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We believe:

- Every student is a gift from God and sent to us to love, nurture, protect and respect.

- Every student should be offered the opportunity to develop the skills needed to be joyful, faithful, and successful in the workplace.

- Every student should be equipped with compensatory skills and strategies to continue on the path to independence in accordance with their God-given abilities.

- Parents, teachers, students, staff, and volunteers are partners in education and all supportive relationships enhance the learning capabilities of all of students.

- The cultural diversity of God’s faithful people is to be embraced and celebrated.

Recent News

Mark Your Calendars

OLC will be having a Farewell to McDevitt and the whole OLC Community is invited to join us!! The event will be held on Sunday, May 2nd, 1-3 pm.

Ring Mass

Friday, April 23, 2021, we will celebrate our Class of 2022, as they receive their class rings for the last time at Bishop McDevitt.

Admission Open for the 21-22 School Year

Our Lady of Confidence has open enrollment for students ages 4-21 for the 21-22 school year. Please reach out to prinicpal@ourladyofconfidence or call 215-657-9311. Come and see why we are "Blessed to be the Best."

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Calendar

Apr 23

OLC Ring Mass

Time: 11 AM – 12 PM

Location: Bishop McDevitt Front Lawn

May 2

OLC farewell to McDevitt Day

Time: 1 PM – 3 PM

Location: Bishop McDevitt

May 5

Cinco de Mayo

Time: 5 PM

Location: Mexico

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Our Mission

As an accredited Catholic, premier special education school of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, our mission is to facilitate the complete development of the students with intellectual disabilities to their fullest potential, spiritually, intellectually, mentally, physically, and emotionally. Our program embraces the value of life and is committed to guiding students towards seeking God’s purpose for their life and fostering independence to become vital, contributing members of the local community and the greater global society.

Principal’s Message

Each student’s curriculum is based on the goals and objectives stated in the Individual Education Program (IEP). The IEP focuses on five main objective areas:

1. Functional Academic: Reading Skills – to develop and improve Reading skills to foster independence in the home, workplace or community
2. Functional Academics: Mathemetic Skills – to develop and improve Mathematic skills to foster independence in the home, workplace or community
3. Pre-Vocational or Vocational Skills – to develop, maintain and improve the skills needed that when mastered, will lead to successful employment, volunteer position in various settings
4. Social Skills – to further develop social skills to function as an appropriate member of society
5. Life Skills – to develop, maintain and improve skills to function more independently in life
The methods for achieving each goal are included in the individually-designed instruction area of the IEP.