Eastmont Community School is a Christian educational institution that offers a range of learning and extracurricular opportunities for students. The school serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade five. Its academic curriculum includes math, science, technology, history, geography, and language and visual arts. Eastmont Community School offers instruction in health education and music. The school administers several before- and after-school child care programs. It has a library that provides a variety of educational resources and materials. Eastmont Community School organizes field trips, as well as offers food services. It is governed by Eastmont Church, which provides a range of worship and religious services.
On August 8, 1936, Sister Mary Margharita and Sister Catherine Mary, Sisters of the Holy Names came to Bend to develop plans for a convent and school. Funded by the parish families, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School opened its doors on September 21, 1936. The original building consisted of four rooms of equal size. There were two classes to a room and a lunchroom in the basement. The school was heated by a wood furnace. Over time the school grew to include middle school and kindergarten. The parish and the city of Bend also grew. Today, the school sits on a 17-acre campus on the east side of town and serves 121 students. The school is equipped with state of the art technology in every classroom. While we still have middle school and kindergarten, we also serve our littlest students in three and four-year Pre-K classrooms. We continue a 79 year culture of excellence by setting an academic standard in education that is hard to match. Parents participate by volunteering in support of the desire to keep a faith-based education affordable in today's economic climate. Our Catholic heritage is celebrated with the help of the Sisters of Mary of Kakamega , with weekly Masses and school wide events. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School students perform service hours in the spirit of our patron saint and go on to be a community and academic leaders in Bend's high schools.
