Coursework

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School provides a general-education curriculum that satisfies the private school requirement of the California Education Code and the Diocesan requirements. Our Lady of Perpetual Help School also follows the recommended time allotment schedule for each subject. The curriculum subjects are:

Kindergarten

  • Religion
  • Family Life and sexuality
  • Language arts (English, reading, spelling, printing, story time, drama, speech, phonics)
  • Mathematics
  • Science/Health
  • Nutrition and Safety
  • Music/dance
  • Art
  • Physical Education
  • Social Studies

1st-8th Grade

  • Religion
  • Family Life and sexuality
  • Reading/Literature
  • Language arts (English, spelling, handwriting, drama, speech, phonics)
  • Mathematics/Pre-Algebra/Algebra
  • Social Studies
  • Science
  • Health & Nutrition
  • Safety
  • Music
  • Art
  • Physical Education
  • Spanish (6th, 7th, and 8th grades only)

In addition to the required curriculum, Our Lady of Perpetual Help School offers computer-education classes for students in Grades 1-8.

Additional course details may be found in the Parent/Student Handbook.