All faculty and staff have the opportunity to attend an annual training with other schools of excellence sponsored by the National Consultants for Education, where the staff learns to implement the four areas of formation into the student’s daily routine.

Classical & Modern Literature Program, scientifically proven research-based Language Arts Programs, Math, History, Science, & Catholic Religion

• SRA Imagine It! is a fundamental language arts program for our students to learn to read, write and spell. SRA Imagine IT! is a fundamental language arts program used in kindergarten through grade 5. It is phonetically based, and teaches all elements of language arts: phonemic awareness, spelling, reading comprehension, reading fluency, grammar and writing.

Spanish is taught in grades Pre K-5th using a multi-sensory approach. The children are exposed to the culture of the Spanish speaking countries through music, food, games and traditions.

Cypress Heights utilizes the services of the National Consultants for Education (NCE). NCE is affiliated with the Legionaries of Christ, a religious congregation of Catholic Priests, founded in 1941. Today the Legion has over 700 priests and close to 2,500 major and minor seminarians, with houses in 18 countries.

The Legionaries of Christ operate over 22 universities and centers for higher studies and over 170 schools in 14 countries around the world. Cypress Heights is modeled after these schools located in Europe, North, Central & South America, which implement the Integral Formation® method of education as developed by the Legionaries of Christ.

Formators and Principal observe classes.

A Challenging Curriculum - The school culture values academic achievement for all students and continuously seeks to provide expanded opportunities for students to excel; ultimately imbuing a lifelong love for learning.

Students at Cypress Heights have scored extremely well on the Stanford 10 Achievement Test (SAT). For example, last school year (2007-08) 3 classes scored in the 8oth percentile (top 20% of the nation), 3 classes scored in the upper 70th percentile, and 2 classes scored in the upper 60th percentile. Students scoring in the 50th percentile are considered the national average.