With Catholic Schools week right around the corner, I wanted to tell you that if you live in the Chicago area, you definately need to check out our small but mightly school — Our Lady of The Ridge. We are located in Chicago Ridge in the south suburbs. We have a great community of parents, teachers, and kids. They are investing in seeing your kids succeed. We have everything from preschool to tutoring to band to junior stewards to sports. I could go on and on about all the amazing things Our Lady Of The Ridge does, but here's my list why you need to check out Our Lady Of The Ridge:
- The staffing ratio at Catholic schools (national average) is 13:1 — providing students with a high touch education. This holds true at Our Lady Of Ridge. That ratio is even smaller in some of the classrooms.
- Our Lady of the Ridge School has been a staple of the community since 1954.
- Our alumni send their kids here. We've had generations upon generations sending their kids back to this school.
- Our Lady of the Ridge community draws from 12 school districts, providing families with an alternative to the schools located in their area. We have parents driving in from a ton of suburbs and even the city of Chicago to get their children a quality education.
- Our parish has offered one of the lowest tuitions in the Archdiocese, effectively giving every student a scholarship to reduce costs and make a Catholic education accessible to every family who wants it.
- The community at Our Lady of the Ridge remains committed to this goal of educating the next generation of Catholic leaders and plans are underway to strengthen the enrollment and financial health of the school.
- Everyone knows everyone else. Late getting your kids? Another parent with grab them until you arrive. I can't tell you how many times I get stuck by a train.
- Sister Stephanie. She is one of the most amazing principals. She alone is worth enrolling your children into the school. Sister Stephanie knows who each child is and who their parents are. She knows when everybody's birthday is and makes sure to wish those kids happy birthday on their special day when they walk in. I've watched her do it many mornings, and it still impresses me. When I got sick, she had me come into her office and we prayed together.
- Morning care and after care. We understand people work and have affordable options for you.
- All inclusive tuiton. There are no surprises. There is no book fee, technology fee, fundraising fee, or manna fee. A lot of other Catholic schools in Chicago will list tuiton and then all the fees as separate thing. What you see is what you get. Now, if you use the manna program or fundraise, you can actually lower your tuiton. Pretty cool, right?
Interested in coming to check out Our Lady Of the Ridge? I know you are! You can join us at our Open House on January 29 from 1-3 or on January 31st from 9:30 am – 11:00 am. You can also call the school and set up when you'd like to come see the school at (708) 424-4409. Let them know I sent you!
Small class sizes are a wonderful thing to have in a school. It sounds like this school is making the right steps towards a great education for all.
It is! We love it so much!
My children attended a small, Christian school and I loved that the classes were small. Tuition was expensive but so worth it. They all played sports and had so many good friends. It was like one big happy family.
The one really awesome thing is that our tuiton is actually affordable!
With that small of a classroom size, I am sure the children get a good education. They probably also get a lot of personal attention that they wouldn’t get in a much larger school.
Exactly!
Sounds like a great school! The student teacher ratio is great! Having smaller classes is certainly ideal for more 1:1 interaction for easier learning for the students.
I live in Chicago and my mother is a teacher so I’m all about choosing the right school! Although I don’t have kids, having such a small class size and a good student to teacher ratio is definitely a huge bonus!
Our local Catholic School has had a surge of more students in the past few years. From what I can tell they give a higher education and you don’t have to be Catholic to attend. Those girls look adorable.
You don’t have to be Catholic. For us, it’s been worth every cent.
Our Lady of the Ridge sounds like a great option for Chicago parents looking into Catholic schools. I love that schools like this have a lower student-teacher ratio.
We were considering sending our kids to a private school. I love the idea of small class sizes. That’s something that’s important to us!
This sounds like a good school. Finding the right school for your kid is a tough job. The girls look really cute in their uniforms.
I am a graduate of OLOR. As an adult I can now see the quality education that I was provided with. A family in which everyone helped everyone and the needs of the whole child are met!
Oh wow what a lovely school, not sure many we have in the UK especially in my area. But the idea of a smaller class sounds great
These are all great reasons to send your kids to Lady the of Ridge school. it sounds like a great place for the kids and it is awesome that it is like a community where everyone supports everyone Thanks for sharing the information.
I was educated in Catholic schools from pre-school up to college, and I did the same for my kids. I love how close knit the families become, just like what you said, like one big happy family. A small class size, raising and educating children with a solid Catholic foundation has been an investment so worth it.
I have always attended a public school, so its nice to get a glimpse into a different type of environment to consider for my kids.
The more personal a teacher can get with a student, the better off they both are. This has plenty of that. Very neat.
I attended a Catholic School growing up for many years. It was nice to have smaller class sizes. This sounds like a wonderful school.
My kids are all grown now but my daughter attended a Christian school and she enjoyed it. I’m sure this school is equally impressive if not more so.
I went to a Catholic school in my college. Then my younger siblings also followed through. I had a great time in the school.
I went to a catholic school and it was a wonderful experience. This sounds like a wonderful school.