St. Bernard Regional
Catholic School

PreK3 – 8^th

St. Bernard Regional
Catholic School

To prepare the children in our care to live as Christian leaders today, and in the world tomorrow by providing them with a Catholic education emphasizing spiritual development, strong values and academic excellence.

Overview

The mission of Catholic education is universal and dedicated to improving the lives of all children. St. Bernard School is committed to serving children of all creeds, nationalities, and economic circumstances in Indiana County and the surrounding areas.

Our Faculty

A highly-qualified teaching staff is an essential component of our mission. We are therefore committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff which is:

Highly trained, skilled and knowledgeable in their individual disciplines.
Enthusiastic about their mission and dedicated to its fulfillment.
A model of Catholic values.
Constantly growing professionally and personally.
Providing individual attention to students’ academic needs.

Our Philosophy

A deep commitment to Gospel values should affect every area of our lives One should always choose what is fair and just in relationships and decision-making. We should strive towards justice for all people locally, nationally and globally. As Christ loves us all unconditionally, we should learn to love one another in the same way.

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Aquinas Academy

Welcome to Aquinas Academy! We are a consolidated Catholic school sponsored by the Diocese of Greensburg.

Aquinas Academy

Welcome to Aquinas Academy! We are a consolidated Catholic school

Aquinas Academy

Welcome to Aquinas Academy! We are a consolidated Catholic school sponsored by the Diocese of Greensburg.

Aquinas Academy

Welcome to Aquinas Academy! We are a consolidated Catholic school sponsored by the Diocese of Greensburg.

Aquinas Academy

Welcome to Aquinas Academy! We are a consolidated Catholic school sponsored by the Diocese of Greensburg and the parishes of the diocese. We respect and recognize the individuality of each student and acknowledge the unique challenges of youth in a pre-kindergarten through sixth grade structured curriculum.

Aquinas Academy

Welcome to Aquinas Academy! We are a consolidated Catholic school sponsored by the Diocese of Greensburg.

St. Bernard Catholic School Experience

Middle school students are enjoying some end of the year STEM! Problem 1: Design and build a sleigh & slope for Santa and his gifts. Problem 2: What can be done to reduce friction, so the sleigh will travel farther? This has been a few exciting days. Some sleighs are slow and steady, but would not deliver all the gifts in one night. Others are fast, but the gift might be broken or snow soggy; other gifts simply ricochet and are lost forever.

To wrap up Dr. Seuss/Read Across America week, fourth grade students read The Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fractions Book by Jerry Pallotta and Rob Bolster. Students used their chocolate bars to represent different fractions and to understand equivalent fractions. The best part of the lesson was that students got to eat their math work at the end of class!

Sharing smiles! Last week, while practicing social distancing, our preschool teacher dropped by to share a special message with her preschoolers. It is the same message that ALL of our St. Bernard teachers want our students to know: WE MISS YOU TO PIECES!!!

Fourth grade students always read “James and the Giant Peach” each year. They also watch the movie so they can compare and contrast the two. Not being in our classrooms didn’t stop them from finishing the book and watching the movie together through Zoom meetings.

We are so happy to be back in school! Our first two weeks have been quite an adventure!

Beautiful weather + social distancing = Outdoor lessons!

State Troopers visited St. Bernard School this week in celebration of Fire Prevention/Safety Week. The students enjoyed learning more about community safety and ways police officers help keep us safe. We would like to extend a great big thank you for all that you do, and for taking time out of your busy day to meet with us.

This week St. Bernard School is celebrating Cancer Awareness Week to help several charities: Birdies Closet, St. Judes Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, and Camp Kesem. We began this week with a special time of prayer at the flagpole. Throughout this week students will have the opportunity to play on the giant Plinko board built by our own Mr. Hoffman for a fun way for them to see where their donations will go. The students will also have special intentions blessed at our school Mass on Wednesday. We will participate in a special “walk” to honor those who have been affected by cancer, and on Thursday, students can wear crazy socks as well as donate a pair for the cancer center patients.

Last week our preschool students held a school-wide election to determine which cookie was the school favorite: chocolate chip, sugar, or M&M cookies… and the winner is…. Chocolate Chip!!! Thank you to all who voted!

Articles

Student Spotlight – Sara Gornick, Grade 8

Sara Gornick, Grade 8 Parish: Holy Family Parish, Seward Parents: Matt and Kristin Gornick Sara is a great young lady, a great leader and a hard worker. She is very polite, helpful and caring. She helps with morning prayer and announcements at school, and she is...

St. Bernard School inspires future music teacher

By John Sacco Contributing Writer INDIANA — What Emily Marshall remembers most about St. Bernard Regional Catholic School is the attention received from her teachers and the closeness and friendliness of everyone in the school. Marshall, 19, is a freshman studying...

Middle-school science program helps students learn about God

INDIANA — The middle-school science program at St. Bernard Regional Catholic School has quickly become a success by incorporating faith, according to Denise Swope, principal. She credits that to teacher, Katelyn Waterhouse, who has an educational background in special...