It is a tremendous blessing to work at Our Lady’s School. With our dedicated staff, committed parent community and eager students, it is a joy to come to work each day. As a faith community, we are able to walk in the path of Christ, learning and growing together along the way. In addition to our academic curriculum, we offer many diverse opportunities to our students. From athletics to the arts to the outdoors, the students have the chance to spread their wings and try something new, learning about themselves in the process. We are educating children to face the world of tomorrow and we work hard to equip them with the knowledge and skills to make a difference in that world with integrity, empathy and goodness. We do not take this responsibility lightly, but embrace it, knowing that God is guiding us in all that we do. May God continue to watch over and bless our community this year.
Deirdre O’Callaghan, Principal
docallaghan@olphbc.ca
Our Lady of Perpetual Help is an independent Catholic elementary school for girls and boys, from Kindergarten to Grade 7, on the west side of Vancouver. We offer a faith-based and wide-ranging learning program that includes academics, sports, music, drama, technology, and service. We are an inclusive community that welcomes all students, recognizing that each child brings their own talent and gift to the community.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help strives to provide its students with a positive learning environment in the light of the Catholic Faith. The Principal and Staff endeavor to develop in the School a genuine Christian community with each member participating in an active manner for the common good of the whole community. Thus our students are able to have a true experience of community life along with the individual development of academic and physical skills.
One of our goals is the development of well rounded pupils with good work habits as well as play and study habits. Emphasis is on the virtues of self-discipline, self-respect, consideration of others and respect for authority, property and academic excellence.
The school aims at supporting parents as the primary educators of their children and therefore tries to keep the lines of communication open on their child’s progress, school activities and programs, current education concerns and religious activities. We also invite parents to attend all our School Liturgies, which are prepared by the children under the direction of their class teacher.
We, as a staff, are convinced that there are specific, definable attitudes and behaviors of students, parents, and teachers, which help, distinguish superior schools from schools content with mediocrity. For more information regarding expectations please refer to our Parent’s Handbook.