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[quote=Anonymous]I have two students at OLGC - one has been there eight and the other six.  It is a great school. It did transition principals two years ago but the assistant principal took over and the transition was smooth.

The school has moved in recent years to serving the “middle of the pack” students to being more inclusive to kids who are both advanced and who have additional needs.  There is an academic student center for students who need breaks or to take tests in a different setting.  Math in middle school ranges from pre-alegebra to geometry. English and Reading divide students up by level so advanced students are in a class that may move more quickly or cover more.

There are resource teachers, including two reading specialists and a speech therapist.  There is a counselor who is new this year and  amazing.  All students take Spanish, except some students needing extra resource help will do resource instead of Spanish. Other “specials” they take include Music, PE, Art, and Health & Wellness.  Religion and Social Studies is also Required.

The school has seen very little turnover in staff -last year it only lost two people - both of whom were moving out of town.  There are also afterschool clubs including Science (for various ages), Computer/Tech, Debate, Shakespeare Club, Yearbook, Honor Society, Chess, Dance/Music, and Botany.   There are also numerous extracurricular sports offered including Track, Basketball, Volleyball and Tennis.  The annual “February Frenzy” for 4th and 5th grade basketball is especially a big deal — it is amazing to see all the excitement of the school and how inclusive everyone is - cheering on not only the good players but routing for the kids who have never played.  Last year it was amazing to watch as in the final game for the championship one team was beating the other by a lot so in the last few minutes the whole game shifted to the two teams and coaches trying to give the kid who had never made a shot a chance to make a basket. When he did at the end of the game, the response from the older kids watching was amazing.

Whoever said it is conservative and political is not correct. The school and attached church, while in the Diocese of Arlington, is an Oblate parish meaning it is run by the Oblates of St Francis De Sales order and its Priests all are Oblates and determined by the order not the diocese.  The Oblates are not quite as progressive as the Jesuits but are still focused on individualism and, in the words of St. Francis De Sales, “be who you are and be that well.”

The biggest knock on the school is that its community feel has changed a bit post-COVID and there are a lot more “entitled” kids and parents who have entered the school.  The class sizes are rather large too - anywhere from 27-30 kids a class.

Hope this helps [/quote]

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