About Us

Mission Statement - The mission of Saint Anastasia School, a faith-based community, strives to instill academic excellence in our students.  We encourage service to others by proclaiming the Gospel of Christ to our community. We inspire students to deepen their personal relationship with Christ Jesus through their sacramental life.  We empower our students to develop their individual potential and become socially and morally responsible citizens ready to meet the challenges of the 21  ^st century.  We provide students with rigor and relevance in all curriculum areas which will enable them to become lifelong learners.

 
Accreditation - by The Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools April 2015 to May 2025.

Student Body Enrollment - Over 600 Students Preschool - Grade 8

Student Achievement - Our students on average score better than 82% of students nationwide on standardized tests. Our 8th graders score on average higher than 84% of students nationwide. On average, 33% of our graduating class goes on to private high schools. Following graduation from elementary school our students go on to excel at their chosen high schools, often holding rankings in the top 10 places in their class.

Technology - We offer school Wide Network/Internet access in every classroom, filtered educational access, weekly skill lessons, small group instruction, 1:1 iPads in grades 1-3, 1:1 chromebooks in grades 4-8, SMARTboards or projectors in classrooms K-8, and a computerized student information management and grading system.  Our technology program features integration in technology in instruction across all curricular areas.  Additionally, our administrators, faculty, and staff use email to communicate with parents and parents have access to all members of the school faculty through email.
 
Campus - Through the generosity of many, especially the parishioners of Saint Anastasia Church, the opening of a new school building took place in September 2004 followed by the dedication of the building by Archbishop Cardinal Justin Rigali in October 2004.
 
Students from preschool through eighth grade now attend classes in a state of the art learning facility all under one roof.  The new facility includes a cafeteria, a fully equipped science laboratory, an honors math classroom, in-house resource room, in addition to resource areas for the Delaware County Intermediate Unit, an activity center, one conference room, a networked computer lab, a library/media center, special use preschool and pre-kindergarten classrooms, a tot lot, art room, music room, a full gymnasium, administrative offices, and 31 homerooms.
 
The campus once contained a one story brick building referred to as the Lower School that housed kindergarten classrooms, three first grade classrooms, two second grade classrooms, three third grade classrooms, a library, the health room, a faculty lunch room, a teacher work room, and two administrative offices.  The Lower School building was in use for over 50 years.


 
STUDENT SERVICES
Choral Music / Handbell Choir - Choral music and Handbell Choir are offered in Grades 3-8. Students meet before school with our music teacher. Students perform at school functions throughout the year. Emphasis is on support, diction, and pitch awareness. Performance material is based in a variety of styles and origins. Performance opportunities give students the ability to measure their musical growth. 

Instrumental Music - Instrumental music instruction is offered weekly for parents/guardians who wish to enroll their children in Grades 4 through 8. Instruction is given during the school day. Band practice is held before school. Band members perform Christmas and Spring concerts.

Student Council - The Student Council functions as an advisory group as well as a service group for the school. Members of Student Council are elected from grades 6-8 to serve as classroom representatives. Eighth graders are eligible to serve as officers and are elected by a vote of the eighth graders in September. Representatives from grades 4-7 are elected within their homerooms. Two teachers serve as Student Council advisors.

The Student Council Officers meet regularly with the principal to determine needs of the student body, activities, service projects and concerns. Following the administrative meeting, the Student Council meets to plan for upcoming activities, etc.

Some of the projects implemented by Student Council include service to local shelters, food kitchens, and nursing homes. Activities sponsored by Student Council within the school include, homecoming game day activities for younger students, pumpkin decorating contest, prayer-partner decorating of the Christmas Tree and ornament craft and preparation of several liturgies throughout the school year.

Theater Arts - Our Theater Arts Program gives students in grades 5 through 8 the opportunity to participate in an annual play or musical. The students take part in all aspects of the production. After school and summer rehearsals are scheduled to familiarize students with the various aspects of the theater.

Field Trips - The purpose of every class trip is to broaden the intellectual, cultural, and social experiences of each child. There will be no overnight field trips or activities that the School deems to be high risk. Each student's parent(s)/guardian(s) must provide written permission for each trip in order for the student to participate. A field trip parent consent form must be signed by the parent(s)/guardian(s) and the student.

A class trip is a privilege, which can be taken away if a teacher deems it appropriate. If a parent/guardian does not wish a child to attend the trip for any reasons, he/she should notify the School. The child must attend school on the day of the trip or be marked absent.

Field Day - Students in grades 1 through 7 participate in Field Day at the end of each school year. Students participate in various outdoor games including relay, sack races, spoon races, and the list goes on.

The games and teams are arranged so all students can participate regardless of their athletic ability. Snacks are provided to all students at the end of Field Day.

Student Support Services - Auxiliary services are provided by Marple Educational Services through the Delaware County Intermediate Unit. These services include diagnostic evaluation, remedial reading and math (funded through Title I), speech and language evaluation, psychological evaluation, and counseling.