages, interactive practice, explanations, challenge games and lots more.

• http://www.math.com  This site has all the topics you need, lots of practice, work on all levels, and homework help as well.

• http://www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com  Features civics, current events, economics, easy projects and games; makes this a great place to visit!

• http://www.readingquest.org   A challenging but very rich web site for the excellent student, or the motivated student who wants to be excellent! The subtitle is " Making Sense in Social Studies!"

• http://memory.loc.gov/learn/start/index.html This is a "How To" page for the Library of Congress.  You will learn about The Learning Page and the American Memory Collection.

• http://memory.loc.gov/learn/collections/ccindex.html This has hundreds of Links to great topics like, "America Singing", Civil War Maps, and even Stars and Stripes, the American Soldier's Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919.

• http://http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=vote  Americans in their thousands voted on the most influential documents to affect our nation in its history. This site links you to the top ten, and then at least ninety more.  An easy way to get to PRIMARY SOURCES IN HISTORY!

• http://www.bcplonline.org/kidspage/kidspage.html  This is a really great page from the BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY in Maryland. The links are magnificent and go everywhere! Have your children try out the GOT HOMEWORK? link. It will answer any question, and bring you to lots of great learning places. Only a few things are restricted to Library Card holder.

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/ This takes you to an on-line elementary school, the ZOOM SCHOOL, with great games, fun learning things, and lots even for early learning children.

• http://www.scholastic.com  Welcome to the world of Books and stories! More literacy and learning disguised as fun and games. Try it out!

• http://www.catholicculture.org  If your child is 3 or older, there are wonderful things here for you to do with them.  Visit the site, check out all the possibilities you see listed on the left hand side. Great!