Visitation BVM School Buildings & Grounds

Posted August 20th, 2009 by rquaglia
 
 School / Parish Sign
 
Visitation BVM School is located in the suburbs of the borough of Norristown, PA. The building is a two-story masonry building on a two-acre site. This facility is designed to serve approximately eight hundred students. Student projects and artwork are featured throughout our classrooms and brightly-illuminated hallways.Grades 1-5 are located in the original structure that was built in 1956, Pre-school, Kindergarten and Grades 6-8 are located in the Junior High wing originally built in 1969 and renovated and expanded in 2005. 
 
 Main School Entrance
 
Elementary school wing contains:
 
First floor:
  • 6 Classrooms
  • 1 Smart Board on moveable cart
  • 1 Health Suite
  • 1 Administrative Office
  • 1 Christian Religious Education Office
  • Restrooms
  • Lobby
  • Cameras (*)
*Closed circuit cameras monitor the exterior doors which are kept locked during school hours. All other entrances are kept locked to prevent entering from outside without the permission of the Main Office Staff.
 
1st Graders Studying Mathematics
 
 2nd Grade Students Studying Spelling Words
 
 Elementary Wing
 
Second floor (which is accessible by two stairways):
  • 9 Classrooms
  • 1 Smart Board on moveable cart
  • 1 24-unit laptop cart
  • 1 Faculty/Meeting Room
  • Restrooms
  • Copy Room
  • Textbook Room

5th Grade Students Using Laptops from Elementary Wing Cart

3rd Grade Students Watching a Science Experiment
 
 
2nd Floor Elementary Hallway with Students' Artworks Displayed
 
Multi-purpose facility (connecting Elementary and Junior High wings) consisting of:
  • Gymnasium/Cafeteria/Stage with a modern sound system
  • A fully-equipped and functioning kitchen
  • Stationery Store
  • Physical Education Equipment Room
  • 1 Maintenance Room/Heating Facility

2nd Graders in Physical Education Class

 Catholic School Week Art Fair
 
Junior High Science Fair
 
 Junior High Entrance
 
Junior High Wing containing:
 
First Floor Level:
  • Pre-School Room
  • CARES (After Hours Program) Room
  • Music Room
  • 1 Smart Board on moveable cart (shared with 2nd and 3rd Floor)
  • Band Room
  • Restrooms
6th Grade Music Class
 
Band Lessons
 
C.A.R.E.S. (After Hours Care Room)
 
Pre-School Classroom
 
Second Floor Level (accessible from other floors by 2 staircases and an elevator):
  • Vice Principal's Office
  • Art Room
  • Restrooms
  • Library
  • Honors Math Room
  • Computer Laboratory with 30 computers
  • Science Laboratory / Greenhouse
  • Kindergarten Classrooms (3)
  • 1 Smart Board on moveable cart (shared with 1st and 3rd Floor)
  • Reading Resource Room
 Computer Laboratory/Technology Classroom
 
 8th Graders learning about Georgia O'Keeffe's Style of Painting
 
 
5th Graders using School Library Computers
 
4th Graders experimenting in the Science Laboratory
 
Kindergarten Classroom using Smart Board
 
Third Floor Level (accessible from other floors by 2 staircases and an elevator):
  • 9 Classrooms (Grades 6 through 8)
  • 1 Smart Board on moveable cart (shared with 1st and 2nd Floor)
  • Faculty/Meeting Room
  • Storage Room
  • Restrooms
Stairway connecting 2nd and 3rd floors of Junior High
 
The campus includes an outdoor central assembly area with a flagpole utilized during sporting events and school assembly events such as Homecoming.
 
Fields Include:
  • Multi-Purpose Field for Football, Soccer, and Field Hockey
  • Softball/Baseball Field
  • Pre-School Playground
  • Outdoor CYO Pavilion  
Mascaro Multi-purpose Field (Football, Field Hockey, and Soccer)
 
Outdoor CYO Snack Pavilion
 
Baseball/Softball Field
 
Score Board
 
Spacious parish grounds also include a two-story colonial church with handicapped ramp and a rectory with conference rooms and Larkin Center. The Mary, Mother of Life, Shrine and the outdoor Way of the Cross also help to enhance the prayer life of the school children.  We also have a Holy Family Shrine in honor of parents outside the Junior High wing and a Perpetual Adoration Chapel on site for prayer and meditation.

 Visitation BVM Church
 
Mother of Life Shrine
 

Holy Family Shrine

Perpetual Adoration Chapel