A DESCRIPTION OF OUR SCHOOL

Saint Athanasius School provides an atmosphere where students intellectual abilities and talents are developed to their fullest.  Programs are developed from melding New York State and Diocesan standardized curricula.  These programs focus on involving the students in their learning experience.  Teaching techniques include the latest educational theories to ensure that we reach each student via their personal learning capabilities.  Opportunities are consistently provided which encourage creativity, responsibility, scholarship, leadership, citizenship and the growth of the decision-making process through  teaching of the critical thinking process.

Saint Athanasius School provides class settings, which allow for comfortable individualized instruction.  Every student from Nursery to grade eight attends gym, art, library and computer on a regular basis with a certified teacher.  Students actively participate in the Sacramental Program as well as planning liturgical services.  They are also offered the opportunity to join our childrens choir, which is under the leadership of our parish musical director.  Students are provided with the opportunity to develop their citizenship and responsibility through an active Student Council, which includes service to the school itself and the local community.  Our after-school program provides our students with a greater opportunity to reinforce daily lessons under the supervision of teachers in a social atmosphere.

Our Learning Center provides early intervention for those students who have learning differences.  These students are given the opportunity to attend classes that reinforce basic skills, teach adaptive strategies and prepare students to receive and maintain grade level standards.  Students attend class in a small eight to one setting and are taught with a multi-sensory approach.  Through a collaborative relationship with the New York City Board of Education, qualified students are provided with additional services which include, English as a Second Language (ESL), remedial mathematics, guidance and counseling provided by a psychologist, with no additional costs to the parents of these students.

Saint Athanasius invites those students, who exhibit exceptional academic or creative ability, to participate in the Diocesan Aquinas Program.  Students in this program design and research projects of special interest.  The work of this group, The Minds of the Millennium, is shared with the school community through planned assemblies and displays.  This group also has the opportunity to display their work at the Diocesan Aquinas Expo.

Saint Athanasius School does not sponsor an extra-curricular athletic program.  Our students are given the opportunity to participate in various sports through our parish sports programs.