• The class has a certified teacher assisted by an aide at all times (two adults per class).
• The Pre-K 4 program is limited to 20 students in the class.
• The school building has a secure-entry system on each door.
• Pre-K has the support of the school's entire professional staff and has access to all facilities on campus including the library, school hall, art room, play ground, chapel and music room.
• For admission to the program, students must be age appropriate for the grade level by September 1st (Four years old) and must be fully toilet trained.
• The curriculum provides developmentally-appropriate programs, builds relationships with the child and family, and includes a variety of stimulating learning activities.
• The students can participate in the school's hot lunch program
• A team approach to education
• Strong curriculum following the Archdiocese of Washington Pre-Kindergarten standards
• Emphasis on pre-reading, math, science, art, music and movement experience
• Lessons in the faith daily
• Beautiful, nurturing environment

Elemenary grades are filled with significant social, emotional, and academic growth in all students. A large focus is the development of basic skills and strategies to help students become independent, confident readers. Students will practice guided reading and will meet with a teacher in a small group three-four times a week. Differentiated instruction as well as the use of learning centers and hands-on activities allows all students to be successful. Students foster their social development by focusing their actions and words around the six character traits of respect, responsibility, fairness, citizenship, trustworthiness, and caring. Students participate in various cross- curricular activities centered on chosen themes.

These years focus on self-discipline and time management.  Students are bridging the gap from elementary school to middle school. Throughout the course of this year, students will gradually take control of their own learning by balancing their homework, extracurricular activities and taking responsibility for all of their actions while switching classes beginning in fourth grade. 

Students are taught and encouraged to look at fiction and nonfiction texts in a different light. By allowing students to explore and think about texts they have a connection to in a different light allows the students to grow as readers in a whole new way. Students converse about their books and their compositions with classmates to explore their newly developing investigation skills.

Each of the Saint Bernadette Middle School Grades has four differentiated levels for Math.

The middle school language program is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to become effective communicators and disciplined thinkers. Novels, short stories, and plays, and poems are studied. The anthology used is Holt-McDougal Literature.

In religion we focus on preparation for Confirmation, and how to live out God's call in an active Christian life.