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Mission:
John Paul the Great Academy is a small, independent, Catholic school that provides a rigorous classical education in the liberal arts and sciences and promotes the sacred traditions of the Roman Catholic Church.
Vision:- Independent - We are a school founded and operated on the foundation of the Domestic Church, the Christian family.
- Roman Catholic Tradition - We receive and hand on the Catholic Liturgical, missionary, intellectual, and devotional tradition.
- Classical Education - We promise a classical view of education as the cultivation of wisdom and virtue by nourishing the soul on unity, truth, goodness and beauty culminating in the Beatific Vision for the greater glory of God - Ad Marjorem Dei Gloriam.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences - We educate for freedom, following the classical path of the Trivium (grammar, logic, and rhetoric) and Quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music).
- Small Classes and Small Community - We allow for the flourishing of human community with small class sizes and small groups of Christian friendship within our school.
Charisms: Veritas, Fides, Virtus
School hours: 7:55 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
School Year Office hours: 7:30 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.
Summer Office hours: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Closed Thursdays & Fridays
Mass schedule:- Lower School Mass Fridays at 8:30 a.m. in the Chapel
- Upper School Mass Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. in the Chapel
- Confessions 30 minutes before Mass
- All School Mass once a month on First Fridays, 8:30 a.m. in the Blessed Frassati Gym
- All School Mass on Feasts/Holy Days of Obligation
Beforecare Program: 7:15-7:30 a.m. $2/day ($20 max/one child)
Standard Morning Drop-Off time: 7:30 a.m. - 7:50 a.m.
Standard Afternoon Pick-Up time: 3:10 - 3:30 p.m.
Aftercare Program: 3:30 - 5:30 pm, $7/day ($75 max/one child; $150 max/family)
Lunch: Lunch can be purchased for $5.00 per lunch or students can choose to bring a packed lunch. Lower School (Pre-K - 6th grade) is peanut free.
Average ACT: 26
Average GPA: 3.0
2023-2024 Enrollment: 417 students
Car rider line and student drivers only. There is no bus transportation to JPG.
Accreditation:John Paul the Great Academy is a lay-owned and lay-operated Catholic school that features a classical curriculum. It is incorporated under the laws of the State of Louisiana and is a registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. The Academy offers grades PK3-12.
John Paul the Great Academy is a full member of the National Association of Private Catholic Independent Schools (NAPCIS).
The Academy is also a non-public approved school with the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, meaning that all diplomas are recognized by the State, and automatically transferrable to other schools.
John Paul the Great Academy admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, and national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies and athletic or other school-administered programs.
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