At Saint Benedict, we are committed to providing a high-quality, faith-based education for all students.

Coursework is based on the curriculum guidelines of the Education Office of the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese. We strive to provide a curriculum that helps our students grow academically and in faith and that prepares them for the next level of education.

St. Benedict believes its math and science instruction sets them apart from other area schools. In math, students in the lower grades master basic skills through the use of hands-on activities and manipulatives. Students in the upper grades expand on the strong foundation of basic skills while pre-algebra, algebra, geometry and problem solving skills are introduced.

Manipulatives are also used to transfer thinking skills from the concrete to the abstract and to high order reasoning. Application of mathematics to everyday life is stressed at every level, culminating with a consumer math unit in 8th grade.

In our science curriculum, students in 4th through 8th grades have daily classes in the Science Lab with an eighty minute lab period scheduled each week. Science process skills are continuously broadened through inquiry, analysis, and the understanding of the scientific method.