Lower School
Start Extraordinary: The Lower School Experience
Find Her Passion. Find Her Voice. Find Her Brave Heart.
Kindergarten
Loving Community
Instruction takes place individually and in small groups. While continuing to focus on self-concept, development, and creative expression, the program acquires a strong academic orientation. Social interaction and creative play are emphasised so students learn through active play. Reading and mathematics instruction provide a solid background for first grade.
Grades 1 through 4
Inspire Confidence
Small classes, nurturing environment, and a challenging program enable teachers to provide a strong foundation in the basic academic skills and to emphasize each student's moral, spiritual, physical, and social development. Students are encouraged to ask questions, seek answers, and to learn both from their peers and teachers. Project-based learning is used across the curriculum.
Freedom to Learn
Rooted in the legacy of a forward thinking and compassionate visionary, Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, a Sacred Heart Education offers a safe, supportive, and intellectually stimulating community where energetic and curious young girls blossom into creative, confident, and open-minded leaders. Public speaking begins with even the youngest student and builds from conversation based to full presentations with confidence and poise.
Our Educators
Passionate Sacred Heart educators will guide her curious mind through a personal education that keeps the fun in learning, while exceeding performance benchmarks for independent schools. A literature-rich academic environment will foster a love of reading, writing, and public speaking. Math will be mastered through a flexible, hands-on program that encourages confident and strategic thinking. The learning environment is small and mighty fostering fearless independence and confident grace.
STEM/STEAM
A progressive science curriculum will promote learning through discovery, helping students think like scientists who explore the world around them. Collaboration on project-based instruction supports community-driven learning within Kindergarten - Grade Four. Teaching methods incorporate "making" and STEM topics. Teachers integrate technology in the curriculum in addition to a technology class for students to become familiar with technology resources and learning to navigate computer programs and apps.
Find Her Brave Heart at Sacred Heart Academy.
We've watched our daughter grow and learn in this nurturing environment where she feels safe, supported and loved. As a parent of a little girl, we feel nothing is more important when it comes to education. Sacred Heart is a special place.
- Parent, Class of 2026
Contact Admissions to learn more about a Sacred Heart Education for your daughter.
Tammy Hart
Director of Enrollment Management
Tammy.Hart@SHAbrynmawr.org
Lauren Deets
Admissions Associate, Grades K-4
Lauren.Deets@SHAbrynmawr.org
