The Tri-Cities area of Tennessee and Virginia, of which Johnson City is a part, is a dynamic region that offers many resources and programs to its school children.

• Fifth grade students spend three days at Cedar Creek Learning Center, an environmental camp located in nearby Greene County.
• Our students are privileged to be able to enjoy the talents of area storytellers who visit our school, as well as attending the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough and other storytelling programs offered by the Storytelling Department at East Tennessee State University.
• Many of St. Mary's students attend performances at Barter Theatre, a professional theater in Abingdon, Virginia, as well as those offered by the Johnson City Community Theater and the Jonesborough Repertory Theater.
• Hands On! Museum in downtown Johnson City offers many educational programs to children in the area.
• The Johnson City Symphony sponsors children's programs and family concerts, in addition to its regular concert schedule.
• Area ballet companies that offer performances each Christmas and spring include the Johnson City Ballet Company and the Bristol Ballet Company.
• Nearby historic sites utilized by St. Mary's teachers in enhancing the learning of our students include Rocky Mount Historic Museum, Tipton-Haynes Farm, and the historic town of Jonesborough.
• St. Mary students visit Bays Mountain Planetarium in Kingsport.
• Community leaders, artists, and other professionals visit our school to share their talent, experiences, and expertise with our students.
• Marty Silvers, a Park Ranger with Warriors State Park in Kingsport, Tennessee, comes yearly to St. Mary's campus to visit each classroom. Students get first hand information and experimentation with science topics such as food webs and planting of new saplings on our campus.
• Seventh and eighth grade classes participate independently in an overnight Spiritual Retreat.