Lial has become known in the Toledo Diocese for the quality and quantity of parent participation. The vision behind Lial's technology plan is that the full potential of technology be utilized to enable interdisciplinary, individualized exploration while the technology itself becomes transparent in the learning process. There is keen interest in maximizing school out-reach through telecommunications. Technology is viewed as a reservoir of potential toward the development of critical thinking skills and life-long learning. Students are as actively engaged in assessment as they are in learning.
Performance is the key as mastery is demonstrated through a full range of activities.
Oral presentations, HyperStudio stacks, audio and video recordings, paper documentation, and skill demonstration are part of an on-going process which has student learning at the center. Private piano lessons were the earliest indications that Lial recognized the value of artistic intelligence. Over the years, Lial's music and visual arts programs have grown to professional proportions both in scope and in quality. Visiting artists from a full range of disciplines continue to deepen the appreciation and respect for the role of the arts in education.