Rooted in 900 years of Catholic learning

Pastored by the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael's Abbey

Sts. Peter and Paul School is an academic community pastored by the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael's Abbey in Silverado, California — an order founded by St. Norbert of Xanten in 1120 and dedicated to the integration of contemplative prayer and active apostolic ministry in the world.

The Norbertines — also known as Premonstratensians — have built schools, libraries, parishes, and centers of learning throughout their nearly 900-year history. Their charism holds that the life of the mind and the life of prayer are inseparable: genuine intellectual formation and genuine holiness grow from the same soil. The presence of Norbertine priests and seminarians at our school is not incidental. Norbertine spirituality informs the Incarnational core of our academics and culture. 

A 1,500-year educational heritage

Drawing on the full Catholic liberal arts tradition — from the monastic schools of the early Church through the great medieval cathedral schools — each student inherits a living intellectual inheritance. A gloriously Eucharistic monastic rhythm of prayer, study, and fraternity, shapes our school culture. From morning assembly to the final bell, the day is ordered toward the knowledge and love of God, centered on the Eucharist and prayer. Latin is studied naturally as a living connection to the Liturgy. 

The Evermode Institute

Our teachers receive ongoing spiritual and intellectual formation through the Evermode Institute, a school developed by the Norbertine Fathers to equip Catholic educators in the depth of the tradition they are called to pass on.

Nourished by the Eucharist and guided by the Holy Spirit, the teachers at Sts. Peter and Paul School joyfully form their students intellectually and spiritually, inviting them to participate in the divine life in communio and to experience learning, living, and worshipping in an authentic Catholic school environment. Students, in turn, are inspired to offer their finest work, intellectually and spiritually, for the praise and honor of Jesus Christ.