The Orchard Lake Schools, a private, Catholic center of formation and education, are located on the eastern shore of Orchard Lake, 25 miles northwest of Detroit and five miles southwest of Pontiac in Orchard Lake, Michigan. The 115-acre campus has been designated a Michigan Historical Site and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Founded by Father Joseph Dabrowski to serve as spiritual, educational, cultural, and civic leader, so that newly-arriving Polish immigrants, as well as their descendants, could cherish and preserve the rich heritage of their forefathers, as expressed in their religious beliefs and traditions, their customs and their practices. Their mission and accomplishments continue to be unique.
"If the Orchard Lake Schools did not exist, it would be necessary to create them."
-Pope John Paul II
