Our Lady of Port Richmond School (Preschool/Daycare)
Fast Facts
- Director
Sister Mary Ripp
- Phone Number
(215) 739-1920
- Neighborhood
Richmond
- SEPTA Routes
Bus (#15, 60); Richmond St. Bus Station
- K-12 School
- Cost
- Accepts Subsidy
- Provides Meals
1
- Programs
- Accreditations
- Student to Teacher Ratio
Mission
Our Lady of Port Richmond Regional Catholic School forms Catholic students to be full and practicing members of the Church. It is a center of evangelization that calls all to live fully the message of Jesus Christ, and is a center of academic excellence that vigorously prepares students to be contributing members of the global community.
Points Of Pride
Award-winning Children's Literacy Initiative Program:- - 1. CLI works with teachers to transform instruction.- - 2. Children become powerful readers, writers and thinkers and learn parts of speech and punctuation in a fun, vibrant literary environment- - 3. In a sample of 10 Catholic Elementary School classrooms, 92.3% of children scored at or above the national average on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test in Spring 2013- - 4. All teachers have degrees (BA/BS/MA/MEd) and have one-on-one professional development.
Admissions Policy
Pre-K 3: Must be 3 and potty trained by September 1- - Pre-K 4: Must be 4 by September 1- - Kindergarten: Must be 5 by September 1- - Registration documents needed are as follows: immunization records, birth certificate, baptismal certificate (if Catholic), and emergency contact information
Safety and Culture
To maintain a positive and safe learning environment, we continue to use a video surveillance and system at the front door of the school, accompanied by an intercom and security-grade doors. There is no direct access to the school building from any entrance way and there are two-way PA systems in all classrooms to allow for optimal communication. Additionally, we continue to administer fire, lockdown and shelter-in-place drills.
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