Sacred Heart of Jesus School
Admission & Teachings
1329 E. Moyamensing Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-462-4129

Admission is open to all registered members of Sacred Heart Parish.

If class size permits, students who are members of a parish not having a
school will be accepted. No student will be accepted beyond Grade 5
unless he/she is transferring from a Catholic school or extenuating
circumstances warrant admission.
Registration usually takes place during Catholic Schools Week.

Notification of the dates and times will be found in the following:
Parish Sunday Bulletin
The Pulse
The South Philadelphia Review

The amount of tuition and schedule of payments can be found in the:
May Pulse
September Pulse
Parish Sunday Bulletin
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Academic Focus
Sacred Heart School's academic focus is rooted in the belief that we must
educate the whole child to become the best person he/she can be.
Our goal is to use appropriate means to build a basic foundation on which
the student may learn how to live according to the gospels and how to
make a living according to the Law of Love. We teach traditional
academic disciplines in ways that recognize individual differences.
Opportunities are provided for students to move from concrete, to
semi-concrete to abstract areas successfully. Encouragement, consistent
firmness and accepting respectful attitudes are essential motivating factors
to lead students to reach their potential as productive problem solvers
personally and socially.

Administration, Faculty & Staff
The administration, faculty and staff of Sacred Heart School believe that
each child is a unique, unrepeatable gift loved by God. The school
encourages each child to become Christ-centered by following the
Commandments, the Beatitudes and the Precepts of the Church.
The faculty believes that church and school must be viewed as one -
united in and through the Eucharist. There can be no separation, in spirit,
of the two. This union between church and school provides a stronger
faith community which can integrate individual differences with
communal faith values. Through the example of the staff and consistent
teaching of religious truths, the student may realize that the gospel way of
life can be real and livable in today's environment.

Academic Focus
Classroom teaching is based upon logically organized objectives and
individually prepared lesson plans designed to review, teach and reinforce
the curriculum. The teacher creates an atmosphere for group and
individual instruction. Each teacher endeavors to create a healthy, happy
environment in which students eagerly respond to the innate desire to
learn and to perform to his/her greatest potential.

Dedicated Teachers
As dedicated teachers in a Catholic school, faculty members view
teaching not only as a profession but as a vocation. Having chosen to
serve in a Catholic School, the teachers commit themselves to supporting
the administration and to implementing school policy.

Faculty Believes
The faculty believes that the development of intellectual growth is a
gradual, unique response to logically organized life experiences. Through
the implementing of various teaching methods, students will progress
from concrete to symbolic to abstract thinking.

Motivation of Enthusiasm
Motivation of enthusiasm for learning is instilled to encourage
self-motivation for independent learning. By nurturing their curiosity
through opportunities for observation and experimentation, students will
discover personal attributes and abilities which may be developed to be
successful in life.

Physical Development
The physical development of the child includes an awareness of
maximum personal development, good sportsmanship and preventive
health care through proper nutrition and exercise. In view of the reality of
substance abuse, instruction in this area is given based on need within the
school and community.

Sharing a Spirit
Sharing a spirit of dedication, openness and sincerity, the faculty of
Sacred Heart regard themselves as a family supporting and encouraging
one another's efforts. As a faculty, the teachers strive to work as a unit to
educate the children academically and spiritually and to strengthen each
other in friendship and love.

Social Development
Social development begins in the family unit. Our goal is to build on the
influence of the family and to teach students to model the Law of Love.
Acceptable behavior and respect for authority are deemed essential
disciplines as the student progresses through the grade levels and
beyond adolescence.

Student Performance
Each student's performance is informally evaluated on a daily basis.
Formal student evaluation is conducted through national achievement
tests, diagnostic tests, examinations and text-related level tests.
Communication is established between home and school through the
tri-semester pupil progress reports and parent conferences.

Teaching Community
The teaching community of Sacred Heart School supports parents in their
divine responsibility as the primary educators of their children. Aware of
this, the faculty works together with the parents in the development of the
child. Teachers confer with parents to develop each student to his/her
fullest potential.

The Teacher
The teacher is a catalyst through whom Christian moral values are formed
in the student. The faculty and staff strive to season firmness with
kindness, understanding and mutual respect. They encourage the
development of self-discipline with the teacher as a role model in imitation
of Christ, the Divine Teacher.