Our Lady of Refuge
Catholic School
Our Lady of Refuge Catholic School was founded in 1953 in partnership with the Parish of Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church and is part of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
The administration and faculty of Our Lady of Refuge Catholic School strive to create a Christ-centered learning experience that is conducive to the maximum development of all students’ spiritual, intellectual, moral, aesthetic, and physical potential. This enables the students to integrate Christian principles, values and attitudes that will help them to live and to influence others to live according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
OLR offers State licensed full-day Transitional Kinder and Kindergarten programs and instructional programs for first through eighth grade.
School Philosophy:
At Our Lady of Refuge Catholic School, we recognize that parents are the primary educators of their children. We cooperate with them in the educational mission of the Church, which is outlined in the document, To Teach as Jesus Did. This document describes our threefold purpose:
• To teach the beliefs and doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church
• To do so within the experience of Catholic community
• To prepare students for service to others
The administration and faculty strive to create an atmosphere that is conducive to the maximum development of the students’ spiritual, intellectual, moral, aesthetic and physical potential. This enables the students to integrate Christian principles, values and attitudes that will help them to live and to influence others to live according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Father David Loftus
Welcome and thank you for visiting Our Lady of Refuge Catholic School website. We are an enduring Catholic school in Long Beach, California, with a history that spans over 60 years. Our school has been blessed with decades of students, families, faculty, and religious who have helped shape our school throughout its history. Many of our founding school/parish families still support the school to this day.
Our Lady of Refuge Catholic School is a diverse community of families and staff working together to assist in the personal, spiritual, and academic growth of its students. We believe in a well-rounded and rigorous education that is tailored to the needs of our students. We are fortunate to have an experienced and dedicated faculty who provide an educational experience that is hard to beat.
I would love to meet you in person and answer any of your questions, so please schedule a tour and come see what makes us so special.
Blessings,
Mrs. Margaret Kennedy
Principal
Our Lady of Refuge Catholic School
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