| Mission |
St. John Berchmans Catholic School enables the student to reach full awareness of their God given talents by building self-confidence, moral, civic and spiritual values in a safe, secure positive learning environment |
| Philosophy |
St. John Berchmans School believes in a holistic education that enables all students to discover themselves, their strengths, and weakness. Through methods of role modeling, teachers strive to build student’s self-esteem, self-determination, self-discipline, and responsibility in an atmosphere of optimism and love. |
| History |
St. John Berchmans School was established in 1949 on Harriman Street. The Belgian community helped to open the school along with the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The school relocated to its present location in 1965 and closed down in 1968. The parishioners decided that they wanted a school in the parish and they combined their resources to reopen the school in 1983. The school has stayed open since 1983 and has added classrooms to help accommodate the school population. |
| Accreditation |
St. John Berchmans Catholic School is fully accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department, under the guidlines of the Texas Education Agency (TEA). |
| Curriculum |
St. John Berchmans School maintains a balanced curriculum including Religion, English, Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, Art, Music, Health, Physical Education, Computer Technology and Character Education. St. John Berchmans School follows the Archdiocesan Curriculum approved by Texas Catholic Conference Education Department Accreditation Program (TCCED). Class schedules are planned according to the time allotments specified by TCCED.
To implement these standards, St. John Berchmans School is accredited from kinder through eighth grade and follows the TCCED Accreditation Manual.
The Texas Essential Knowledge Skills (TEKS) are followed in subject areas not covered by the Archdiocesan Curriculum Guides. |
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 St. John Berchmans, Patron of Altar Boys was born in 1599 in Diest, Brabant, in Flanders. As a youth, he declared, "If I do not become a Saint when I am young, I shall never become one." In 1616 he became a Jesuit novice. As a Jesuit, he practiced perfection in little things; he said, "My penance is to live the common life," and he let himself be ruled "like a baby a day old," as he himself wrote. He served Mass with such total devotion that he sometimes distracted the celebrant. He walked to Rome to study at the Roman College; at the college his talent, enthusiasm and application to study had rarely been equaled and never surpassed. His biographer says that there was always a smile playing about his mouth. In 1621 St. John Berchmans fell ill from prolonged study, from the strain of preparation for a public disputation, and from the summer heat. After four days he was asked if he had anything on his conscience; he answered, "Nothing at all." Two days later he died peacefully. Numerous miracles followed his death. |
| Goals |
- Teach the message of Jesus Christ by developing the spiritual intellectual, physical, social, and emotional needs of each student through prayer.
- Recognize and support parents and guardians as the primary educators of their children, while working as partners with them to enhance the role of the Catholic Family.
- We provide quality academic education beginning in the preschool and primary grades and continue on to a more abstract level of thought in the middle grades.
- Moral and spiritual growth is fostered through development of honesty, patriotism, charity service to others, and self-reliance.
- Model a just society in our school by encouraging service, witnessing and promoting hope of advancing the Kingdom of God.
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