Alverno Heights Academy Lower School
The Lower School at Alverno Heights Academy is an independent, progressive, Catholic transitional kindergarten (TK)-8th grade elementary and middle school for girls and boys. The school is located on the property of Alverno Heights Academy, an established college preparatory school for young women. Alverno boasts a beautiful 13-acre property, which includes this historic Villa del Sol d’Oro, brand-new soccer and softball fields, state of the art Learning Technology Center (LTC), classroom buildings, and plenty of room for expansion. The property is the former estate of Dr. Walter Jarvis Barlow and Mrs. Marion Brooks Barlow.
Joanne Harabedian, Alverno Heights Academy class of 1969, has been officially hired as the Director of the Lower School at Alverno Heights Academy. Learn more about Mrs. Harabedian’s experience here.
Contact Ms. Joanne Harabedian ’69, Director of the Lower School, at jharabedian@alvernoheights.org.
To learn more about the history of Alverno Heights Academy, please click here. To learn more about the history of the Villa del Sol d’Oro, please click here.
The gallery on this link contains information about Alverno’s campus as well as information on the Lower School’s Academic, Athletic, Activities, Arts, and Campus Ministry programs.
Alverno Heights Academy, 200 North Michillinda Avenue, Sierra Madre, (626) 355-3463 or visit www.alvernoheightsacademy.org.
About Alverno Heights Academy
Alverno Heights Academy is an all-girls, independent, progressive Catholic, college preparatory school dedicated to its mission of empowering each young woman to be exactly the person she wants to be. Located on the property of the former Barlow Estate in Sierra Madre, California, Alverno Heights Academy was founded in 1960 by the Sisters of St. Francis who sought to create an environment in the San Gabriel Valley where young women could become informed and knowledgeable persons. Later renamed Alverno High School and sponsored by the Immaculate Heart Community, Alverno’s program—academic, spiritual, aesthetic, social, and physical—has been shaped by the staff, trustees, and students. As Alverno Heights Academy once again, the school remains committed to its mission by encouraging each of their young women to be who they imagine. For more information about Alverno Heights Academy, please visit www.alvernoheightsacademy.org.