:: St. Joan of Arc School ::

Religion: Understanding the Mass, Sacraments: understanding, preparing and receiving, Old Testament, New Testament, Theology, Lives of Saints & The teachings of Jesus Christ
Language Arts: phonics, reading, grammar, literature, spelling, handwriting and composition
Mathematics: arithmetic, pre-algebra, algebra
Social Studies: U.S. History, Pennsylvania History, World Cultures
Science: all students participate in the science curriculum. Students in the fifth through the eighth grades submit a science project yearly and the 7th and 8th grade students take part in the PJAS (Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science).


Core Program
St. Joan of Arc’s academic curriculum is based on well-founded and thoroughly tested educational methods. Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory is a strong point of our faculty. Numerous in-service and yearlong projects have been implemented in our quest to teach to each child’s strength. A wide variety of activities in each grade level afford every child the chance to thrive in a learning environment that emphasizes their intelligences. The curriculum offers instruction in the following core areas:
Religion: Understanding the Mass, Sacraments: understanding, preparing and receiving, Old Testament, New Testament, Theology, Lives of Saints & The teachings of Jesus Christ Language Arts: phonics, reading, grammar, literature, spelling, handwriting and composition Mathematics: arithmetic, pre-algebra, algebra Social Studies: U.S. History, Pennsylvania History, World Cultures Science: all students participate in the science curriculum. Students in the fifth through the eighth grades submit a science project yearly and the 7th and 8th grade students take part in the PJAS (Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science).

St. Joan of Arc School
6470 Library Road
South Park, PA 15129
Phone: (412) 833-2433 FAX (412) 835-1764