Quaker Valley is a small school district about 12 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. The Quaker Valley School Board makes decisions in the district along with a team of administrators (including Superintendent Joseph Clapper) who oversee the day-to-day operations. All four of the district's schools have been distiguished with National Blue Ribbon Awards of Excellence. Quaker Valley's district administrative offices have been relocated to 100 Leetsdale Industrial Drive, Leetsdale.
Montessori Children's Community serves students in Sewickley and surrounding communities. The school offers a morning and an afternoon Children's House program for children from 2 years, 7 months to 6 years old, as well as Lower Elementary for 6 to 9-year-olds and Upper Elementary for 9 to 12-year-olds. Pupils are grouped together in classrooms according to program and spend three years in the same classroom, developing bonds with their teachers and classmates.
At St. James School, educators aim to provide a Catholic educational setting. Pupils learn from a curriculum that includes language arts, math, reading, religion, science, social studies and Spanish. Each grade level also focuses on special subjects -- art, music, computers, health and physical education. Parents are encouraged to participate in their child's education and the St. James Home and School Association provides the opportunity for parents to work with teachers in the best interest of the child.
