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Academy students may choose books to quietly read or look at while they wait for the first school bell to ring for assembly. They wonder, admire, ask questions, and converse as quickly as they turn the pages!
Located in the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles, Our Lady of the Angels Academy provides a traditional Catholic education to children within a seventy-mile radius. These students, many of whom sacrifice tremendously in order to continue receiving the invaluable private formation that the academy offers, would otherwise be left without local equivalent options. The school's founder, Father Charles J. Ward, envisioned an elementary school untouched by the godless ideas and distractions of modern society. What other elementary school in California focuses on the greatest possible good for the children who attend it, religious instruction? With a firm basis in the Catholic Faith as taught by the Church Fathers and Spanish missionaries who baptized the region, the school gives its members a holy joy greater than what any other elementary school in the state can provide. One only has to look at the numerous plaques earned by the eighth grade classes year after year for victory in the National Religion Exam to realize the ardor with which the truth is given by teachers and cherished by students. Your support means more than sponsoring a graduate; it promotes the growth of young souls and furthers the noble cause for saints. Certainly, your generosity is an investment in the spiritual wealth of the Church and assurance of prayers of gratitude from the hearts closest to God. By performing this immense act of charity, you share in the spirit fostered at Our Lady of the Angels, continuing the Catholic lineage of our shared California history. This is your part of engaging in today's struggle against evil by enabling a priceless education for Our Lady's favorites.
Experiencing the beauty of God's creation is a significant part of the education at Our Lady of the Angels, where students are exposed to outdoor group activities like camping, beach bonfires with s'mores, and hour long hikes to watch the sunset.
Students excitedly look forward to participating in these outdoor excursions with smiles, loud talk and much laughter eager to get away from sitting at desks to go make lifelong memories together.