Archway Connects Music Room and Chapel

Archway Connects Music Room and Chapel

When the Monastery was in operation, the Dominican Sisters operated as a cloistered religious order and had limited contact with the outside community.  Within the Chapel, the Sisters had a separate area to the right of the alter in which they would gather to...
Classrooms Taking Shape

Classrooms Taking Shape

Construction within the Monastery is making steady progress with the classroom spaces taking shape and beginning to resemble what our students and families will enjoy for many years. The elementary classrooms feature vaulted ceilings.  The middle school and high...
Overgrowth Removal

Overgrowth Removal

In partnership with Tomlinson Bomberger, CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health cleared many of the overgrown bushes and trees from the front of the Mary Francis Bachmann School property. The work completed by the team at Tomlinson Bomberger removed non-native plants from...
Asbestos Removal

Asbestos Removal

Working with EHC Associates, CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health completed the removal of asbestos from the building. We wanted to complete this as quickly as possible and in advance of starting the renovation and construction on the site. Asbestos at the time the...
School Name & Site Plans

School Name & Site Plans

Hundreds gathered at the former Dominican Monastery in Manheim Township to learn the name of the school to be operated by CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health on the site and to get their first glimpse at the school’s renovation plans that will transform the Monastery...