Our Classical Catholic Liberal Arts Education
Oratory Academy offers a Classical Catholic Liberal Arts Education that aims to develop students from PK3 to 8th grade. We are dedicated to helping every child become an outstanding human being, improve academic performance, enhance intelligence, and promote spiritual growth and awareness.
Principal’s Welcome
Welcome to Oratory Academy, where we are committed to providing a nurturing and enriching environment for our students. Our dedicated team of educators and staff work tirelessly to ensure that each child reaches their full potential academically, spiritually, and morally. We invite you to explore our story and discover what sets us apart from other educational institutions.
Mission
The mission of the Pharr Oratory of St. Philip Neri School System is to promote the formation of Christian character, Catholic lay leadership, Christian fellowship and community service by integrating the gospel message with a liberal arts educational program in the spirit of joy of St. Philip Neri.
Vision & Values
- Our Approach
VISION:
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Every Oratory student believes the Gospel message and lives it by making a difference in the world, as each student journeys to his/her ultimate end, heaven.
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MANY BENEFITS OF A CATHOLIC LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION:​
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Today there are many schools to choose from with different specializations and emphases. The drawback of such specialty schools is that the exaggerated concentration on a particular area of study distracts or takes away precious time which at a pivotal point in human development should be dedicated to the general intellectual, emotional, and moral development of the student not as a specialist but as a human being. The results of an educational disproportion and imbalance produce graduates who are knowledgeable in their specialty but deficient in their general ability to think critically, to know themselves and to communicate with others in a deep and meaningful way.
ORATORY SCHOOLS AMONG THE BEST:​
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The choice of the Pharr Oratory of St. Philip Neri School System (Oratory Academy and the Newman Institute of the Oratory) offers a time-honored and proven classical Catholic liberal arts education with campuses in Pharr, Texas, USA, and Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The most recognized higher educational institutions of the world were built upon the foundations of a classical liberal education curriculum: e.g., the famous universities in Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, Harvard and Yale are just a few of those eminently recognized liberal arts educational institutions
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART:
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Administration Staff
Very Rev. Leo F.D
C.O. - Head Master
Izkra Diaz
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Oratory Schools Directress
Rev. Juan Ortiz
C.O. - Rector
Rev. Jose E. Losoya
C.O. - Asst. Director
Consuelo Gomez
Curriculum Facilitator
Office & Support Staff
Maria L. Balandrano
Office Assistant
Dimpna Busateri
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Office Assistant
Sylvia Diaz
Asst. to Director
Martha Duran
Bookkeeper & HR
Maria Soberano
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School Nurse Aid
Cynthia Urbina
Acct. Rec. & Receptionist
Faculty
Esther Aguirre
Teacher
Cynthia Artalejo
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Teacher
Walter Berrios
Teacher
Rosa Elizondo
Teacher
Justa Laura Garza
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Teacher
Teresita Villarreal
Teacher
Nalda Gonzalez
Teacher
Sonia Gonzalez
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Teacher
Matthew Hopper
Teacher
Elizabeth Rabago
Teacher
Rosa E. Rodriguez
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Teacher
Sara Tovias
Teacher
Consuelo Velasco
Teacher Aide