ABOUT OLPH

Our Lady of Perpetual School is centrally-located in Riverside, California, on the corner of Central Ave. and Streeter Ave. Enrollment is open to all who desire to attend the school, whether they are registered in the school's parish or not.

Our school offers an environment that is both faith-filled and solidly academic. WASC-accredited instruction is offered for kindergarten through eighth grade. OLPH is an academically-thriving school, and we have the standardized test scores to back that up.

Many of our students test a year or more ahead of grade. We administer the Iowa Test (ITBS) and COGAT early in the year (usually October). Unlike public schools, which use this testing as a tool to prove achievement at the END of the year, we use the testing at the BEGINNING to focus on the areas where we need to put more emphasis in the upcoming year. This is a winning formula for achievement.

PRESCHOOL: OLPH students begin their education with a running start, as our academically-based preschool maintains a choice of full-day or half-day instruction, and is available for children age 2 yrs 9 months and above. By the time our students move forward to kindergarten, we already have some livelong readers in the group, as our curriculum empowers our children to read.

EXTENDED CARE: A before-school and after-school extended care program is also available for all grades, with a flexible structure to meet the needs of working parents. OLPH offers separate extended care facilities for the preschool and early primary school students to meet their special needs. After the first grade, students integrate into the child care for the older children.

K-8 CURRICULUM: OLPH prepares students to be well-rounded individuals. Students will study mathematics, reading, literature, vocabulary, science, history, geography, religion, foreign language, keyboarding, computer skills, art, and music. Students will also use the other side of the brain to complete projects, building California missions - and visiting them, creating science fair projects, writing book reports and historical papers with the aid of diaramas, drawings, architectural models, and even songs and poetry.

Twice-a-week computer instruction is provided in a state-of-the-art computer lab. Physical education is offered twice a week as part of the curriculum. Our junior high curriculum includes foreign language instruction.

SPORTS: Our students may participate in the Inland Catholic Schools League sports programs, including basketball for boys and girls, volleyball for girls, and flag football for boys. Parent volunteers serve as coaches, and most practices are conveniently held on the school campus after classes.

PARENTS: An elected school board works in open session with all parent attendees to help advise the OLPH administration on school policies and increase school visibility to the ouside community. School Board hosts an annual Golf Tournament. OLPH has an active Parent-Teacher organization. Besides raising money for improvements in the school, our PTO hosts a variety of fun family activities, like a free monthly family movie night, pasta feasts, a very successful “jogathon”, a monthly pizza lunch, etc. There is a school hot-lunch program for parents who choose it, providing a choice of healthy selections throughout the year.

EXTRA CURRICULAR: After school, teachers and parent volunteers team up to offer students a choice of extracurricular arts experiences, including drama, choir, piano, drum-line and guitar. The yearbook is created with the help of a team of Jr. High students and their computer skills. Scouting troops are also active on campus.

STUDENT COUNCIL: A student council is elected every year. This group of students conduct the morning assembly, with members leading prayer recitations and Bible readings, the Pledge of Allegiance, and general announcements. They also help to host special events, run the student store, etc.

FACILITIES: A renovated library helps our children begin their life-long love of reading. Our students celebrate several fun events during the year, inviting their parents to attend the talent show and the Christmas program with them.

Above all, as a Catholic Christian school, our faith in Jesus Our Savior is central to all our work, be it academic, athletic, artistic or worship. Just as Jesus taught us the virtues of faith, hope and charity in word and example, we accept the responsibility to follow the example of Jesus in our role as a school.

As an institution of faith, it is our charter to instill faith, social and moral responsibility, diligence, and integrity in our students, preparing them spiritually as well as academically for what the future holds.

The K-8 classes attend weekly Mass. Preschoolers attend Mass monthly. Our older students are paired with younger students, sitting alongside them at Mass, serving as their prayer partners. OLPH’s students also prepare and host weekly Mass and Mass once a month with the parish community

OLPH offers preparation for First Reconciliation and First Communion within the curriculum of first and second grade, and also prepares those older students wishing to make their First Communion.

Our students volunteer as altar servers for school Masses and Sunday Masses. They collect canned and packaged food to donate to the food pantry for the needy, and adopt a family to provide gifts at Christmas. They have partnered with the Elks Club to send letters to our men and women stationed in the military. OLPH students also share their time and skills with other students in the peer tutoring.

We are proud of our school! We are proud of our students, our staff, and our parents! Come see how OLPH can provide your kids the education they deserve!