Blessed Sacrament School
The mission statement of Blessed Sacrament School in Alexandria, Virginia is more than just a group of words strung together to provide a catchy motto for marketing purposes. It is a living, breathing reflection of the caring values of our school community, one that gives a clear sense of direction to each school day. Everything we do at Blessed Sacrament School stems from supporting and living our mission: Creating an educated community to serve Christ and one another with integrity and respect. The students at Blessed Sacrament School learn the mission of the school by DOING the mission of the school.
Creating an educated community…
We strive for and achieve a high level of academic excellence. In our quest to create an educated community, our standardized test score averages place us in the top 10% in the nation. Our graduates continue to successfully matriculate to excellent area high schools, such as Bishop Ireton, Bishop O’Connell, Gonzaga, Georgetown Visitation, St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes, and TC Williams. We are proud of the hard work and dedication of our students, our teachers, and our parent community to achieve a culture of academic excellence.
To serve Christ…
We continue to serve Christ on a daily basis and nurture our Catholic faith through prayer, frequent reception of the sacraments, and a commitment to learn more about the tenets of the Catholic faith. We are proud to be a Catholic School in the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia. Led by our pastor, Fr. John Kelly, our parish priests are a visible spiritual presence in our school community from leading class discussions to cheering for our students at CYO sports games.
To serve one another with integrity and respect…
We continue to seek opportunities to serve others in need, be they within or outside of our Blessed Sacrament School community. A wide variety of successful service projects this past year benefitted local and global organizations. Student Council Monthly Dress Down days raised over $5,000 for organizations such as First Book DC, Catholic Charities, American Red Cross, Animal Welfare League of Arlington, INOVA Children’s Hospital, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Louverture Cleary School in Haiti, Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne and Heifer International. A student-initiated committee called “Mercy Works” was formed and quickly began work to support the Monumental Scholars Fund, a nonprofit fund designed to support disadvantaged children attending Catholic schools in the neediest neighborhoods of Washington, DC, as well as AHOPE, an orphanage in Ethiopia which provides support services to children infected with HIV. Our community continues to champion a culture of integrity and respect and we are most proud of our Blessed Sacrament School culture of giving to those in need. Our students are “living acts of giving” in a world that desperately needs love and mercy.
Blessed Sacrament School offers four robust, experience-based preschool classes in our Early Childhood Center (ECC) and a one-track K-8 program that offers individual opportunities to get involved and make a real difference. In addition to the focus on academic excellence, faith formation and community service mentioned above, we offer a STEM Ambassador Program, an Annual Musical combining both fine and performing arts opportunities for interested Middle School students (set design; costuming; stage management), Odyssey of the Mind beginning in Kindergarten and Battle of the Books.
The true essence of our Community of Caring at Blessed Sacrament School is alive in each student, teacher and parent in our school community. We invite you to join us for an upcoming Open House to witness it in action!
Blessed Sacrament School is a fully accredited Catholic school educating preschool through 8th grade students. The school is located at 1417 West Braddock Road in Alexandria. You can contact the office at (703) 998-4170 or through the school's website at www.bssva.org.
Open houses are on the following dates and begin at 9 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament School:
- Oct. 3, 2018
- Nov. 14, 2018
- Jan. 9, 2019
- Feb. 6, 2019
- May 8, 2019
