Lower Moyamensing

not a very friendly school and there is a lot of kids that need help.

The teachers were very nice and seemed to care about my son, who was in the younger kids room. Unfortunately, they didn't seem to know how to handle toddler frustration. My son has bitten a few times, and their only solution was to berate my husband for it. No solutions involving helping my son to communicate better, or giving him more stimulating activities. No acknowledgement that this is normal behavior for a 2-year-old. I don't think anyone there is certified or has child development experience. It's basically just babysitting. Today they kicked my son out, on a Thursday, said he can't come back again. No grace period, no warning, and we lose a day's worth of childcare that we paid for. ALSO MANY OTHER THINGS to complain about! We pay tuition, and yet are asked to bring paper towels, disinfectant wipes, and hand sanitizer to class. They give them pizza for lunch on Fridays, that I have to pay extra for every week. Why don't they just put those expenses into the tuition? Is that because they don't want it on record, on their taxes? Also this is a christian school and they teach that homosexuality is a sin. It bothered us but he's so young it doesn't matter yet.

I used to work with contracting services amongst OLOH and the teachers. Students are fine-most staff are truly friendly. Though during my time there, the principal was very rude towards her superiors. She’d have tantrums throughout the day going up and down. Her treatment towards the children was mediocre. She’d yell if kids had to use the bathroom, didn't have books covered, and if they weren’t silent in the lunchroom until they were told to be spoken too. Being a catholic school, OLOH struggles to be innovative and lacks a true administration team. It is ran by one principal and one assistant, who both lack a pleasant nor friendly demeanor. Public schools offer more than the services Catholic schools offer in terms of special education services. The fact that even the staff speak behind the principals back on how atrocious she can be, speaks volumes. OLOH needs a huge revamp in terms of administration and innovation. Out of all the Catholic schools in Philadelphia-I’d never consider for one moment, to have my children walk through those doors.