St. Bernadettes Springfield, Nativity Burke

[Anonymous]

Any feedback for either of these schools from current families?

[Anonymous]

Both are nice schools -- I would tour both schools to see which is the best for your family.

There seem to be many military families at St. B's if you are military.

[Anonymous]

St. B got a new principal 2 or 3 years ago and seems to have been faltering a bit ever since - some changes in staff, in policies and traditions, lack of morale. Two families, who are friends of ours, have left and they say others have too. When I toured, it appeared that students spend most of the day at desks and all of the lessons are teacher led from a teacher's manual as students follow along in their textbooks.

[Anonymous]

thank you for the feedback?
Anyone know anything about Nativity?

[Anonymous]

What type of parish school are you looking for OP?

There are three Catholic schools in that area. In addition to the two you mentioned, there is a small, independent Catholic school loosely affiliated with St. Raymonds, Angeles Academy. We did preschool there and it is a lovely program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:thank you for the feedback?
Anyone know anything about Nativity?

Are you new to the area?

Have you selected a parish yet?

[Anonymous]

We have been here a couple of years and attend nativity, but I am not sure about the school

[Anonymous]

We go to St. B's and love it. Yes, there has been a new principal, and there were some families ("the old guard") who did not like the change. That side, he has hit his stride, and the community is reinvigorated. I love the community of parents and the faith based education. It is a bit of a throw back school, but we actually LIKE that about the school. While they do have technology implemented in the school, it is not the primary focus -- and we are ok with that. We are super happy there, and it took us while to find a school that really felt right for our family.